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The agreement by the budget committee chairmen is no grand bargain. It's more like a minibargain. All the really hard stuff was sidestepped because the ideological rift between Washington Democrats and Republicans made it impossible to include those items.

The one-legged orphan in Liberia had figured out how to use a crutch as an improvised prosthetic leg. But he wanted the real deal.

Republican lawmakers want to lock in their redistricting map and impeach newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice Janet Protasiewicz before she has issued her first ruling.

One of New York City's thorniest political issues is over how to make its elite high schools more representative. A new study says that many popular proposals won't help diversity — and might hurt it.

The Jan. 6 panel votes to subpoena Donald Trump. The U.K. is training Ukrainian civilians to fight against Russia. Mexico is dealing with a massive data leak that uncovered some closely-kept secrets.

Spain has recorded more than 255,000 Venezuelans living in the country, with estimates even higher, as families flee the South American country in deep crisis.

Climate change is a major issue for young voters, but so far, it has not been a major mobilizing force in U.S. elections. Some environmental action groups see that changing.

Ismail Haniyeh, who was the Palestinian group’s political leader, was in the Iranian capital for the inauguration of Iran’s new president. Hamas blamed his assassination on Israel.

Johnson spent more than three years as superintendent, during a turbulent time when the department was trying to restore the public's faith in police after the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi downplayed freshman Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib's expletive-laden call to impeach President Trump, and a top committee leader said it's too early to push for it.

Part of an emerging legacy in drag spurred on by the mainstream success of RuPaul's Drag Race,Mattel has built a career as a comedy queen and folk singer with two albums and a TV show to her name.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is a former member of Congress and remained popular on Capitol Hill. John Ratcliffe, the president's new pick, is a comparative newcomer.

The film earned nearly $3 million through theater screenings and $15 million from online sales. The comedy that was originally pulled from theaters was rented or bought more than 2 million times.

The associate attorney general reflects on investigations of police, the department's response to the landmark Dobbs abortion ruling, and meeting with survivors of mass violence.

Nearly 11,000 more were injured. The toll includes four Americans who died at a Mount Everest base camp. In addition to food, the U.N. says medical supplies are desperately needed.

On Wednesday, Britain's top court clarified the legal definition of a woman: Someone born biologically female. The ruling has implications for transgender rights.

In its ruling Thursday, the European Court of Justice found that the agreement known as Privacy Shield fails to adequately protect Europeans' data, largely because of U.S. surveillance programs.

A win for him would reaffirm Republican strength in Florida despite ballot measures on abortion rights and recreational marijuana legalization that Democrats hope will drive their turnout.

The LA Dodger's star hit his 49th homer in the sixth inning, his 50th in the seventh and his 51st in the ninth. He became the first big league player to hit three homers and steal two bases in a game.

While millions of football fans were focused on the Super Bowl in the U.S., billions of soccer fans were watching the Africa Cup of Nations over the past month.