At least 3 deaths were attributed to the storm pummeling the South.
Erica Nitschke
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With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of immunity claims
Because no former president before Trump has been indicted, courts have never addressed whether immunity protection extends to criminal prosecution.
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Defense secretary has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept quiet
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, in the Defense Department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted five days earlier to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Friday that it […]
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Joseph Lelyveld, former executive editor of The New York Times, dies at 86
The Times won several Pulitzers under his watch, and he himself won a Pulitzer in 1996 for his nonfiction book “Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White.” He was the father of the Portland Press Herald’s managing editor, Nita Lelyveld.
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84
Another 284 were wounded Wednesday at a ceremony honoring Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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Police say 17-year-old killed a 6th grader, wounded 5 others in Iowa school shooting
The suspect, a student at the school in Perry, died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Will 2024 be the year employers crack down on remote work? Not so fast
Fully remote employees are 10% to 20% less productive. But hybrid workers were about as productive as those in the office full-time – and may achieve better financial results.
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Dozens more Jeffrey Epstein documents are now public. Here’s what we know so far
Dozens of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public late Wednesday, as a court releases more details of a years-old lawsuit connected to the late financier.
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Major storm sweeping U.S. expected to bring heavy rain, snow to East Coast this weekend
NEW YORK — A winter weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to wallop the East Coast this weekend with a mix of snow and freezing rain from the southern Appalachians to the Northeast – although it’s too early to say exactly which areas will get what kind of precipitation and how much. Scattered snow […]
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In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. It’s one of numerous cases involving abortion restrictions that have played out in state and federal courts […]