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A South Dakota man linked to an admitted Russian covert agent is accused of obtaining at least $2.3 million from 78 people for bogus investments dating to at least 1997m according to documents unsealed Monday. Businessman and conservative political operative Paul Erickson, of Sioux Falls, has pleaded not guilty to […]

The South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday and were recognized along with the Capital Gazette of Maryland for their coverage of the horrifying mass shootings in 2018 at a high school, a synagogue and a newsroom itself. The Associated Press won in the […]

The first golden eagle in Yellowstone National Park fitted with a tracking device has died of lead poisoning, likely after consuming bullet fragments while scavenging the remains of an animal killed by a hunter, officials said Monday. Wearing a GPS unit like a backpack, the adult, female eagle had flown […]

There are few monuments that are more distinctly French or more woven into the history of France than Notre Dame Cathedral. As images of the fire ravaging through the historic church sparked outcries around the globe, people from all walks of life are mourning. Its place in Catholicism is undisputed, […]

After nearly seven years essentially trapped inside Ecuador‘s embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had become an expensive bother to his hosts – they wanted him out. “They were over him, he was a big nuisance,” one senior U.S. official told ABC News. “They were saying ‘This is too […]

Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Monday that he carefully considered all arguments before signing legislation that makes it a crime for a doctor performing a second-trimester abortion to use instruments such as clamps, scissors and forceps to remove the fetus from the womb. “I read every letter that […]

President Donald Trump says he will present Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Woods won his fifth Masters title Sunday, overcoming personal and professional adversity to once more claim the green jacket. Trump tweeted Monday that he spoke to Woods and congratulated him on “the great victory” and […]

The man who was arrested after a string of fires left historically black churches gravely burned is now facing hate crime charges. Holden Matthews was arrested Wednesday after investigators tied him to three church fires that spanned a 10-day period in Louisiana’s St. Landry Parrish. Matthews, the 21-year-old son of […]

President Donald Trump‘s re-election campaign announced Monday that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, a total that outpaces all of his Democratic rivals and indicates he will be well-resourced in his bid for a second term in the Oval Office. According to numbers released […]

The Justice Department expects to publicly release the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Thursday morning, a Justice Department spokeswoman said on Monday. Anticipation of the report, which is expected to run nearly 400 pages long, has reached a fever pitch since Mueller transmitted it to Attorney […]