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A sit-in at New York City's Trump Tower is underway as protesters gathered to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist detained over the weekend by federal immigration agents.

City councilors voted 12-1 Wednesday to make Boston a sanctuary city for members of the transgender community.

The National Women’s Soccer League returns Friday after it earned record ratings last year, culminating in the most-watched championship game in the league’s 12-year history.

NBC News' Courtney Kube reports on the Trump administration directing the U.S. military to begin developing options for the Panama Canal, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday that he would not run for the U.S.

Turmoil on Wall Street is keeping financial planners’ phones ringing as 401(k) holders watch their retirement account balances fall with the stock markets they’re tied to.

Meta’s upcoming Community Notes feature for monitoring misinformation will use some technology developed by Musk’s X for its similar service.

A severely emaciated Connecticut man was allegedly forced to urinate in bottles and locked inside for nearly 24 hours a day during 20 years of captivity by his abusive stepmother, police said Thursday.

A severely emaciated Connecticut man was allegedly forced to urinate in bottles and locked inside for nearly 24 hours a day during 20 years of captivity by his abusive stepmother, police said Thursday.

North Dakota lawmakers are on the verge of making their state the first to tell the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decade-old ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal.

A 37-year-old man visiting the Red Lodge Mountain ski resort in Montana has reportedly died after he fell from a chairlift.

Donatella Versace announced Thursday that she is stepping down as chief creative officer of Versace, ending her nearly 30-year-long stint at the Italian luxury fashion empire's helm.

Donatella Versace announced Thursday that she is stepping down as chief creative officer of Versace, ending her nearly 30-year-long stint at the Italian luxury fashion empire's helm.

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., whom President Donald Trump had chosen to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a senior administration official said.

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., whom President Donald Trump had chosen to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a senior administration official said.

President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to impose 200% tariffs on alcohol from the European Union in response to the region's retaliatory 50% tariff on U.S. whiskey, further escalating tensions between two longtime trading partners.

The wife of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who faces deportation, says she was "naive" to think that her husband wouldn't be detained by immigration agents.

The European Union is hitting back at President Donald Trump’s new levy on all foreign aluminum and steel by announcing retaliatory tariffs on American products worth billions of dollars. President Donald Trump slams the move, saying he will “of course”…

Russia sees the ceasefire suggested by the U.S. and Ukraine as little more than a chance for Kyiv's forces to regroup, a senior aide to Vladimir Putin said.

The NFL's free-agent signing period is officially underway. Which teams have made the best and worst decisions so far?

As Republican lawmakers move to cut Medicaid spending, misinformation about immigrants, especially about Latinos, is spreading on social media.

The Department of Education cut nearly half its civil rights investigators, which experts say could have a major impact on children with special needs.

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday outlined plans for an aggressive rollback of environmental regulations.

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