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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will spend time tracing his family history this week on a trip that includes stops in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Biden is scheduled to leave Tuesday for a trip that will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended …

A Republican state legislator in Florida apologized Monday after he called transgender people “demons” and “mutants” at a legislative hearing. State Rep. Webster Barnaby had lashed out at transgender people earlier in the day at a Commerce Committee hearing on the Safety in Private Spaces Act, a bill that would …

“I want to welcome democracy back to the people’s house,” Jones said in a speech on the House floor. “I want to thank you all, not for what you did, but for awakening the people of this state, particularly the young people. Thank you for reminding us that the struggle …

A gunman opened fire at a bank in downtown Louisville on Monday, leaving four dead — including at least two friends of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear — and wounding eight others, authorities said. The shooter, described as a current or former employee of Old National Bank, also wounded two responding …

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz built his reputation as a conservative flamethrower after leading the government shutdown over Obamacare funding in 2013, cultivating that brand during his presidential campaign and beyond over the last decade. Now, the Texas Republican is seeking to show some bipartisan credentials as he runs for …

Michael Lerner, an actor who featured in films such as “Elf,” “Godzilla” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and who received an Oscar nomination in best supporting actor for his performance in Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1991 psychological comedy “Barton Fink,” died Saturday evening. He was 81 years old. Lerner’s …

Four people were dead, including a child, after what police characterized as a domestic violence incident in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday. Police arrived at the home at 614 Grand St. just before 2:30 a.m., about three minutes after they got a call reporting domestic violence at the address, Orlando Police …

WASHINGTON — A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act has been revived by anti-abortion groups and conservative states seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill …

Some of the most powerful forces in Republican politics are on course for an explosive — and expensive — collision in West Virginia’s Senate primary. On one side, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Senate Leadership Fund, the McConnell-aligned super PAC, are pushing for …

A police pursuit of a vehicle with a 13-year-old boy behind the wheel ended with one person dead and nearly a dozen injured in a fiery crash in California, police said Saturday. The happened around 4:25 p.m. in Woodland, California, a city 20 miles northwest of Sacramento, police said. An …