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A suburban Detroit police department has fired an officer who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man in jail

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When Russia was accused of doping its way to the top, the Russian state hit the sports world with a wave of hacker attacks, says an indictment unsealed Thursday

Tamara Jenkins has had time to consider why there have been such long stretches between her movies

A three-day underwater search in Italy has come up empty-handed after a small submarine scoured the bottom of Lake Garda for any remains of 24 U.S. soldiers from World War II. The soldiers drowned when their amphibious vehicle sank in a storm.

Immigrants and their advocates are embracing a court ruling that has temporarily preserved the ability of hundreds of thousands of people to live and work in the United States

A federal judge has ruled that some provisions of a St. Louis ordinance banning discrimination based on reproductive health decisions violate the U.S. Constitution and Missouri law

Hotel workers at Marriott hotels in San Francisco say they are demanding job security and a wage increase that can help them makes ends meet in the Bay Area, one of the most expensive in the country

A North Dakota judge is refusing to change his recent conclusion that state regulators don't have a say in the site of an $800 million oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Nike says it is "deeply concerned by the disturbing allegations" facing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo

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U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has scheduled a visit to Montana next week, where he's expected to finalize a proposal to block new mining claims near Yellowstone National Park

Another rare Colorado River fish has been pulled back from the brink of extinction, the second comeback this year for a species unique to the Southwestern U.S.

Jerusalem's mayor says he plans to remove a U.N. agency that supports Palestinians from the city, accusing the body of operating illegally and promoting incitement against Israel

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