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A Florida man was charged with aggravated animal cruelty after allegedly killing and eating his pet peacocks as part of a dispute with his neighbor, an arrest warrant shows. Craig Vogt, 61, was charged with aggravated animal causing excessive pain or death in connection to the incident, Pasco County online...

The Trump administration will auction off coal leases on federal lands in four U.S. states in the coming days, a key test of mining industry interest in its efforts to revive a sector in decline. The sales in Alabama, Montana, Utah and Wyoming will be the first since President Donald...

WASHINGTON – Politicians and legal experts are questioning whether former FBI Director James Comey would be convicted of charges of lying to Congress even as President Donald Trump said others who investigated him could also be indicted. Comey was indicted Sept. 25 for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing lawmakers,...

WASHINGTON — They’re coming to take a loyalty oath. To hear a speech about “warrior ethos.” To take a physical fitness test. These are among the array of theories outsiders have floated in their attempts to explain a mysterious mass gathering Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hastily ordered last week, summoning...

President Donald Trump secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backing on Monday for a U.S.-sponsored peace proposal to end a nearly two-year-old war in Gaza, but questions loomed over whether Hamas would accept the plan. Speaking at a joint White House press conference following a meeting with Netanyahu, Trump said...

Russia said on Monday that its military was analyzing whether or not the United States would supply Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine for strikes deep into Russia, a step that Russian officials say could trigger a steep escalation. Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that Washington was considering a Ukrainian...

PROVO, Utah — The Utah trade school student charged with murdering right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk made a brief court appearance Monday, where his new legal defense team confirmed they will seek a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to a trial. Tyler Robinson, 22,...

WASHINGTON — U.S. airlines warned Monday that a partial federal government shutdown could strain American aviation and slow flights, as air traffic controllers and security officers would be forced to work without pay and other functions would be halted. Airline trade group Airlines for America, which represents United Airlines, Delta...

President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas that are then sent into the U.S., repeating a threat made in May that would upend Hollywood’s global business model. The step signals Trump’s willingness to extend protectionist trade policies into cultural industries,...

BOSTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration expanded its campaign against Harvard University on Monday as the Department of Health and Human Services said it would start a process that could lead to the school becoming ineligible for federal funding. HHS’ Office for Civil Rights said it had referred Harvard...

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against the Alphabet-owned online video platform over the suspension of his account following the deadly Jan. 6 riots four years ago. The settlement was filed in federal court in Oakland, California, on Sept. 29. YouTube...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to be deployed under federal authority while the state filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s move to send military forces into the Democratic-run city of Portland. The Republican president on Saturday announced plans to...

Hungary said Monday it was blocking access to 12 Ukrainian news sites after a similar move by Kyiv, worsening relations between the two neighbors that have been fraught during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this month, Ukraine blocked various websites deemed to contain pro-Russian views at the request of the...

OpenAI is rolling out parental controls for ChatGPT on the web and mobile on Monday, following a lawsuit by the parents of a teen who died by suicide after the artificial intelligence startup’s chatbot allegedly coached him on methods of self-harm. The controls let parents and teenagers opt in for...

Eight-year-old Noorullah and his twin, Sanaullah, spend their days hauling yellow jerrycans on a wheelbarrow through Kabul’s dusty alleys instead of going to school - an ordeal for one family that reflects Afghanistan’s deepening water crisis. Once supplied with water from their own well, the family of 13 has had...

Federal investigation of a listeria outbreak that traced back to chicken alfredo pasta meals sold at Walmart and Kroger has three more people sickened and another death, the FDA and CDC said. And the USDA added a Trader Joe’s ready-to-eat chicken alfredo pasta dish to a public health alert Friday....

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would tell a gathering of generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, that they were cherished leaders who needed to be strong and tough. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned senior U.S. military leaders from around the world for a meeting in...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. — Police in North Carolina have charged a suspect in connection with a mass shooting that killed three and left at least eight others injured at a riverside bar near the Atlantic Ocean coast on Sept. 27. The shooting at American Fish Company in Southport occurred around 9:30...

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has ended his long-shot bid to run for a second term leading the nation’s largest city. Adams’ decision to drop out of the race as a one-term mayor, announced Sept. 28, narrows the field and likely improves the chances of fellow...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday night at the age of 101, church officials announced. Nelson died at his home in Salt Lake City, the church announced. Nelson, a former heart surgeon, spent four...