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At only 14 years old, the North Texas native is a second-degree black belt, editor of her school paper, and now a high school graduate.

The judge wrote Friday that the allegations by the women were relevant for a jury deciding if Gooding raped a woman in his hotel room after they met at a bar.

YouTube said Friday it will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election or other past U.S. presidential elections were marred by “widespread fraud, errors or glitches.”

Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday. She was 70.

A section of the apartment building crumbled last weekend, leaving three tenants missing and feared dead.

The agreement was hashed out by Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, giving Republicans some of their demanded federal spending cuts but holding the line on major Democratic priorities.

An Ohio woman who was convicted of stealing from elderly patients has been sent to jail.

The measure was approved late Thursday night after passing the House in yet another late session the night before.

Deep cleaning is underway at Hawaii’s Honolulu airport after bed bugs were found in a terminal.

Customers of Chase’s online banking services saw double transactions, fees and payments in their accounts on Friday, in a glitch that was not fixed until late in the day.

Churchill Downs will suspend racing on Wednesday and move the remainder of its spring meet to Ellis Park to conduct a “top-to-bottom” review of safety and surface protocols in the wake of 12 horse fatalities the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

A World War II veteran had a simple request for celebrating a milestone birthday this year.

The 72,000-student Davis School District north of Salt Lake City removed the Bible from its elementary and middle schools while keeping it in high schools after a committee reviewed the scripture in response to a parental complaint.

Within hours of his historic arraignment this spring, Donald Trump fixed his ire on the judge, complaining that he’s “a Trump hating-judge” with a family full of “Trump haters.”

A zoo in Texas has welcomed a new litter of cheetah cubs.

By the time most police officers reach their 60s, they’re thinking about retiring. But one recruit is just getting started.

Looks like we are in line for a special full moon viewing this weekend.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the United States and its allies should not support a cease-fire or peace talks to end the war in Ukraine until Kyiv gains strength and can negotiate on its own terms.

David Moerschel, 45, a neurophysiologist from Punta Gorda, and Joseph Hackett, a 52-year-old chiropractor from Sarasota, were convicted in January alongside other members of the antigovernment extremist group.

A man in North Carolina has been charged with first-degree murder after police said they believe he killed another man with a toilet tank lid.

The FBI offered Friday to show top lawmakers next week a bureau document that purports to relate to President Joe Biden and his family following weeks of demands by congressional Republicans and a contempt threat against Director Christopher Wray.

The building, which was under construction, is near Yale's campus.

Described as “forever chemicals” because they don’t degrade naturally in the environment, PFAS have been linked to a variety of health problems, including liver and immune-system damage and some cancers.

The judge on Thursday called DeSantis’ arguments “without merit.”

The change is part of a broad Department of Defense initiative to rename military installations bearing the name of Confederate soldiers.

Police in Florida said they’re looking for a suspect who stole an SUV with a sleeping toddler inside.

An Alabama woman’s burned body was found Thursday night.

Chaysenbryn injured his right front leg nearing the quarter pole in Thursday’s third race.

The Atlantic hurricane season officially began Thursday and runs through Nov. 30.

The boy is the 27th child victim of gun violence in St. Louis this year, data shows, and the fourth to die after being shot.