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Elections 2016: Amendments 3, 5 Would Give Injured First Responders, Low-Income Seniors Tax Breaks

In October of 2005, Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Pierce was patrolling part of Orlando’s Orange Blossom Trail.“It was a high crime, high drug…

In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, lottery scratch-off tickets and other items for sale are displayed at a Sunoco gas station and market in Lapeer, Mich.

Don't ignore your spam folder. It's how this woman learned she won a $3 million lotto

Laura Spears, 55, says she stumbled on her life-changing win a few days after buying a ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot. "I couldn't believe what I was reading," she says.

3 top U.S. prosecutors resign over order to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption case

The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two top Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., resigned after the case against New York City's mayor war order dropped.

Amber Heard has filed a countersuit against Johnny Depp, seeking $100 million in damages and saying his legal team falsely accused her of fabricating claims against Depp. The former couple are seen here in court last week.

The ACLU says Amber Heard has paid less than half of her $3.5 million donation pledge

The actor made the pledge as she ended her marriage to Johnny Depp, saying she would split $7 million between the ACLU and a children's hospital. Depp's defamation case against Heard is ongoing.

A line of Spirit Airlines jets sit on the tarmac at the Orlando International Airport on May 20, 2020, in Orlando, Fla.

JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit for $3.8B. It would create the 5th largest U.S. airline

The agreement Thursday capped a months-long bidding war and arrives one day after Spirit's attempt to merge with Frontier Airlines fell apart. The deal still needs approval from antitrust regulators.

Ryan Crouser, of the United States, competes in the men's shot put final at the Paris Olympics. He won his third gold in a row on Saturday.

In a league of his own, shot-putter Ryan Crouser wins U.S. 3rd Olympic gold in a row

The world record holder out-threw his opponents under a steady rain at Stade de France, becoming the first-ever shot-putter to win three Olympic gold medals.

A statue of a pumpjack and drilling rig sits next to a gas station in Odessa, Texas, on March 13. U.S. oil companies are under pressure to drill more, but they are constrained in how much they can do.

Here are 3 reasons why Big Oil can't just drill more to ease the pain at the gas pump

The Biden administration is encouraging U.S. oil companies to increase their production to help curb record-high gasoline prices. Turns out, however, that boosting output is easier said than done.

President Bill Clinton holds up his hands indicating no more questions as he and Chinese President Jiang Zemin hold a joint press conference in 1997 in Washington, D.C. Clinton confirmed that he agreed to lift a ban on the export of nuclear power technology to China.

What 3 past Taiwan Strait crises can teach us about U.S.-China tensions today

Both the U.S. and China stepped up military activity in the region ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit. Here's what is different now from crises in the Taiwan Strait decades ago.

Actor Johnny Depp at the Fairfax Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., on Thursday.

Johnny Depp's 3rd day in court focuses on his text messages about ex-wife Amber Heard

Depp has testified that Heard severed his finger with a shattered vodka bottle. On Thursday, her attorney used Depp's own words to suggest he did it himself. Depp is suing Heard for defamation.

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a notification of a migrant vessel about four miles south of Marathon, Florida, Jan. 3. The people were repatriated to Cuba on Jan. 8.

U.S. Coast Guard stops 273 refugees from Dec. 31 to Jan. 3; all returned to Cuba Sunday

The refugees were stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard after they were spotted beginning around 4 p.m. Dec. 31 and continuing until Jan. 3 in various areas off the Florida Keys.

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