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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s last-minute request to block the release of his tax records to House Democrats, paving the way for their possible release to lawmakers. The court’s decision in a brief no-no-opt order means the committee can try to access the documents before Republicans take control […]

Two explosions went off near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding at least 14, in what police said were suspected attacks by Palestinians. The first explosion occurred near a bus stop on the outskirts of the city, where commuters often crowd waiting for buses. The second erupted in Ramot, a […]

A TSA agent in New York City saw a live feline trapped inside checked luggage at John F. Kennedy International Airport but safely removed the cat from the bag, authorities said Tuesday. The orange tabby’s brush with possible tragedy occurred on Nov. 16 when the suitcase was checked from JFK to Atlanta for a connecting […]

Iran began expanding uranium enrichment to 60 percent purity at an underground site at Fordow days after foreign governments accused Tehran of failing to cooperate with a UN investigation into its past nuclear work. The decision brings Iran one step closer to having uranium enriched to the 90 percent weapons-grade threshold and flouts the limits […]

SEOUL, South Korea — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States on Tuesday that it will face “a most fatal security crisis” as Washington presses for the UN to condemn the North’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. Kim Yo Jong’s warning came hours after US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield […]

A meteorologist and a pilot were killed after a news helicopter crashed in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities. WBTV pilot Chip Tayag.wbtv The Robinson R44 helicopter crashed near Interstate 77 and Nations Ford Road around 12:20 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The helicopter belonged to local news station CBS WBTV, […]

Multiple people were killed, including a gunman, in a shooting Tuesday night at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, a police official said. The number of people who died was not clear. There were also people injured, but no number was given. The shooting was reported to police shortly after 10 p.m., police officer Leo Kosinski […]

Three former Georgia sheriff’s deputies they were arrested and charged for allegedly beating a black inmate in a September videotaped attack that “shocked the conscience,” authorities said Tuesday. Mason Garrick, 23, Braxton Massey, 21, and Ryan Biegel, 24, have been arrested and charged with assault and violating the oath of office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation […]

Appearing with Republicans in El Paso, Texas, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over failure to secure the southern border. If Mayorkas does not resign, McCarthy warned, House Republicans will investigate him and his department to determine whether to launch impeachment proceedings. Specifically, McCarthy pointed […]

A man shot seven times crawled over a fence after escaping Club Q. His friend played dead as blood spurted from shrapnel lodged in his arm. Another man tried to get up to help others without realizing that he had been shot in the leg. The brother of two shooting victims searched for his siblings […]