The pardon comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and personal issues.

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President Biden complained about selective prosecution and political pressure in a system he has spent his public life defending.

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Buffalo Bills star Josh Allen had a career night as he became the first quarterback to record a passing, rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game.

The estranged husband of an Oregon woman who went missing while out on a hike has been charged with murder. Susan Lane-Fournier and two dogs believed to be hers were found dead.

President Biden pardoned his son Hunter on Sunday, and now federal lawmakers are responding, calling the president a liar after he claimed he would not pardon the first son.

It's always the quiet ones.

In what could be the biggest protest march in New Zealand’s history, 42,000 people took to the roads over fears Māori rights are being dismantled. Eva Corlett reports

It started at the northern tip of the North Island, gathering momentum as it moved its way down the country. By the time the march – or hikoi – reached its conclusion nine days later outside parliament in Wellington it was thought to be one of the biggest New Zealand has ever seen, with 42,000 people taking part. The demonstration was sparked by what critics say is the rightwing government’s attempt to fundamentally redraw the relationship between the Māori people and the state.

A lawyer and activist Annette Sykes, who was on the march, says it was a unifying moment for Māori people, but also showed the strength of public feeling against a potential rollback of hard-won rights. She says she feels the new ruling coalition is coming up with divisive policies that “are actually trying to demolish that sense of unity that we have forged as a nation, that mutual respect”.

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President Joe Biden on Sunday had the AIDS Memorial Quilt spread on the White House South Lawn for the first time in observance of World AIDS Day.

President uses executive powers in reversal of earlier promises weeks before leaving office

The stinging rebuke from the possible 2028 presidential contender came as Biden, 82, flew to Angola for an official visit — limiting his exposure to questions about the pardon.

Christian McCaffrey suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of “Sunday Night Football” against the Bills.

Cornerback D.J. Reed took to X and voiced his unhappiness.

Decision marks reversal for US president, who had said he would not use executive authority to pardon son’s charges

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Joe Biden has issued “a full and unconditional” pardon to his son Hunter Biden, covering his son’s convictions on federal gun and tax charges, the US president said in a statement released by the White House on Sunday.

The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

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Sánchez revealed plenty of skin with the patent leather get-up, which featured a plunging bralette and skintight pants.

We lost another cowboy.

OK, this one has us crying.

Elusive spouse of the former prime minister led march of tens of thousands on Islamabad

As vast crowds converged on Pakistan’s capital demanding the release of the former prime minister Imran Khan, one unlikely figure was at the forefront of the protest.

Bushra Bibi, Khan’s third wife, had always been deemed an apolitical and somewhat mysterious spiritual figure. Her marriage to Khan had generated wild gossip for years, but she kept herself largely shielded from the public gaze – even as she found herself jailed alongside her husband in January.

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“Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” Trump posted on Truth Social.

Montana must be running out of coffins.

"As some of you may know, I have had issues and now I have lost my sight," the legendary singer said onstage at "The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical" in London.

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“Rescue operations were particularly challenging due to the extensive structural collapse and significant debris,” the fire department said in its statement.