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The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence 's legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of clas…
by The Associated Press June 2, 2023Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army …
by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America June 2, 2023Friday's report from the government reflected the job market's resilience after more than a year of rapid interest rate increases by the Fed. Many industries, …
by The Associated Press June 2, 2023WASHINGTON -- A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump 's longtime adviser Ro…
by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER The Associated Press June 2, 2023The Senate on Thursday approved a Republican-led resolution to strike down President Joe Biden's plan to forgive more than $400 billion in student loans.
by Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Associated Press June 2, 2023LEXINGTON, Miss. -- Federal courts have issued desegregation orders for 32 school districts in Mississippi, the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Divis…
by MICHAEL GOLDBERG The Associated Press June 2, 2023• Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs is suing Diageo, saying the London-based spirits company -- which owns more than 200 brands, including G…
by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports June 2, 2023m Timothy Bliefnick, 40, of Quincy, Ill., once a contestant on the TV game show "Family Feud" whose questions included what was the biggest mistake he made at …
June 2, 2023The House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of…
by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS June 1, 2023Arkansas' delegates in the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday in support of a legislative package that includes a debt ceiling suspension and spendi…
by Alex Thomas June 1, 2023President Joe Biden has approved a new package of military aid for Ukraine that totals up to $300 million and includes additional munitions for drones and an a…
by COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS June 1, 2023After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing.
by ALEXANDRA OLSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS June 1, 2023Confidence on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage manifests itself in subtle ways, like spellers asking questions even though they know the answers.
by BEN NUCKOLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS June 1, 2023Beijing responded Wednesday to complaints from the United States about a Chinese fighter jet's dangerous interception of an American Air Force reconnaissance a…
by The Associated Press June 1, 2023"That '70s Show" star Danny Masterson was led out in handcuffs from a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and could get 30 years to life in prison after a jury fou…
by ANDREW DALTON The Associated Press June 1, 2023