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During Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing, Democrats pressed her on whether she could maintain the DOJ's independence from the White House while Republicans welcomed her as a course correction for a department that unfairly pursued Donald Trump.

Angeline Murimirwa, whose parents couldn't afford school fees, is on Time magazine's "most influential" list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity giving girls a chance for an education.

Panic and confusion gripped Iran's capital, Tehran, as Israel warned civilians to evacuate or face more potential strikes as conflict between the two countries spilled into its fifth day.

Two separate, partisan spending bills failed in the Senate on Tuesday. The government will shut down at the end of the day barring a last-minute breakthrough.

U.S. government attorneys call the funding plans 'legally insufficient.'

The billionaire tech mogul's testimony was part of a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The jury's verdict in the case could shape how some 1,600 other pending cases from families and school districts are resolved.

President Trump's nominee deflected answering most questions, citing precedent that she can't weigh in on issues she may rule on. Weeks before the election, Democrats largely honed in on health care.

For a moment it looked like a major shift was underway in Florida agriculture, as more local produce was consumed locally. It didn't completely pan out but hopes remain high.

Doctors are trying to figure out why some kids become much sicker than others and, in rare cases, don’t survive.

Blurring the line between church and state threatens civil liberties and privacy, says former president Jimmy Carter. That's the case he makes in his new book, Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis.

In the U.S. and British territories, residents tell of winds that could rattle your bones — and of an aftermath like a "war zone." Here are portraits of the devastation, in the survivors' own words.

A new wave of artists are reimagining the classic bolero, rising above its gendered tropes and sharpening its quietly feminist rebellion for the contemporary moment.

Teams from a dozen counties are leaving blood on the ice in their quest to get bobsled and skeleton on the Paralympic roster.

G7 diplomats meet to help Ukraine through the winter. Two omicron variants could cause a new COVID surge. Borrowing on credit cards and for car loans is getting a lot more expensive.

It should also be noted that making a show of presidential ambition early but then backing off has been an excellent way to get on the national ticket, albeit in the role of running mate.

Iran state media report multiple attacks in Iran. Senate launches 2 days of testimony about the Trump campaign's Russia ties. A report commissioned for Uber catalogues its record on sexual harassment.

The two parties that have historically dominated Taiwanese electoral politics are trying to sell voters their visions of the island's future – starting with the issue of China.

In Zambia, truck drivers and sex workers have high rates of being HIV positive —- and are at high risk of contracting the virus. Here's how they have been affected by the administration's policies.

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan brings the kind of enthusiasm Mitt Romney could use — he's a darling of the conservative base that Romney has had a harder time winning over. But the ideas that have made him a star — particularly his plans for Medicare — may give Democrats an opening against him.

If Republicans really do have a problem with the issue of immigration — as even former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush intimated on Thursday — you wouldn't know it from the litany of GOP convention speakers who have made a point of stressing their country of origin.

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is heading to the finish line, with a dozen ballot proposals up for final votes this week.The 37-member…

By Carrie PinkardTampa celebrated its 132nd birthday on Monday.Instead of cake and candles, the city marked the occasion by opening the doors to Old City…

The record rainfall in some areas comes close on the heels of dozens of tornadoes that killed dozens of people across a swath of the country earlier this week.

The Florida Department of Health and a Republican state senator are offering drastically different visions for the future of medical cannabis in the...

Republican Rep. Gus Bilirakis held a town hall Saturday, to hear ideas about replacing the Affordable Care Act. But he was met with opposition as about…