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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California. The 5-year-old female otter has shown aggression toward people for several weeks and poses a public …

Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz. referred to Black people as “colored people” Thursday in floor debate over his proposed amendment to an annual defense policy bill, prompting a stern rebuke from the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. “My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people …

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office is investigating the transmission of an alternative slate of electors by Trump allies to be included in Congress’ counting of electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021, a source familiar with the probe told NBC News on Thursday. A second source familiar with the matter …

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of hundreds of military nominations over his objections to the Pentagon’s policy on abortions is affecting both national security and military readiness. “This is a national security issue. It’s a readiness issue. And we shouldn’t kid ourselves, I …

Hollywood actors could soon have a new role: picketers. Thousands of screen performers represented by the powerful labor union SAG-AFTRA, which stands for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, are on course for strike action after the guild and a trade association representing the industry’s leading …

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his country’s nuclear fighting capabilities as he supervised the second test-flight of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the mainland U.S., state media reported Thursday. Kim’s statement suggested North Korea would ramp up weapons …

Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured when a Greyhound bus crashed into tractor trailers parked on the side of the highway in southern Illinois early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on the westbound side of Interstate 70 in Madison …

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray facing an onslaught of critical questions from Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday amid GOP claims that federal law enforcement agencies have been “weaponized” against conservatives, including former President Donald Trump and his allies. Wray is testifying at a hearing on congressional oversight …

‘We are preparing the foundation,’ Zelenskyy’s chief of staff says Zelenskyy and his team are in Vilnius to lay down the foundation and understand security guarantees for their country on its way to NATO, his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said today. Zelenskyy and Stoltenberg shake hands at the NATO summit …

Federal prosecutors in New York City have indicted a co-director of a Maryland-based think tank on a host of charges stemming from what they allege was his unregistered advocacy of Chinese causes while he was trying to sell weapons on behalf of a Chinese company to a number of foreign …