A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 14 months in prison

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Some officials expressed support for keeping the central bank’s key rate unchanged, the minutes from last month's meeting said.

The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment Tuesday after turning down a prosecution offer of 35 years in prison. Read More

The Israeli military said Wednesday that troops have recovered the body of a hostage held in Gaza and were examining whether another body recovered was also that of a captive.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Multiple massive wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force early Wednesday, destroying more than 1,000 structures and killing at least two people as desperate residents escaped through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday it will release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep under wraps for now the rest of the record focused on the president-elect’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The revelation was made in a filing to...

Plane was taxiing for takeoff when door was suddenly opened by passenger, who is expected to face charges

A person on board a plane at Boston Logan international airport that was taxiing for takeoff suddenly opened an exit door and was quickly restrained by other passengers, authorities said.

The JetBlue passenger was expected to face charges and be arraigned on Wednesday, a Massachusetts state police spokesperson, Tim McGuirk, said in a statement on Tuesday night. The passenger’s name was not released.

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Wildfires are tearing across the Los Angeles area with devastating force after setting off a desperate escape from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke

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The fire swept through a Los Angeles hillside where Redick lives alongside other celebrities, burning homes in Pacific Palisades and prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands.

The lawsuit arrives as US renters continue to struggle under a merciless housing market, with incomes failing to keep up with rent increases.

Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip, including two infants and a woman

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Trae Young hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from beyond the halfcourt line to give the Hawks a 124-121 victory over the Jazz on Tuesday night.

SAN FRANCISCO — When he was still a boy making long, tedious trips between his school and his woodsy home in the mountains during the 1980s, JoeBen Bevirt began fantasizing about flying cars that could whisk him to his destination in a matter of minutes. Read More

Ottawa (4-0-1-3) won its third straight game, including a 3-1 victory over the Sirens in their first meeting of the season on Dec. 29.

LAS VEGAS — The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday. Read More

Privately owned Cessna 208 Caravan 675 plane was carrying seven people when it crashed off Western Australia coast

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Three people have died after a seaplane crashed near Western Australia’s popular tourist destination Rottnest Island with seven people on board.

The privately owned Cessna 208 Caravan 675 seaplane is believed to have struck a small limestone outcrop called Phillip Rock while taking off from Rottnest Island, off the coast of Perth, at about 4pm local time on Tuesday.

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GUWAHATI, India — At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. Read More

Livelsberger used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.

• Team ended regular season with 4-13 record
• Raiders need to address several problem areas

The Las Vegas Raiders fired Antonio Pierce on Tuesday after just one season as their full-time coach, the team’s latest in a line of coaching changes over the past several years.

“We appreciate Antonio’s leadership, first as an interim head coach and this past season as the head coach,” the team said in a statement. “Antonio grew up a Raiders fan and his Silver and Black roots run deep. We are grateful for his ability to reignite what it means to be a Raider throughout the entire organization. We wish nothing but the best for Antonio and his family in the future.”

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Men charged with felonies after skit leads to third-degree burns over 16% percent of pledge’s body, prosecutors say

Four fraternity members at San Diego State University are facing felony charges in connection with a skit performed at a party last year during which a pledge was set on fire, causing third-degree burns that covered more than 16% of his body, prosecutors said.

Caden Cooper, 22; Lucas Cowling, 20; Christopher Serrano, 20; and Lars Larsen, 19, were all charged with at least one felony Monday in San Diego superior court. All pleaded not guilty.

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• Sean M Higgins shuns offer of 35 years in prison
• Police say 44-year-old hit brothers while over the limit

The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment on Tuesday after turning down a prosecution offer of 35 years in prison.

Sean M Higgins, 44, appeared briefly in court in Salem county, New Jersey, and entered a formal plea to the recent indictment in the 29 August deaths. The case will now move toward trial.

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Elon Musk’s father says his billionaire son has expressed interest in buying English soccer club Liverpool

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