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The pardons were announced by White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson. Ex-NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon were granted the clemency.

James Van Der Beek, the "Dawson's Creek" actor who became a heartthrob at the turn of the millennium, has died at 48.

Chicago Sky star forward Angel Reese is returning to Unrivaled for the remainder of the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league’s season.

The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.

U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night, delivering an emotional, heartfelt short program at the Milan Cortina Games.

Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released the first surveillance images Tuesday showing a masked person on her porch the night she went missing.

Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.

The FBI is not aware of ongoing communication between Savannah Guthrie’s family and any suspected kidnappers.

Bad Bunny’s halftime show at Super Bowl LX featured a whole lot of pride in Puerto Rican culture and music — and gave one University of Maryland professor a lot of material for his coursework.

Sam Darnold threw a touchdown pass to AJ Barner, Kenneth Walker III ran for 135 yards and Jason Myers made all five of his field-goal tries.

A judge scheduled his state murder trial to begin June 8, three months before jury selection in his federal case.

President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that included a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.

The problem was discovered when a Boar’s Head liverwurst sample collected by health officials in Maryland tested positive for listeria.

At this point, Maryland fans can be forgiven if the losses start blending together.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.

The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota but will continue its enforcement operation that has sparked tension and deadly confrontations, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.

The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff Wednesday, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage in a widespread purge.

The House passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump and setting the stage for a debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.

House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled he is relying on help from President Donald Trump to ensure passage.