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Charges dropped against activists in Chicago immigration crackdown amid grand jury misconduct claims

All charges against four activists who protested outside a federal building during last year's immigration crackdown in Chicago have been dropped in an unusual hearing where a top federal prosecutor appeared to acknowledge grand jury misconduct by his ...

US sanctions Lebanese lawmakers, security officials over Hezbollah influence

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Lebanese officials for allegedly maintaining Hezbollah's influence over state institutions

Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action

President Donald Trump has again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba

Howard Fendrich, award-winning AP national sports writer and tennis expert, dies at 55

Howard Fendrich, a longtime national sports writer for The Associated Press, has died at 55

Jersey Shore beach town unleashes extreme tactics to bury viral teen mayhem for Memorial Day weekend

Seaside Heights requests FBI support, SWAT teams and Homeland Security agents to prevent Memorial Day weekend violence after last year's chaos.

Colombian national sentenced to 25 years for raping, impregnating 12-year-old girl in Missouri

A Colombian national was sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor in Missouri after pleading guilty, authorities announced.

Cuba tells its citizens to prepare for war as U.S. targets Castro

KATE LINTHICUM

As the U.S. upped pressure on Cuba, charging former President Raúl Castro with murder in connection to a 1996 attack on civilian planes, leaders of the island nation warned citizens to prepare for war.

Video captures gasoline, flames and chaos during illegal street takeover

A fiery street takeover erupted in Norfolk, Virginia, with a crowd reportedly setting off fireworks and one person seen wielding a flamethrower.

Two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch tragically dies at 41 and more top headlines

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In Idaho’s Suburbs, a Rat Invasion Tests the Limits of Small Government

ANNA GRIFFIN

Irrigation canals around Boise have served as a rat superhighway, bringing an infestation so serious that health officials have floated declaring a public emergency.

85-year-old ‘hero’ stops man posing as utility worker trying to kidnap woman, authorities say

Authorities say a heroic 85-year-old man took down a suspect accused of attempting to kidnap a young woman in a rural Oregon community.

Minnesota fraud suspect who jumped from building is arrested, FBI says

A suspect accused of healthcare fraud in Minnesota who fled from an FBI raid was arrested hours later, FBI Director Kash Patel noted in a post on X.

Why This Ebola Outbreak Could Be One of the Worst

APOORVA MANDAVILLI, ALEXANDRA OSTASIEWICZ, STEPHANIE SWART, RAFAELA BALSTER, NIKOLAY NIKOLOV AND LUKE PIOTROWSKI

An Ebola outbreak is spreading in parts of Africa with over 170 deaths and about 750 infections, according to the World Health Organization. Our global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains how the suspension of vital channels of U.S. aid is turning a bad situation much worse.

Partisan Mud Fight, or Focus on the Midterms? Redistricting Divides Democrats.

REID J. EPSTEIN, LISA LERER AND NICK CORASANITI

Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia urged her fellow Democrats, including the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, to stop talking about drawing new congressional lines for partisan advantage.

Warsh to Take Charge of Fed Facing Rising Inflation Threat

COLBY SMITH

The economic backdrop that Kevin M. Warsh inherits as chair of the Federal Reserve does not call for the interest rate cuts that President Trump wants.