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A Muslim school near Birmingham, Ala., was thriving — winning academic awards, increasing enrollment and looking to expand. Then came the lawn signs, the first warning that trouble was on …

Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. Some staff feel the VA Secretary hasn’t done enough to honor their colleague.

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FILE – In this June 26, 2019 file photo UCLA gynecologist James Heaps, center, and his wife, Deborah Heaps, arrive at Los Angeles Superior Court. Nine more women have alleged …

More than 3 million newly-released pages of the Epstein files show more about the life and relationships of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They also contain unredacted names of his …

A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on on July 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty …

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FILE – Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2023. …

The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft are seen at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images …

Aliya Rahman is detained by federal agents near the scene where Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer on Jan. 13 in Minneapolis. Adam Gray/AP hide caption …