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Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump's legal vulnerability for his speech before the riot. The Justice Department told a…

Russia said on Friday it would take measures to prevent new border incursions, a day after accusing Ukraine-backed nationalists of killing two people in a cross-border raid in southern Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Friday told the Russian security council it needed to take up new "anti-terrorism measures"…

MOSES LAKE, Washington — A small crowd of investors, airline representatives and journalists at Moses Lake in Central Washington got a first look Thursday morning at whether hydrogen power might be the future of sustainable, zero-emissions aviation.

Jiang, 13, outlasted 47 competitors to correctly spell “saturnine” and win this year’s contest. He advanced to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

Australia has assured Washington that U.S. technology will be safe under a plan to supply it with nuclear-powered submarines in a tripartite deal also including Britain, Canberra's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.

New measures target Iranian oil and petrochemical sales, as US says it is committed to reducing Iran’s energy exports.

Ukrainian forces strengthen defensive positions as Russian soldiers backed by Wagner mercenaries encircle the key strategic city of Bakhmut.

Locals fear that families and schools would struggle to send youngsters to pools in Chester-le-Street or Washington if the Birtley facility was forced to close

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it has launched an investigation into beleaguered New York Republican Rep. George Santos to determine if he violated campaign finance laws when running for office, among other allegations.