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5:46 PM on Thursday, March 19

There's a small sign of progress in efforts to end the Homeland Security shutdown

5:02 PM on Thursday, March 19

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police

4:42 PM on Thursday, March 19

An upstate New York man pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and admitted to leaving threatening voicemails for a family member of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

4:33 PM on Thursday, March 19

A man who was suspected for decades in the 1979 disappearance of New York first grader Etan Patz has died

4:17 PM on Thursday, March 19

4:16 PM on Thursday, March 19

Stocks pared their losses on Wall Street as an early spike in crude oil prices eased later in the day

3:47 PM on Thursday, March 19

A second Republican leader in the Wisconsin Legislature has announced they will not seek reelection this fall

3:29 PM on Thursday, March 19

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change

3:07 PM on Thursday, March 19

Federal judges are highlighting a rise in threats against the judiciary

1:46 PM on Thursday, March 19

Federal auto regulators have escalated a probe of Tesla after several of its cars crashed while using its self-driving feature, just as CEO Elon Musk prepares to roll out a new model with no steering wheel or pedals

1:02 PM on Thursday, March 19

A Michigan synagogue has posted photos on social media of major fire damage that occurred when a man drove a pickup truck into the building last week before killing himself

11:25 AM on Thursday, March 19

Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks are gaining new life in states

10:58 AM on Thursday, March 19

Markwayne Mullin has moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump’s next homeland security secretary

10:07 AM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump this week said he believes he’ll have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon

9:12 AM on Thursday, March 19

A senior administration official says the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war

7:37 AM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump says he knew oil prices would go up because of the Iran war as the conflict underscores the risks of his relentless focus on fossil fuels while pursuing what he calls American energy dominance

4:15 AM on Thursday, March 19

The renewed war between Israel and the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group and the mass displacement because of the conflict are draining the joy from Ramadan and the run-up to the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr for many in Lebanon

1:54 AM on Thursday, March 19

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting a proposal to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader

12:01 AM on Thursday, March 19

The widening war in Iran is exposing big gaps at the State Department, especially in the bureau that handles the Middle East

11:03 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Oil prices jumped to market-shaking levels but then eased back late in the day, helping Wall Street to pare its losses