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The Northeast will kick off spring over the next few days with a deluge of heavy rain, winds and in some states, even snow.... [Read Full Story]

West Virginia’s attorney general has sued the state’s Catholic diocese and it’s former bishop, saying they “knowingly employed pedophiles” while failing to alert parents about potential risks at Catholic schools and other activities.... [Read Full Story]

United States officials say that U.S.-backed forces have captured Islamic State fighters tied to a January suicide bombing in Syria that killed four Americans, generating concrete leads about the deadliest attack to date there against U.S. personnel.... [Read Full Story]

More than 8 million people are under flood warnings in the Midwest and the Mississippi River Valley, and the deadly flooding that has deluged parts of Nebraska has created islands where dry land should be.  Meteorologists are warning that the situation could get worse before it gets better.... [Read Full Story]

Officials said that hours after the shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, which killed three people, a suspect was arrested. Police have identified the man as Gökmen Tanis, 37, who was born in Turkey. Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus said authorities were able to identify the suspect from surveillance footage and the getaway car they believed he used to flee the scene. Grapperhaus also said Tanis has a criminal record.... [Read Full Story]

 24-year-old man was arrested in the shooting death this week of reputed crime boss Francesco "Franky Boy" Cali and will face murder charges in New York, police said Saturday.” data-reactid=”10″ type=”text”>Police said this weekend that 24-year-old Anthony Comello was arrested in the shooting death this week of reputed crime boss Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali and will face murder charges in New York. Officials said he was in custody in New Jersey pending extradition to Staten Island.... [Read Full Story]

On Sunday morning, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand formally launched her presidential bid. Gillibrand, who launched an exploratory committee earlier this year as a precursor, joins more than a dozen other Democrats who have already formally entered the contest to win the nomination to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election.... [Read Full Story]

On Thursday, the House voted unanimously for a resolution calling for any final report in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation to be made public, a symbolic action designed to pressure Attorney General William Barr into releasing as much information as possible when the probe is concluded.... [Read Full Story]

On Thursday, the Senate voted to block President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency intended to allow funding of a border wall. A dozen GOP senators went against the White House, with Trump saying he would veto the measure. The final margin was 59-41. Republican senators voting for the resolution and against Trump were Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Roy Blunt of Missouri, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Kentucky’s Rand Paul, Rob Portman of Ohio, Marco Rubio of Florida, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, and Mitt Romney and Mike Lee of Utah.... [Read Full Story]

On Wednesday, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison, after a federal judge rejected his appeal for no additional time. Within minutes of the sentencing, prosecutors in New York brought state charges against Manafort — a move that appeared to guard against the possibility that President Trump could pardon him. The president can pardon federal crimes, but not state offenses.... [Read Full Story]

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said his administration issued an order to ground the Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes involved in two recent catastrophic crashes.   ... [Read Full Story]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US is withdrawing all remaining diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Caracas, citing the “deteriorating situation in Venezuela.” ... [Read Full Story]

Aviation experts, consumer advocates and politicians are calling for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the airlines that operate the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the U.S. to ground the jets, this coming after an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board.... [Read Full Story]

Customs agents have seized the biggest shipment of cocaine recovered at the ports of New York and New Jersey in 25 years.... [Read Full Story]

On Monday, the democratic party chose Milwaukee to host Democrats’ 2020 national convention. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez chose Milwaukee over Houston and Miami after deliberations lingered longer than party leaders or officials from the three finalist cities had expected.... [Read Full Story]

Martin Shkreli, 35, is being investigated by federal authorities for allegedly running his pharmaceutical business from behind bars. Nicknamed “Pharma Bro” for his behavior, the newest allegations stem from a Wall Street Journal report has suggesting Shkreli was using a contraband cellphone to secretly lead his company from within the thick walls of the Federal Correction Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey.... [Read Full Story]

Eight Americans were among 157 people killed when a plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Ethiopia on Sunday morning.... [Read Full Story]

On Thursday, the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry.  The resolution comes after days of debate over comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that some lawmakers said were anti-Jewish.... [Read Full Story]

President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, filed a lawsuit Thursday in New York City over unpaid legal bills. In a civil complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Cohen accused the Trump Organization of breaking a promise made in July 2017 to pay his legal bills while he was still employed by Trump. Cohen claims he’s owed $1.9 million to cover attorneys’ fees and other related costs.... [Read Full Story]

On Wednesday, Democrats unveiled legislation to reinstitute net neutrality rules that were scrapped in 2017 by the Trump administration.... [Read Full Story]

On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen defended President Trump‘s assessment that the situation at the southern border constitutes a national emergency, telling lawmakers that an extended influx in migrants could “overwhelm” the immigration system.... [Read Full Story]

A California man was arrested for a spa bombing that killed his ex-girlfriend last year after the FBI linked explosive remnants to the suspect, his home and car.... [Read Full Story]

Manufacturer Washington Beef is recalling 30,000 pounds of ground beef after learning of possible contamination. The company is recalling the products after it learned “extraneous materials” could be comingled with the beef, said the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.... [Read Full Story]

On Monday, democrats on the House Judiciary Committee launched a wide-ranging investigation into allegations of obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by President Donald Trump.... [Read Full Story]

Former two-term Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced his 2020 presidential bid in an online video on Monday. He joins an already crowded field of Democratic contenders including senators Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand and Bernie Sanders.... [Read Full Story]

Alice Cooper will hit the road with Halestorm for a co-headlining tour this summer that will hit amphitheaters across the U.S.  Motionless in Whiteare slated to serve as the opening act on all dates.... [Read Full Story]

A deadly tornado ripped through Alabama on Sunday that was part of a severe storm system, causing at least 23 deaths and catastrophic damage, as well as unleashing other tornadoes around the Southeast. ... [Read Full Story]

On Sunday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said he plans to request documents from more than 60 people linked to the President, saying “it’s our job to protect the rule of law. That’s our core function. And to do that we are going to initiate investigations into abuses of power, into corruption and into obstruction of justice.”... [Read Full Story]

Owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of soliciting prostitution in Florida, court records show. Attorneys for the 77-year-old Kraft electronically filed the plea Monday in Palm Beach County Court, seeking a non-jury trial.... [Read Full Story]

Israel’s top prosecutor said on Thursday he intends to indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, a move that can shift the balance of power in the country’s April 9 election.... [Read Full Story]