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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has never quite mastered the role of consoler in chief.

He tried again Thursday as the nation marked the 24th year since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But even before he arrived at the...Read more

BALTIMORE — A Salisbury teacher is facing calls for his resignation from Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano and some residents after he posted a meme Wednesday about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk....Read more

DETROIT — The chair of the Oakland County Republican Party is calling for an Oak Park district court judge to resign after she made what he called a "disgusting" comment on Facebook about the assassination of ...Read more

OREM, Utah — Authorities unveiled grainy photos Thursday of a man clad in a black, long-sleeved T-shirt, dark sunglasses and a baseball cap who they said was “of interest” in the fatal shooting of influential right-...Read more

Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro announced a sweeping military mobilization he is calling Plan Independencia 200 in response to the large concentration of U.S. naval forces near the country’s shores ordered by ...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing an historic $90 million taxpayer-funded “global settlement” to resolve almost 200 lawsuits tied to a single disgraced Chicago police sergeant in what’s shaping up to be ...Read more

One of the students shot at Evergreen High School remained in critical condition Thursday morning, hospital officials said.

An unidentified teenager shot two of his classmates at the Jefferson County high school on ...Read more

EL SEGUNDO, California — It's only September, but the world's toymakers and designers are converging on El Segundo this week for an industry conference to decide on the hottest toys for next year.

The city has long been...Read more

Portillo’s, famous for its Italian beef, Chicago-style hot dogs and decadent cake shakes, is thinking leaner in terms of business expansion.

Facing an increasingly tough restaurant environment, the Oak Brook-based chain...Read more

Political analyst Matthew Dowd lost his contributor role at MSNBC because of comments he made about Charlie Kirk after the young right-wing activist was murdered Wednesday.

Shortly after Kirk was shot to death while ...Read more

(Applications for US unemployment benefits jumped last week to the highest level in almost four years, indicating layoff activity may be on the rise amid a sharp slowdown in hiring.

Initial claims rose by 27,000 to 263,...Read more

Before the immigration raid on the battery plant in Georgia that’s upended relations between the U.S. and South Korea, there was growing resentment from locals who felt left out of the jobs, economic opportunities and ...Read more

BALTIMORE — With the cold and flu season approaching, Maryland health officials issued guidance Wednesday on who may receive COVID-19 vaccines and whether insurance will cover the shots — a shifting landscape a top ...Read more

Data centers require massive volumes of water to operate, and the growing use of artificial intelligence means more of these centers are popping up in water-abundant regions such as the Great Lakes. However, despite their ...Read more

CNN has hired veteran California political reporter and anchor Elex Michaelson to lead a new late-night newscast based in the Los Angeles area.

The network announced Thursday that Michaelson, who left Fox's L.A. station ...Read more

In "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale," the lasting charm of Julian Fellowes' series is succinctly summarized when one of its characters opines, "Sometimes I feel like the past is a more comfortable place than the future." ...Read more

BOSTON — Almost 25 years after 9/11, there are still major security risks on airplanes without secondary cockpit barriers.

That’s the urgent message from a former FAA special agent, the widow of a pilot who was killed...Read more

Kylie Kelce is "so incredibly happy" for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

The 33-year-old podcaster noted she had made a "conscious effort" not to publicly congratulate her brother-in-law and the pop megastar on their ...Read more

Alicia Vikander created an AI version of Andrew Lincoln to help her rehearse.

The 36-year-old actress appears with the Walking Dead star in The Lady from the Sea in London and because she takes "a while" to learn her ...Read more

Nina Dobrev has reportedly split from Shaun White.

The couple got engaged last October after four years of dating but it has now been revealed they have made the "mutual decision" to go their separate ways.

A source told...Read more