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Epstein Denied Bail in sex Trafficking Case
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge has denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges involving underage girls. The judge's decision Thursday comes after prosecutors argued Epstein should remain behind bars in New York City because…
Duffy Calls Four Minority Congresswomen 'Anti-American'
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin calls the four minority congresswomen targeted by President Donald Trump's controversial tweets “anti-American.'' The 7th District congressman defended Trump on the House floor Tuesday where Democrats asked that Duffy's words…
NY Officer Won't Face Charges in Eric Garner Chokehold Death
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Prosecutors announced Tuesday that it had decided not to bring civil rights charges against New York City police officer Pantaleo in connection with Eric Garner's 2014 death. Officers were attempting to arrest Garner on charges he…
Two Republican Senators Take Issue With Trump Tweets
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Republican senators are taking issue with President Donald Trump's tweet that freshman Democratic congresswomen of color “go back'' to where they came from. Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who is up for re-election next year, said Trump's…
Labor Secretary Acosta Resigns Amid Epstein Deal Scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is stepping down following criticism of his handling of a plea deal with a wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. Trump…
US soccer team parades up Canyon of Heroes
NEW YORK (AP) - Fans of the World Cup champion U.S. women's soccer team are gathered at City Hall in New York for a ceremony where Mayor Bill de Blasio will give the…
AT&T Pulls ‘Friends’ From Netflix for its Streaming Service
NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T is pulling "Friends'' from Netflix to beef up its own upcoming streaming service. The wireless company, which owns the WarnerMedia entertainment business, said Tuesday that its service…
Texas Billionaire H. Ross Perot Dies Aged 89
DALLAS (AP) - H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died. Family spokesman James Fuller says Perot died early Tuesday. He was 89. Perot rose from Depression-era poverty to become one of the…
Fire Destroys Jim Beam Warehouse Filled With Bourbon Barrels
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A fire destroyed a massive Jim Beam warehouse filled with about 45,000 barrels of bourbon, sending flames shooting into the night sky and…
FBI: Fields Sentenced to Life in Prison
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - An avowed white supremacist who drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been sentenced to life in prison on hate crime charges. James Alex Fields Jr.…
High court OKs no Warrant Blood Draws in Drunken Driver Case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says law enforcement officers can generally draw blood without a warrant from an unconscious person suspected of driving drunk or while on drugs. The high court issued its ruling Thursday in a case involving…
Agency Removes Mold From Soon-to-Open Migrant Detention Site
HOUSTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it's clearing mold from a South Texas facility that will soon house up to 1,300 migrant children. HHS said in a statement Wednesday that it was working quickly…
Athletes With Disabilities Change Endurance Sports For The Better
DULUTH, Minn. -- Grandma's marathon may be over for 2019 but that doesn't mean we can't continue to hit the pavement running! In this week's Great Outdoors Fox 21's Brittney Merlot introduces us to…
Wilderness Society Sues for BWCA Mining Decision Documents
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Wilderness Society is suing the Trump administration to try to force the release of documents on its decision to lift restrictions on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. The Trump…
Over $1B Worth of Cocaine Intercepted at Philadelphia Port
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. authorities seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine Tuesday from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in American history. The…
FOX NEWS HEADLINES
- Venezuelan fighter jet 'aggressively shadowed' Navy aircraft over Caribbean Sea, US military says
- Daughter decapitated mother in Australia home in front of 4-year-old grandson, police say
- Hong Kong marchers pelt Beijing Liaison Office with eggs in latest protest
- Hundreds of firefighters tackle wildfires in Portugal, village evacuated
- 'Alter your course': Audio reveals UK Navy-Iran exchange before tanker seizure
- Suitor admits phoning in fake bomb threat in bid to get date with flight attendant
- Hungary backs Trump on asylum crackdown as it touts its own border success
- Expert says Vatican space holds bones of dozens amid bid to solve girl’s 1983 disappearance
- UK police department's Twitter hacked with bizarre anti-cop messages, gets reaction from Trump
- At least 50 dead pilot whales wash up on remote beach in Iceland
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- Armed group abducts nation's leading female politician
- UK finance minister to resign if Johnson becomes PM
- 'She knows she's famous': The couple with 7 Insta-famous pets
- Hyundai unveils India's most powerful electric car
- The hidden cost of fast shipping
- Would you trust an AI algorithm to predict your risk of getting cancer?
- The billion-dollar Indian startup built on green energy
