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The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel c…
by The Associated Press February 2, 2023The funeral of Tyre Nichols had all the hallmarks of what’s known as a homegoing service in Black American communities: comforting gospel hymns, remembrances f…
by The Associated Press February 2, 2023For months, the United States has restricted Iraq’s access to its own dollars, trying to stamp out what Iraqi officials describe as rampant money laundering th…
by The Associated Press February 2, 2023A former “Dances With Wolves” actor who faces at least five felonies for allegedly sexually abusing Indigenous girls is scheduled to face a judge for the first…
by The Associated Press February 2, 2023Russian missiles hit residential areas in an eastern Ukrainian city Thursday for the second time in 24 hours, while top European Union officials held talks wit…
by The Associated Press February 2, 2023A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration.
by The Associated Press February 2, 2023The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, the eighth increas…
by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS February 2, 2023President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met face-to-face Wednesday for more than an hour of highly anticipated spending talks -- "a good first mee…
by LISA MASCARO and SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press February 2, 2023After heavy criticism from Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, the College Board released Wednesday an official curriculum for its new Advanced Placement …
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports February 2, 2023House Republicans on Wednesday began their promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration, focusing on what watchdogs described as "indications of w…
by KEVIN FREKING The Associated Press February 2, 2023A man convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago after a high-speed chase was executed on Wednesday.
by JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK The Associated Press February 2, 2023Tyre Nichols' family and friends gathered Wednesday for a funeral that blended a celebration of his life with anger over the brutal beating he endured at the h…
by AARON MORRISON and ADRIAN SAINZ The Associated Press February 2, 2023The FBI searched President Joe Biden's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Wednesday without finding any classified documents, the president's attorney s…
by ERIC TUCKER, COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER The Associated Press February 2, 2023Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Congo's people to forgive those who committed "inhuman violence" against them, celebrating a Mass for 1 million people and then…
by NICOLE WINFIELD, CHRISTINA MALKIA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE The Associated Press February 2, 2023Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, in what Kyiv suspects is preparation for an offensive as the…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Services February 2, 2023