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The first of two days of question-and-answer sessions got underway Wednesday at President Trump’s impeachment trial, where senators got their first opportunity to participate in the proceedings. Chief Justice John Roberts posed written questions submitted by senators

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can implement its divisive “public charge” rule, which seeks to withhold citizenship from immigrants the government deems likely to rely on public benefits like Medicaid and Section 8

President Trump’s legal team rested its case on the final day of opening arguments in his impeachment trial. The White House team reiterated their arguments that the allegations by the House don’t rise to the level of

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck just northwest of the Jamaican town of Lucea on Tuesday.  Data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showed that at 2:10 p.m. EST, the powerful quake could be felt as far away

President Donald Trump’s defense team begins its second day of arguments in the Senate impeachment trialm after the Democratic House managers laid out their case last week charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of

Authorities say that at least eight people are dead after a fire broke out on a marina in far northeast Alabama, filled with house and recreational boats early on Monday. Officials says the fire destroyed 35 vessels

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday that the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the United States has risen to five.  The five patients — all people who’d traveled recently

NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday. The chopper went down in Calabasas, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Authorities said

“Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra took the witness stand on Thursday at the trial agains Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who she alleges violently raped her at her apartment. Sciorra’s testimony is the first and one of the most

Jim Lehrer, the longtime anchorman for PBS who appeared on the air for more than 30 years until his retirement in 2011, died Thursday at 85, the news organization announced. Lehner died “peacefully in his sleep,” according