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5:05 PM on Friday, November 14

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A crosswalk honoring Buddy Holly with a painted depiction of the rock and roll legend's iconic glasses will have to be removed from his hometown of Lubbock, Texas

4:42 PM on Friday, November 14

Acceding to President Donald Trump’s demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Trump political foes, including former President Bill Clinton

4:35 PM on Friday, November 14

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi's campaign to reduce homelessness is a revolving door of citations and court dismissals, with little lasting effect

4:27 PM on Friday, November 14

The leader of the Indiana state Senate, a Republican, has said that his chamber will no longer meet in December as planned to vote on redistricting, citing lack of support from his members

4:23 PM on Friday, November 14

The White House Historical Association has paid $5.8 million at auction to reclaim a series of Norman Rockwell sketches that once hung in the West Wing

4:17 PM on Friday, November 14

The emails to and from Jeffrey Epstein that were released this week shine a light on the relationship between reporters and their sources — and that light isn't always flattering

3:45 PM on Friday, November 14

Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer, has been posthumously admitted to the New York State Bar

3:35 PM on Friday, November 14

State media in Syria have reported that rockets fired at a home in Damascus have wounded one person and caused damage

3:16 PM on Friday, November 14

A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has ruled that Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, should stand trial for obstructing justice

2:56 PM on Friday, November 14

A Pentagon official says the U.S. military's 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea

2:51 PM on Friday, November 14

A federal judge on Friday said the Trump administration is still violating detained immigrants’ constitutional rights by restricting their access to attorneys at a detention facility in Los Angeles and ordered the government to remedy the matter

2:33 PM on Friday, November 14

Officials and community leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, are opposing a pending federal immigration crackdown

2:00 PM on Friday, November 14

Protesters have clashed with authorities outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago

1:44 PM on Friday, November 14

The White House is preparing to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week with the pomp typical of a state visit

12:14 PM on Friday, November 14

A surge in organized crime from Venezuela and other countries in recent years has reshaped Chilean politics

10:52 AM on Friday, November 14

The Transportation Department’s new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver’s licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court

8:27 AM on Friday, November 14

Thousands of documents released by the House Oversight Committee offer a new glimpse into what Jeffery Epstein’s relationships with business executives, reporters, academics and political players looked like over a decade

Friday, November 14

Photos and video of immigrants in custody have been a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s administration, and illustrate his agenda to crack down on immigration

3:56 PM on Monday, October 27

President Donald Trump has called for Republican states to redraw their U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections