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The Nazi symbol was spray-painted over a Star of David on a campus memorial to the 11 people killed last month at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pennsylvania.

An internal email reveals a Justice Department discussion about the possibility of “renewed debate” over whether the Patriot Act could force the release of individuals’ confidential census responses.

Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin described it as a “disgraceful surrender,” while senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat called it an “initial positive step.”

The Chicago Police Department says a police officer and three others were killed in a domestic-related shooting at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center on the city’s Near South Side.

Eleven House Democrats and five incoming freshmen have signed a letter committing to oppose Nancy Pelosi’s speakership bid on the House floor.

President Reagan’s pivot away from a reporter’s question about possibly pardoning those involved with the 1980s arms-sales scandal is a key moment in the history of the event taking place Tuesday.

There are six separate steps in the video from Democratic Republic of the Congo — and that’s not counting “abundantly” wetting your hands and lathering up.

A highway runs right through the community of Acquetico, population about 120. The area’s mayor decided to take action against motorists blazing by and was shocked at what he found.

The state has started to reduce overdose deaths by offering counseling and medication for opioid addiction in prison. Research finds the treatment helps inmates avoid relapse after release.

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire killed more than 100 people when it erupted in June. Now, thousands are evacuating their homes as the volcano once again spews ash and hot rocks.

State Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office announced Friday that it had added the drugstore chains to a lawsuit filed in May against opioid distributors and manufacturers.

Carlos Ghosn, who also chairs Renault and Mitsubishi, is widely admired for saving Nissan from bankruptcy nearly 20 years ago. Now he has been accused of underreporting income and reportedly arrested.

As Trump cracks down on asylum-seekers, federal lawsuits argue that the administration is turning its back on legal precedent and international law.

Millions of Americans use wearable devices to monitor their diet and fitness. Some insurance companies offer incentives to use them, but privacy advocates caution customers not to share too much data.

Latino turnout was up dramatically in the midterms, according to early voting and other preliminary data. Democrats say Latino votes helped flip house and senate races across the country.

At least 80 people have died throughout the state since the Camp and Woolsey fires broke out earlier this month. The official missing persons list spans 993 names.

Close to 1,500 inmates have been sent to battle the wildfires in Northern California. They are paid less than minimum wage, and some critics have decried the state program slave labor.

A bipartisan coalition of Virginia lawmakers is working to make the state the 38th and final one needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Two-headed snakes don’t live very long in the wild, so when one was found in a Northern Virginia yard, the discovery got the attention of scientists and social media alike.

The donation is the largest individual gift ever made to a single university and is designed to allow the school to be need-blind and loan-free.

Broadhursts Bookshop in Southport, England, sold the book about William the Conqueror that had sat on the shelf for decades. The store’s tweet about the sale has inspired thousands of replies.

Using toilets is not always intuitive. That’s when a sign or two can be helpful — and sometimes hilarity-inducing.

Thieves entered the Netherlands’ Kunsthal in 2012 and made off with seven paintings, allegedly later burned in an oven by the ringleader’s mother. Now the story has taken another strange turn.

Ultimately, even a hand recount didn’t shift the final margin of the race too much. Scott’s win means Republicans have picked up two Senate seats even as the GOP lost substantial ground in the House.

The president refused to admit any culpability in the results, but in a rare move, he acknowledged he made a mistake in not visiting Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day.

Nearly two weeks after Election Day, a statewide recount showed that Republican Gov. Rick Scott continued to hold the lead in the Senate race against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson.

“Somebody with a technical background might think in a little bit different than the way, for instance, that a lawyer would think,” says Chrissy Houlahan, a new lawmaker with a STEM background.

One minute, Seamus Hughes was reading the book Dragons Love Tacos to his son. The next minute, he stumbled on what could be one of the most closely guarded secrets within the U.S. government.

Now that wildfires are a year-round problem in California, officials are adding emotional support to the services they provide to firefighters in the field.

The president traveled to areas impacted by the fires in California, including the town of Paradise, which was virtually destroyed.

News outlets had reported that the White House was looking to placate Turkey to ease pressure on the Saudis, after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

The submarine had 44 crew members when it lost contact with Argentina’s military. Its disappearance has prompted protests by family members of those on board.

After more than a year of negotiations, Prime Minister Theresa May presented a Brexit withdrawal agreement that seemed to unite British politicians across the spectrum in their hatred for it.