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U.S. military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific

Sunday's attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting alleged drug-smuggling vessels, in early September.

Protesters lift flags and placards around symbolic coffins representing, during an anti-government rally calling for the release of the captives held by Palestinian militants in Gaza since October, in Tel Aviv on September 1, 2024.

Israeli protesters call for a cease-fire deal after recovery of 6 dead hostages

Massive crowds protested in Tel Aviv calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal to free remaining hostages. It came after Israel's military recovered bodies in Gaza.

FILE - Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. The founder of the Hawaii Proud Boys chapter and another man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and posed for a picture in front of a door one of them inked with the words “Murder the Media” have admitted to a felony charge in the riot. Nicholas Ochs, the founder of the group’s Hawaii chapter, and Nicholas DeCarlo, of Fort Worth, Texas pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, to obstructing the certification of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Bradenton man arrested on multiple charges during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach incident

A Bradenton man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement, related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. John Anthony Schubert III, 47, faces charges in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers.

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday, April 13, approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal signed by DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

Ballot fight eyed on abortion rights after 6-week law put into place

After the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a law to prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, abortion-rights supporters want to take the issue to voters.Floridians Protecting Freedom, a newly formed group, will hold a news conference Monday in Tallahassee to begin a campaign to pass a constitutional amendment supporting abortion rights, according to a news release Friday.

Sixth beach house collapses in North Carolina's Outer Banks in the past 6 months

The daily effects of strong winds, large waves, as well as rising sea levels — which are fueled by human-caused climate change — are causing beaches on the Outer Banks to wash away.

From left, Steven Engel, former assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel, Jeffrey Rosen, former acting attorney general, and Richard Donoghue, former acting deputy attorney General, testify before the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

'Just say it was corrupt' and 3 other takeaways from Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing

Former Justice Department officials described the relentless pressure Trump put on them to find evidence of voter fraud when it didn't exist and a tense showdown in the Oval Office.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil at the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. on Tuesday. The groundhog is said to have seen his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter.

At Virtual Groundhog Day Ceremony, Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks Of Winter

While every day may feel like Groundhog Day in a pandemic, today really is. In Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter.

Former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 9.

Federal appeals court temporarily halts Trump document release to Jan. 6 panel

The National Archives was due to deliver a first tranche of documents to the Democratic-led House panel on Friday.

People run for safety after a gunman opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, south of San Jose, Calif., on Sunday.

Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting: Boy, 6, And Girl, 13, Among The Victims In California

"He was joyful, always wanted to play, always positive," Alberto Romero said of his 6-year-old son, Stephen. Police say the gunman got an AK-47-style rifle into the area by cutting through a fence.

New York orders Trump companies to pay $1.6M for tax fraud

Donald Trump's family business has been fined $1.6 million for criminal tax fraud in New York. It is the maximum penalty allowed under state rules.

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