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The man arrested Monday in connection to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was allegedly in possession of a type of homemade weapon known as a “ghost gun.”

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and other high-level posts have been outsiders, often with Fox News appearances as key qualifications. But to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Trump went a different route.

United States and Guatemalan authorities have announced the arrest of six people charged with human smuggling linked to a semi-trailer truck crash in Mexico in 2021 that killed more than 50 migrants.

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani has sought to rebrand his and his group’s position, while distancing himself from their Al Qaeda connections. 

President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school site in Pennsylvania to commemorate the resilience of tribes whose children were forced to attend the school and similar abusive institutions.

Mexican authorities say a passenger on a domestic flight in Mexico who tried to divert an aircraft to the United States by force said that he was under threat by criminals who had kidnapped one of his relatives.

A federal judge will first hear from a doctor who evaluated Samuel Bateman’s competency, determining whether the sentencing goes forward or he is remanded to state custody for psychiatric treatment until he’s deemed mentally fit to assist in his defense.

The 24-time Grammy award winning rapper, producer and music mogul called the allegations “idiotic” and “heinous in nature” in a statement released by one of his companies.

The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components were found in a part after another near crash.

Police arrested a 26-year-old man on Monday in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, gunned down on a busy midtown Manhattan sidewalk last Wednesday morning.

A dietitian shares the top snacks to eat to help strengthen your immune system during cold and flu season.

For the second time since the court ended the consideration of race in college admissions, the justices declined to hear a case challenging a program aimed at bolstering diversity in public schools.