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3:01 PM on Friday, April 17

The Trump administration says it’s in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax information

2:54 PM on Friday, April 17

A judge has ruled that a former New York City police sergeant can stay out of jail while he appeals his manslaughter conviction for tossing a picnic cooler at a fleeing suspect who then crashed his motorized scooter and died

2:50 PM on Friday, April 17

A Massachusetts judge has temporarily blocked a turbine manufacturer from withdrawing from a major offshore wind farm project

2:38 PM on Friday, April 17

The U.S. government plans another oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

2:07 PM on Friday, April 17

A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to end the wider war

2:02 PM on Friday, April 17

A former defensive tackle at the University of Alabama is accused of wearing makeup and wigs to impersonate NFL players in a fraud scheme that bilked investors of $20 million

2:01 PM on Friday, April 17

Wildfires used to die down and even stop at night with cooler temperatures and increased humidity

1:53 PM on Friday, April 17

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A West Virginia transgender girl who competes on her high school girls' track team says she's focused on having fun with her friends

1:41 PM on Friday, April 17

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Boxing legend George Foreman, who passed away in March 2025, chose to be buried in Sioux City, Iowa

1:01 PM on Friday, April 17

A UPS cargo plane had to abort its landing in Louisville earlier this week when a small plane crossed the runway just as it approached

12:34 PM on Friday, April 17

The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

11:53 AM on Friday, April 17

A suspected purse snatcher was rounded up after being chased through the streets of Manhattan by a mounted New York police office and his horse

11:46 AM on Friday, April 17

The Supreme Court is handing a win to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana

9:34 AM on Friday, April 17

Two male runners in South Africa who were discovered fraudulently competing on behalf of female colleagues in a top marathon have been disqualified

3:14 AM on Friday, April 17

Some new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had problems in their past

1:53 AM on Friday, April 17

Pope Leo XIV is encouraging young people in Cameroon to resist the temptation to migrate and to stay at home and fight corruption

12:19 AM on Friday, April 17

Congress has approved a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies just days before it was set to expire

2:07 PM on Thursday, April 16

Ex-NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures