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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered a federal investigation into the meatpacking industry, blaming “majority foreign owned” companies for soaring beef prices.

Trump asked the Justice Department to “...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Agriculture Department’s request for administrative stays on two federal court orders requiring the agency to fully pay November food stamp benefits.

The high ...Read more

MIAMI — A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy who was shot when he responded to a traffic crash in the southwest area of the county on Friday afternoon died at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital.

Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz,...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials warned that the number of flight cancellations may need to double if the government shutdown drags out and air-traffic controller staffing shortages worsen, potentially escalating travel ...Read more

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Education to halt the practice of inserting partisan language into automated out-of-office emails from accounts of furloughed employees that blames the government shutdown on ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, to quell protests against his immigration crackdown was permanently blocked by a U.S. judge, handing him a major loss in his bid to send ...Read more

Queen Elizabeth II allegedly knew of the unsavory sexual proclivities of her son, Prince Andrew, according to a royal historian.

The long-reigning British monarch is said to have been a part of covering up the former Duke...Read more

NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department urged a New York state appeals court to reverse Donald Trump’s felony conviction, an extraordinary intervention by federal officials as the president seeks to clear his criminal ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — A popular restaurant manager in Fresno was granted a pardon by Gov. Gavin Newsom for a crime he committed in his youth, according to the clemency letter released Friday.

Psalm Behpoor, who manages Pismo...Read more

CHICAGO — A federal magistrate said she plans to visit the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview amid a class-action lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions, granting a win to the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The mother of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, who has been missing since early October, was arrested Friday by Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies, but officials said the arrest was unrelated to her ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Travelers got their first taste of what is expected to be worsening cuts in commercial air traffic due to the government shutdown, bringing delays, anxiety and confusion to airports across the nation.

By ...Read more

Sarah Ferguson has reportedly been "cut adrift" by the royal family and ostracised by high society.

Friends of the former duchess made the claim as she prepares to lose her long-time home at Royal Lodge after she and her ...Read more

Cheryl Hines has said some of her long-time friends distanced themselves after her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., suspended his presidential campaign last year and announced his support for Donald Trump's re-election bid....Read more

WASHINGTON — A new Senate Democratic plan for ending the longest partial government shutdown in history met with a wall of Republican resistance late Friday, signaling another round of contentious negotiations that could...Read more

James Watson, whose co-discovery of DNA’s structure brought genetics to the forefront of scientific research before his remarks about the intelligence of Black people caused public outrage, has died. He was 97.

He died ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — About $100 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits started reaching Pennsylvanians Friday in a major victory for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration.

Shapiro, at a news conference ...Read more

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said SNAP benefits will be paid “IN FULL” starting Saturday, adding that others who haven’t missed a payment will keep seeing the next installment.

The governor posted the ...Read more

The Trump administration spent Friday fighting to avoid restoring $4 billion in food assistance in jeopardy due to the government shutdown, suggesting it might need to “raid school lunch money” in order to comply with ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department on Friday said it will fully fund November food stamp benefits in compliance with a federal court order but also on Friday asked the Supreme Court to immediately block the order ...Read more