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Just a few days after alleging nearly 100,000 Texas voters may not be citizens, officials now concede their list may not have been accurate.

Sea stars along the Pacific Coast are dying in the largest disease epidemic ever documented in a wild marine species. New research suggests warmer water is making the disease even more deadly.

Bruce McArthur, 67, admitted to killing the men between 2010 and 2017 and disposing of their bodies on or near a client’s property. Nearly all the victims had ties to Toronto’s LGBT community.

The labor market continues to get stronger and the economy is growing at a solid rate, the Federal Reserve said. The central bank also said it will be patient as it decides on future rate increases.

The idea, they say, would be to eliminate the health insurance industry and replace it with government-run health insurance. The industry is already gearing up to oppose any moves in that direction.

President Trump has threatened to increase and expand on about $250 billion in tariffs, but he agreed to hold off until early March, while negotiators try to hammer out a deal.

Navy veterans who served off the coast of Vietnam were long denied benefits for exposure to Agent Orange. A federal appeals court now has ruled that service at sea was the same as service on land.

New findings about the health effects of e-cigarettes add to a small but growing body of research that undercuts the widely presumed safety of the alternative to conventional cigarettes.

The president complained that his chiefs of the intelligence services were too “passive” and “naive” after a Senate hearing that underscored how often the White House rejects their assessments.

House and Senate lawmakers formally kick off negotiations today. They are facing a Feb. 15 deadline to come up with a spending bill the president will sign to avoid another shutdown.

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó has called for nationwide rallies a week after he declared himself interim president and demanded Nicolás Maduro step down or call new elections.

“Some places could see wind chill readings as low as 60 below zero,” the postal service said as it halted delivery for a day in parts of the Great Plains and Midwest.

Venezuela’s government and opposition triggered the political standoff that’s drawing an international response. Latin America expert Javier Corrales explains how.

Wind chill warnings stretch from the Dakotas into Western Pennsylvania. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights, and the governors of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois have declared emergencies.

As hospital chains and insurers across the U.S squeeze each other, hoping to increase their market share, many patients are suddenly finding the doctors and hospitals they prefer are out of network.

The Vermont senator’s 2016 presidential campaign took off in New Hampshire. But in 2020, some progressive voters in the state say there are plenty of other alternatives.

“Throughout his life, [Stephen] Paddock went to great lengths to keep his thoughts private, and that extended to his final thinking about this mass murder,” officials said on Tuesday.

The new procedure is designed to prevent applicants from remaining in the U.S. while they await a hearing before an immigration judge.

The U.S. supports the main opposition leader who has been barred by Venezuela’s Supreme Court from leaving the country.

Reports say three of those arrested were involved in getting the mining project licensed, and two were consultants with a company that certified the dam for safety.

The star of the Fox drama was reportedly assaulted Tuesday in downtown Chicago. His attackers are said to have poured a chemical substance on him and wrapped a rope around his neck.

In an indictment that reads like a spy caper gone awry, the Justice Department alleges that the Chinese device maker urged its employees to sneak intel about T-Mobile’s brilliant testing robot.

The National Weather Service warned of a “very dangerous” cold air mass, prompting governors to declare emergencies and school districts to shut down.

Abrams tried last year become the nation’s first African-American woman to win a governor’s race but fell short. She was an outspoken voice during the race against voter suppression tactics.

Scientists say comedian Lewis Black has a lot in common with fruit flies. They’re both really good at acting angry, probably because human anger has roots in animal aggression.

The latest Corruption Perceptions Index shows the U.S. dropped six spots, to No. 22 out of 180 countries and territories. It’s listed right after France and before the United Arab Emirates.

The proposed rule from the Justice Ministry says officials and public figures could be exempt if “objective circumstances” made it impossible for them to comply with corruption laws.

“You just had to ignore the fear in your gut and push it away, become someone else,” recalls one Jewish survivor, now 94. “I had to act like a regular Berliner. And this is what saved me in the end.”

The utility is facing billions of dollars in legal liability for fires caused by its equipment. PG&E filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which would let it restructure its debts.

In Ashtabula, hometown of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, people are hoping the president’s agenda brings renewed vigor to manufacturing.

The former Starbucks CEO has a better chance than most because of his wealth, but there are reasons George Washington was the nation’s only independent president.

China’s Vice President Wang Qishan likes parables. In Davos he told a story to answer a question on U.S.-China trade relations.