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The Trump administration has said it is freezing child care funds to all states until they provide more verification about the programs in a move fueled by a series of fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents.

The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering the owners of a Colorado electricity-generating unit to keep it running beyond its Wednesday retirement date.

"We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again," Trump said. "Only a question of time!"

Poolesville residents and others rallied Tuesday at the former site of White's Ferry along the Potomac to call for its reopening.

The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck three more boats that were allegedly smuggling drugs, killing three people while others jumped overboard and may have survived.

Hush Harbor is a Black-owned bar in Washington D.C. with a strict no-phones policy.

Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain.

After a setback at the Supreme Court, President Trump said Wednesday he is abandoning his efforts -- for now -- to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, despite his belief that their presence brought down crime.

A prominent California farmer has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the shooting death of his estranged wife at her home in an eastern Arizona mountain community.

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said he's confident criminal cases against receiver Stefon Diggs and defensive lineman Christian Barmore won't be a distraction for his team this week as it chases the AFC's top seed in the playoffs.