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A dangerous flu has been spreading rapidly across the U.S., escalating flu season earlier than usual, and to near-epidemic levels, according to the CDC. Earlier today, Dr. Daniel B. Jernigan from the CDC, joined “GMA” to address the concerns and misconceptions about this year’s flu cycle. Here are three things […]

A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment Wednesday against Akayed Ullah, who allegedly detonated a pipe bomb Dec. 11 beneath the Port Authority bus terminal. The charges include use of a weapon of mass destruction, providing material support to ISIS and bombing a place of public use. Together the […]

Seven immigration agents filed into a 7-Eleven store before dawn Wednesday, waited for people to go through the checkout line and told arriving customers and a driver delivering beer to wait outside. A federal inspection was underway, they said. Within 20 minutes, they verified that the cashier had a valid […]

During Tuesday’s White House meeting–already unusual for being open to cameras and the public–President Trump threw a curveball to the 20 lawmakers present when he brought up earmarks–the mere mention of which is pretty much banned along with the practice itself. “I hear so much about earmarks and how there […]

President Donald Trump would not commit Wednesday to being interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as part of the Russia investigation and called the prospect “unlikely,” despite saying last year that he would be willing to speak with him. “We’ll see what happens,” Trump said when asked if he would […]

A longtime federal prosecutor who specializes in cyber crimes and fraud has joined Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election and alleged collusion between Trump associates and Russian operatives. Ryan Dickey, who has worked for the Justice Department for several years, was added to […]

In a significant reversal of the hostile rhetoric he has engaged with North Korea over the first year of his presidency, President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to take part in diplomatic negotiations with the rogue Asian nation during a phone call with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Wednesday. A […]

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., will not seek re-election to his Orange County congressional seat, he announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of retirements from Republican House members in recent weeks. Issa was first elected to the House in 2000, and served as chairman of the House Oversight Committee from […]

A University of Pennsylvania student who mysteriously disappeared in California last week has now been found dead — and his death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said today. The body of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein was found around 2 p.m. Tuesday in the brush surrounding Borrego Park in Foothill […]

Last year’s wildfires in Southern California paved the way for this week’s deadly mudslides, which turned roadways into ruinous rivers of mud and debris. Heavy rain unleashed flash floods and debris flow in the southern part of the Golden State Tuesday, just weeks after several wildfires torched the area. At […]