Documentary maker Ken Burns has won a $250,000 prize for his “significant contributions to promoting knowledge and understanding of American history.” Burns is the inaugural winner of the David M. Rubenstein Prize for the Advancement of American History, presented by The New York Historical museu...
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Dolores Huerta, labor activist and civil rights icon, has died at the age of 96, her family announced Wednesday morning.
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The records dispute comes just days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking a fourth term against his Democratic challenger, state Rep. Gina Hinojosa of Austin....
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The judge denied the motion for a new trial that Armstrong's team argued was necessary due to an undisclosed complaint against a witness.
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The federal judge in New York handling the prosecution of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has died.
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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who is under investigation in his country, landed in the U.S. Wednesday morning after fleeing....
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The U.N. General Assembly decided overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th year even as Washington's campaign to influence the outcome led to a number of countries voting against the resolution or sitting out the vote for the first time....
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A plan to give Americans easier access to unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was opposed by most Food and Drug Administration scientific staff members, who had limited input in drafting the policy, according to six people familiar with the po...
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The tax abatement program is intended to spur economic development. The new requirements improve benefits for workers. The city has approved 20 tax breaks, including for Chevron, Kroger, Memorial Hermann, Halliburton and UPS....
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Lawyers representing Meta and Snap will be back in court this week in the latest trial over claims their apps were designed to get teens and children hooked....
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Alleged serial sex predator Joe Khan was charged with assault at a Bucks County, Pennsylvania haunted house.
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A squirrel with a fondness for blue Christmas lights is about to make a giant entrance. Earl the Squirrel, a holiday character from Universal Orlando Resort, will debut as a balloon in the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 26. The 30-foot-tall balloon will show Earl ho...
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A Mexican national was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $672,101 for running a human smuggling ring that severely injured a migrant....
