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Letitia James let off by grand jury in second criminal case
Letitia James let off by grand jury in second criminal case

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A federal grand jury has rejected prosecutors' attempt to revive a criminal case against New York Attorney General...

Great Lakes Cheese recalls 260k cases over metal fragment fears
Great Lakes Cheese recalls 260k cases over metal fragment fears

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A large recall affecting shredded cheese products across the United States is underway after federal regulators flagged...

Reports: Pete Alonso, Orioles finalizing 5-year, $155M deal
Reports: Pete Alonso, Orioles finalizing 5-year, $155M deal

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images) Five-time All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a...

Bench Jalen Hurts? Eagles' Nick Sirianni shoots down 'ridiculous' QB idea
Bench Jalen Hurts? Eagles' Nick Sirianni shoots down 'ridiculous' QB idea

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images) Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles take the field this week trying to avoid a four-game...

NHL roundup: After last-second goal, Ducks stun Penguins in shootout
NHL roundup: After last-second goal, Ducks stun Penguins in shootout

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) Beckett Sennecke scored with one-tenth of a second left in regulation to tie the game,...

Top 25 roundup: No. 10 BYU escapes 22-point hole, tops Clemson at buzzer
Top 25 roundup: No. 10 BYU escapes 22-point hole, tops Clemson at buzzer

(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images) AJ Dybantsa tallied a career-high 28 points along with nine rebounds and six assists and...

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Former DEA agent, aide accused of laundering millions for drug cartel
Former DEA agent, aide accused of laundering millions for drug cartel

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Two men, one a former high-level agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the other his associate,...

25 killed in fire that destroys nightclub in India’s Goa state
25 killed in fire that destroys nightclub in India’s Goa state

NEW DELHI, India: Twenty-five people, mostly kitchen workers and some tourists, died when a fire destroyed Birch, a popular nightclub...

Youth offline for summer as Australia enforces social media ban
Youth offline for summer as Australia enforces social media ban

SYDNEY, Australia: With Australia days away from enforcing its world-first social media ban for under-16s, teenagers and mental health...

Advisers scrap newborn Hep B shot, sparking expert backlash
Advisers scrap newborn Hep B shot, sparking expert backlash

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. vaccine advisers have voted to overturn more than three decades of standard practice by ending the recommendation...

NHTSA calls probe after self-driving Waymos go past school buses
NHTSA calls probe after self-driving Waymos go past school buses

WASHINGTON, D.C. A U.S. agency says it has requested more information from Waymo after Texas officials reported that the company's...

Letitia James let off by grand jury in second criminal case
Letitia James let off by grand jury in second criminal case

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A federal grand jury has rejected prosecutors' attempt to revive a criminal case against New York Attorney General...

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