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The FBI and NYPD are investigating a letter containing a death threat and white powder that was mailed to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office is investigating former President Donald Trump, law-enforcement sources told NBC News. The letter was addressed to Bragg and said, “ALVIN: I AM GOING TO …

The owner of one of Minnesota’s two nuclear power plants said it will temporarily power down the facility on Friday to repair a recurring leak of radioactive water discovered this week, occurring as state regulators had been monitoring the effects of an initial spill four months ago. Xcel Energy said …

A U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one U.S. contractor were wounded Thursday when a suicide drone hit a coalition base near Hasakah in northeast Syria just before 2 p.m. local time, the Defense Department said in a statement. The intelligence community believes the drone to have been …

A rare and unusually powerful strain of a parasite commonly found in cat feces killed four otters on the California coast, a finding researchers described Wednesday as unprecedented and potentially dangerous to humans and other animals. Karen Shapiro, an associate professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology at the University of …

WASHINGTON — Manuel Oliver, the father of a 17-year-old Parkland shooting victim, was arrested Thursday on Capitol Hill after he appeared to shout at a Republican lawmaker who was speaking during a hearing on gun regulations. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Fla., a 26-year-old freshman who is also a survivor of …

Trump news live updates: Grand jury not expected to consider hush money case today IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. The secret proceedings in New York could culminate in prosecutors asking for an indictment of the former president on charges of …

The United States has rejected Chinese claims that a U.S. warship was driven out of waters it illegally entered in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday. China’s military said that the U.S.S. Milius, a guided missile destroyer, had “illegally intruded into China‘s Xisha territorial waters without the approval of …

WASHINGTON — After having downplayed Russia’s war against Ukraine as a “territorial dispute” in remarks to Fox News, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis changed course in a new interview by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” who needs to face consequences for his actions. “I think he is a war …

In 2019 the U.S. and Russia established rules of the air over Syria in order to avoid accidental and potentially provocative encounters. Both sides agreed that direct overflight of each other’s positions on the ground, particularly with armed aircraft, was not acceptable. “The Russians have over the last several months …

Two Virginia inmates were found at an IHOP restaurant after they escaped by digging a hole with tools made from a toothbrush and a metal object, authorities said. John M. Garza, 37, and Arley V. Nemo, 43, were re-arrested early Tuesday hours after they broke free from the Newport News …