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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed people.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. President Donald Trump had picked the former Fed governor to replace Jerome Powell, believing that Warsh can deliver the booming economy the president had promised voters ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said he has issued an investigative subpoena to the NFL regarding the Rooney Rule.

The beloved former mayor of a conservative Kansas town has reported to an immigration office, a possible step toward deportation.

Playwright Aleshea Harris stunned off-Broadway audiences eight years ago with her revenge play "Is God Is."

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in Atlanta's five most populous counties.

Two bald eagle hatchlings have been spotted in a Chicago park in what experts believe is a first for the Windy City in more than a century.

Dr. Marty Makary's resignation from his post atop the Food and Drug Administration is widening a leadership gap that already existed at the U.S.

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago.

The Senate is moving to confirm Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The vote to confirm Warsh on Wednesday will bring new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy.