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Andy Kropa/InvisionAuthor Rabih Alameddine won for his novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother). Other winners include a book for young people about orphans on the run in Iran during World War II. -
J. Scott Applewhite/APU.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign.
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President Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now, there's a 30-day countdown for the DOJ to produce those records. -
The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden. -
From tiny Curaçao, to troubled Haiti's remarkable comeback, discover how some of the smallest nations in the world are defying the odds to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. -
Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire that burned through old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan.
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Nov. 19 is World Toilet Day — officially declared by the United Nations to bring attention to the 3.4 billion people who live without "safely managed sanitation." -
The artist's 1940 painting, El sueño (La cama), is expected to sell for $40 to $60 million on Thursday night. -
A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria has escaped and is safe, as hunters joined security forces in the search for the missing students. -
Simple mechanics and diverse modes turn Kirby Air Riders into a racing game to rival Mario Kart World, a fellow Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive. -
With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less effective, but doctors still urge getting one ASAP.
