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Alina Habba leaves as New Jersey’s attorney
Alina Habba leaves as New Jersey’s attorney

TRENTON, New Jersey: Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, resigned this week as U.S. attorney for New Jersey...

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...

Reports: Cubs, LHP Hoby Milner agree to 1-year deal
Reports: Cubs, LHP Hoby Milner agree to 1-year deal

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) Left-handed ground-ball specialist Hoby Milner is joining the Chicago Cubs' relief corps,...

Grand Slam Track files for bankruptcy to position for 'long-term success'
Grand Slam Track files for bankruptcy to position for 'long-term success'

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson remains steadfast that Grand Slam Track, the...

Colts QB Riley Leonard healthy, on edge with role in limbo
Colts QB Riley Leonard healthy, on edge with role in limbo

(Photo credit: Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Life is moving in fast-forward for rookie quarterback...

Report: A's to sign reliever Mark Leiter Jr. to 1-year deal
Report: A's to sign reliever Mark Leiter Jr. to 1-year deal

(Photo credit: Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) The Athletics are in agreement with reliever Mark Leiter...

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12 FBI ex-agents fired for taking a knee sue to get their jobs back
12 FBI ex-agents fired for taking a knee sue to get their jobs back

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Twelve former FBI agents who lost their jobs after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington, D.C.,...

Bethlehem sees return of Christmas celebrations after 2-year gap
Bethlehem sees return of Christmas celebrations after 2-year gap

BETHLEHEM, West Bank: Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, is seeing the return of celebrations...

Benin’s interior minister says coup attempt has been foiled
Benin’s interior minister says coup attempt has been foiled

COTONOU, Benin: Benin's interior minister said on Facebook that a coup attempt by some soldiers on December 7 has been foiled. He...

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, NSW Australia: As Australia began enforcing its world-first social media ban for under-16s on Wednesday, teenagers and mental...