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FILE - Supporters of Niger's ruling junta gather for a protest called to fight for the country's freedom and push back against foreign interference, in Niamey, Niger, Aug. 3, 2023. Russia has moved some troops onto an airbase in Niger where a small number of U.S. forces remain after most American troops left the base in Niamey, the nation's capital, a U.S. official said Thursday, May 2, 2024.

U.S. troops will complete their withdrawal from Niger by mid-September, Pentagon says

May 19, 2024, 4:48pm Nation & World

U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the West African country's ruling junta will complete their withdrawal by the middle of September, the Pentagon and Nigerien defense officials said Sunday. Read story

U.S. national security adviser, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meet to discuss ‘semi-final’ security deal

May 19, 2024, 2:26pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden's national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the “semi-final” version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries. Read story

Stormy Daniels testifies on the witness stand as a promotional image for one of her shows featuring an image of Trump is displayed on monitors in Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in New York.

What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up

May 19, 2024, 11:49am Politics

Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days, putting the landmark case on track for jury deliberations that will determine whether it ends in a mistrial, an acquittal — or the first-ever felony conviction of a former American president. Read story

Trump receives NRA endorsement as he vows to protect gun rights

May 19, 2024, 11:48am Politics

Former President Donald Trump urged gun owners to vote in the 2024 election as he addressed thousands of members of the National Rifle Association, which officially endorsed him just before Trump took the stage at their annual meeting in Texas on Saturday. Read story

The effort to Ç&fnof;úend child traffickingÇ&fnof;ù was big and bold surrounding the Madonna of the Trail statue in Upland, California, on July 30, 2020.

Human trafficking advocates insist exploited children shouldn’t be treated like criminals

May 19, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

Picture a boy, maybe 15 or so, selling drugs or stealing cars or breaking into a department store and running out with everything he can get his hands on. Read story

Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions

FILE - Thousands of protesters march around the Arizona Capitol in protest after the Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision Friday, June 24, 2022, in Phoenix. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade has legal advocates, prosecutors and residents of red states facing a legal morass created by decades of often conflicting anti-abortion legislation. In Arizona, Republicans are fighting among themselves over whether a 121-year-old anti-abortion law that precedes statehood should be enforced over a 2022 version. (AP Photo/Ross D.

May 18, 2024, 6:00am Health

Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she wanted to be trained to provide abortions, she shouldn’t stay in Arizona. Read story