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A former NAACP leader in Washington state who was exposed for pretending to be Black in 2015 is now making headlines for a different controversy. Rachel Dolezal, who legally changed her name to Nkechi Diallo in 2016, was fired by the Catalina Foothills Unified School District in Arizona over her …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued the state of Tennessee over its decades-old felony aggravated prostitution law, arguing that it illegally imposes tougher criminal penalties on people who are HIV positive. The lawsuit, filed in western Tennessee, follows an investigation completed in December by the Justice Department that …

Utah’s Board of Education voted to censure one of its members and called for her resignation on Wednesday after she appeared to falsely suggest a teenage girl was transgender on social media. Natalie Cline, the censured board member, posted a flyer for a Salt Lake City high school basketball team …

The body of someone who may have been arrested was found when a Miegs County sheriff’s patrol vehicle was pulled from the Tennessee River, but the deputy is missing, officials said Thursday. Deputy Robert “R.J.” Leonard was last heard from Wednesday night shortly after he arrested someone and was on …

WASHINGTON — After Speaker Mike Johnson rejected a Senate-passed national security package, centrist House Republican lawmakers said Thursday they will soon unveil their own bipartisan proposal that calls for new border policies coupled with critical military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. “This is a really good piece of legislation. It’s …

Jacob Gooch Jr. had been enjoying the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade with his dad, stepmom and siblings when a gunman began shooting about 15-feet away from where his family was standing. The family ran in different directions, with Jacob, 13, losing his shoes as they scattered. It …

WASHINGTON — An FBI confidential human source has been indicted on two counts of allegedly feeding the bureau false information about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign. Alexander Smirnov, 43, who disliked President Joe Biden, was arrested in Las Vegas after returning from …

Greek lawmakers voted on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage in a landmark decision that will make it the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. The passage of the law — which was drafted by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government and had support from four left-wing parties — …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island man was arrested Thursday and charged with using gasoline to set several fires around the exterior of a predominantly Black church in North Providence early Sunday morning. Kevin Colantonio, 34, of North Providence, was charged with maliciously damaging or destroying by means of fire …

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Hur, who recently declined to prosecute President Joe Biden over his handling of classified documents after leaving office as vice president, will deliver public testimony next month before a Republican-led House panel, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. Hur’s testimony will …

WASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner and House Speaker Mike Johnson have been concerned “for weeks” about the national security threat posed by the possibility of a Russian nuclear-powered space asset designed to target American satellites, several sources told NBC News. The two had written a letter to the White House requesting …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering whether to recommend yet another Covid booster shot this spring, especially for people most at risk for severe complications of the illness. A spring booster would be the same vaccine that was approved last fall, which was formulated to target the …

WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 defendant who was arrested near the Washington home of former President Barack Obama over the summer after former President Donald Trump posted a screenshot that included the address has been hit with five new charges. A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment against Taylor …

WASHINGTON — The United States recently conducted a cyberattack against an Iranian military ship that had been collecting intelligence on cargo vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, according to three U.S. officials. The cyberattack occurred more than a week ago and was part of the Biden administration’s response to the …

WASHINGTON — Aides and allies close to former President Trump have discussed the former president giving the official Republican response to President Joe Biden’s March 7 State of the Union address, according to five people familiar with the talks. Two of the sources said that Trump himself has discussed it, …

The watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services found gaps in how the agency vetted the people whom unaccompanied migrant children were sent to live with in the U.S. in 2021, according to a new report. In an unprecedented surge, more than 300,000 unaccompanied children have entered the …

The Biden administration and Congress are caught in a no-win situation over policy changes and funding at the southern border: the White House unable to enact new policies without additional funds, and House Republicans unwilling to unlock funding without sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy.  While the Department of Homeland …

LOS ANGELES — Seven Los Angeles firefighters were injured, two critically, when an explosion occurred as they responded early Thursday to a truck with pressurized cylinders that were on fire, authorities said. The explosion occurred shortly before 7 a.m. in the Wilmington area, fire department spokesperson Nicholas Prange said in …

A 2018 Cadillac ATS-V Sedan once leased by President Joe Biden has gone up for auction. The car was built as a “one-of-one specification” for Biden while he was out of office after serving as vice president under former president Barack Obama. Namely, the car features tinted windows and a …

Witness describes fleeing chaotic scene, climbing fence after hearing ‘popping noises’ Janelle Duncan, a longtime Chiefs fan who has attended every Super Bowl victory parade for the team, had to climb over a fence to escape what she described as a chaotic scene. “We just heard a bunch of popping …