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1:33 AM on Wednesday, October 8

National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and they could soon be in Memphis as the Trump administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy toward big-city crime whether local leaders support it or not

12:11 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli will go head-to-head in their final debate for New Jersey governor

12:07 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The federal judge overseeing the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI director James Comey has already handled cases in President Donald Trump’s orbit

12:05 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Former FBI Director James Comey is set to make his first court appearance in a Justice Department criminal case accusing him of having lied to Congress five years ago

12:04 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine

12:02 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Robert Roberson hopes he will again avoid becoming the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome

12:02 AM on Wednesday, October 8

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight

Wednesday, October 8

The Conservative Party once dominated British politics, but is struggling to remain a force after being ousted in 2024

11:50 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 in Game 3 of their AL Division Series

11:12 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street snapped a long streak of records

10:12 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer, Eugenio Suarez and J

9:53 PM on Tuesday, October 7

About 900 hikers, guides, and staff stranded by a snowstorm on Mount Everest's Chinese side have reached safety

12:41 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Residents in Mali's capital, Bamako, are struggling with a fuel shortage due to a blockade by a militant group linked to al-Qaida

10:00 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

6:45 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Protests are being held in several countries protesting the war in Gaza and calling for its end as Israelis mark two years since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023

5:10 AM on Tuesday, October 7

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Jerry has strengthened in the Atlantic Ocean on a path toward the Caribbean

12:17 AM on Tuesday, October 7

It’s been two years since thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets

12:01 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner in Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration, has won a crowded Republican primary in the special election to replace a GOP congressman who left office this summer

10:10 PM on Monday, October 6

Israelis are mourning the dead and fearing for the remaining hostages as they mark two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war

3:31 AM on Monday, October 6

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