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North Carolina Republicans Push to Seize Power From Top Democrats

NICK CORASANITI AND EDUARDO MEDINA

The state’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a sweeping bill that would erode the power of the Democratic governor and attorney general and hand the G.O.P. more control over elections.

Dr. Oz Has a Checkered Health Care Record: What to Know About Key Issues

DANI BLUM, EMILY SCHMALL AND NINA AGRAWAL

The heart surgeon turned TV star has championed healthy lifestyle habits. But he’s also promoted sham diet pills and ineffective Covid-19 treatments.

Private prison firms donated more than $1M to Trump. Now they expect a business boom

Private prison companies contributed more than a million dollars to Donald Trump's reelection -- and are now poised to benefit from his mass deportation plan.

Rudy Giuliani’s New Lawyer Takes His Case to the Streets

STEFANOS CHEN AND EILEEN SULLIVAN

Mr. Giuliani has not turned over his apartment and other items to two women he defamed. His new counsel, a Staten Island divorce lawyer, held a sidewalk news conference.

Trump’s Victory Feels Like a Diagnosis

LYDIA POLGREEN

With Trump’s return, we are all about to find out how vulnerable we really are.

Nvidia’s Profit Doubles as A.I. Chip Sales Soar

TRIPP MICKLE

The company, which dominates the market for chips used to build artificial intelligence, expects another big jump in the current quarter.

Robert Lighthizer Is One Person Trump Needs in His Administration

MATTHEW SCHMITZ

Robert Lighthizer has championed plans to revive American industry and transform the global economy.

Linda McMahon's professional qualifications as Trump's choice for Dept. of Education

Linda McMahon's background -- in both education and as a co-founder of sports entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. -- has come under scrutiny.

Idaho college killings to remain a death penalty case

The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger's murder case has ruled the death penalty will remain on the table, rejecting a request from Kohberger's defense attorneys.

U.S. Plans to Propose Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly

DAVID MCCABE

In a landmark antitrust case, the government will ask a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s

ZACHARY SMALL

A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.

WATCH: National Geographic's pictures of the year revealed

"GMA" showcases some of the top picks and the stories behind them.

New York City Will Get Some Rain, but Not Enough to Ease Its Drought

YAN ZHUANG

About two inches were forecast to fall through Saturday. Officials say it won’t be enough to fully replenish the city’s reservoirs.

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade

Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to Israel

KAROUN DEMIRJIAN

The legislation failed resoundingly but highlighted a growing Democratic divide over whether the United States should withhold some weapons to register its disapproval of Israel’s war tactics.