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The son of author Paul Auster has died while out on bail after being charged with his 10-month-old daughter’s death.

California's attorney general announced on Thursday he issued a subpoena to ExxonMobil for information on its role in causing the global plastic waste crisis.

California's attorney general announced on Thursday he issued a subpoena to ExxonMobil for information on its role in causing the global plastic waste crisis.

U.S. governors from eight Midwest states requested on Thursday that the Biden administration apply rules that would allow for gasoline with a higher ethanol blend to be sold year-round in their states.

U.S. governors from eight Midwest states, many of which are major corn producers, asked the Biden administration on Thursday to apply rules that would allow gasoline blended with a higher level of ethanol to be sold year-round in their states.

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A key Democratic senator on Thursday questioned the need to extend electric vehicle tax credits in the face of strong consumer demand and Chinese production of battery components.

A woman was killed by a teen driver as he was going nearly 100 mph through a red light.

A retired New York City police officer charged with assault in the U.S.

The bouncer punched the nightclub patron, who fell to the ground unconscious, and later died from his injuries.

The number of Cubans leaving their homeland has soared in recent months.

A group of Republican senators wants to bring back student loan payments by passing legislation that will prevent President Joe Biden or future presidents from passing freezing payments without Congress' approval.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he will make a decision on whether to forgive some federal student loan debt and announce his plans soon.

"Seeing my baby brother like this is absolutely heart wrenching. No baby should have to lay in a hospital bed like this."

A suspect has been apprehended following the discovery of a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl’s body.

The Wednesday night Powerball jackpot was worth an estimated $473.1 million with a cash value of $283.3million.

Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and rely on private civil actions for enforcement, modeled after a Texas law that has made abortion nearly inaccessible in that state since September.

The Oklahoma legislature on Thursday approved two bills that would ban virtually all abortions, and both Republican-composed laws would take effect immediately if the governor signs them as he has promised.

Sixteen states, four environmental groups and the United Auto Workers union filed suits on Thursday seeking to block a U.S.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a long-awaited proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, a major victory for anti-smoking advocates but one that could face stiff opposition from Big Tobacco.

Twitter Inc on Thursday reported revenue and ad sales that fell short of expectations and were depressed by the ongoing war in Ukraine, laying out the challenges billionaire Elon Musk will face if he takes over the social media company.

U.S. President Joe Biden will ask Congress on Thursday for new funds to support Ukraine's military as well as new legal tools to tighten sanctions and siphon assets from Russian oligarchs.

President Joe Biden asked Congress for $33 billion to support Ukraine - a dramatic escalation of U.S.

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed arrived back in the United States on Thursday after being freed by Russia in a prisoner swap, with a congressman who met with him saying the 30-year-old Texan's "spirit is strong." .

Moderna Inc said on Thursday it asked U.S. regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6, which would make it the first shot against the coronavirus available for those under 5-years-old.

Thomas Raynard James got convicted for a fatal shooting in 1990 despite no evidence tying him to the crime.

U.S. Federal Reserve officials have aligned around plans to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes this year but remain split over what could be the make-or-break decision of where to stop to avoid dragging the economy into recession.

She told an undercover agent that money “...is always needed. You can’t have a war without weapons. You can’t prepare a soldier without equipment.”

The world lost an area of forest the size of the U.S.