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Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
Electronics, apparel and other products are priced at under $20.
US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
Experts aren’t certain about the reasons for the decline, but they cite a combination of possible factors.
Biden and Xi will meet in Peru as US-China relations tested again by Trump’s return
Trump promised to slap blanket 60% tariffs on all Chinese exports to the U.S. That would jolt the already tumultuous relationship between Beijing and Washington.
What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go
A New York judge says he'll make a decision as early as next week on the future of Donald Trump's hush money case.
Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines
Trump's administration can swiftly start work on one major change: It can exclude transgender students from Title IX protections.
GM recalling big pickups and SUVs because the rear wheels can lock up, increasing risk of a crash
FILE A 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Custom truck is shown at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
US government worker charged with leaking classified documents on Israel’s plans to strike Iran
A U.S. government employee has been charged with leaking classified information.
US inflation rose slightly last month after 2 years of steady cooling but remained low
Inflation in the United States ticked up in October.
Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says
The Biden administration is determined in its final months to help Ukraine.
Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a secret ballot vote.
Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise White House on government efficiency
Trump announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will offer “advice and guidance” on government efficiency.
Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’
The state’s near-total ban makes performing an abortion a felony at any stage of pregnancy unless it is “necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman.”
2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina
Only 11 of the 43 Rhesus macaques that escaped last week now remain outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, police said in a statement.
Trump ally Steve Bannon blasts ‘lawfare’ as he faces New York trial after federal prison stint
The longtime Trump ally’s latest trial is set to start Dec. 9 — but could be postponed after a hearing Monday — at the same Manhattan courthouse where the past-and-next president was convicted in his hush money case.
Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries
Florida continues to lead the country in pulling books from school libraries, according to analyses by the American Library Association and the advocacy group PEN America.
Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys
UnitedHealth is seeking to add Amedisys to Optum, its subsidiary that provides care as well as pharmacy and technology services.
A pregnant woman sues for the right to an abortion in challenge to Kentucky’s near-total ban
The suit, filed in state court in Louisville, claims that Kentucky laws blocking abortions violate the plaintiff’s constitutional rights to privacy and self-determination.
Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge
Earlier in the hearing he apologized before the judge.