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Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died.

More heavy rains in storm-weary Texas sent first responders rushing to people trapped in high waters Friday, widening the danger caused by floods that have killed at least two people and left hundreds more in need of rescue.

Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Moscow's military action in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted Friday of displaying "extremist symbols" - an action that will keep him out of this year's ...

Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about Homeland Security's vetting and training of immigration enforcement agents after it was disclosed that the ICE officer involved in a deadly shooting this week in Maine had a history of mental ...

More swings for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom are yanking stock markets lower Friday. Oil prices, meanwhile, continue to climb because of the war with Iran.

Irish actress Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for "My Left Foot" and charmed generations of moviegoers as the "Pigeon Lady" in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. She was 81.

House Republicans say they limited their ambitions for a third party-line spending package to make it easier to get through the Senate, but the ploy does not appear to be working.

Federal health and food safety authorities have found that cyclosporiasis cases across multiple states are linked to a single lettuce supplier used by Taco Bell.

A British army officer in September will be the first non-American to lead NATO's Joint Force Command Norfolk, which runs combat operations in the Atlantic, Northern Europe and Arctic.

Iran released a U.S.-Iranian dual national stranded in Iran since December 2024, President Trump has announced.