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A federal court on Wednesday granted special counsel Jack Smith’s request for an expedited appeal in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit set several deadlines for prosecutors and the defense to file briefs laying out their positions on …

Ukraine on Wednesday entered the second day of limited communications after its largest mobile phone and internet provider was hit by a huge cyberattack, Ukrainian officials and the internet provider said Wednesday. The company, Kyivstar, shut down all mobile and internet service Tuesday after experiencing what its CEO said was …

THE MOJAVE DESERT, CALIF. — California’s Joshua trees look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book, resembling a cross between a cactus and a palm tree. The trees, part of the agave family and also sometimes called yucca palms, are hardy and adapted to the dry, rocky landscape of …

The suspect in an attack on a Jewish couple walking to a Beverly Hills, California, synagogue was charged Tuesday with multiple felony counts that could add up to life in prison. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the charges at a news conference, saying rising antisemitic violence and …

WASHINGTON — Texas Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz dodged questions Tuesday about Kate Cox, a mother of two who has received national attention after their state’s supreme court blocked her from receiving an abortion after her fetus received a fatal diagnosis. Cruz and Cornyn were notably skittish when …

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden appeared Tuesday to offer his harshest criticism yet of the Israeli government since Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a “tough decision to make.” Biden made the remarks at an off-camera campaign reception in Washington, D.C. Tuesday afternoon …

A Russian-speaking stowaway managed to fly from Denmark to Los Angeles without a passport, visa or plane ticket last month, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava arrived at LAX at 1 p.m. on Nov. 4, the complaint said. But at the Customs and Border Protection checkpoint, …

Nearly a month after President Joe Biden announced that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed to resume direct communications between U.S. and Chinese military commanders, U.S. defense officials have repeatedly tried to reach their Chinese counterparts but not received any responses, according to three senior U.S. officials.  Biden …

Hunter Biden’s attorney is asking the federal judge overseeing his federal gun case to dismiss the criminal charges against him, arguing that an earlier agreement with prosecutors gives him immunity. The motion was one of four Biden filed Monday in Delaware federal court seeking to have the felony gun charges …

More than 700 members of Harvard University’s faculty have signed a letter urging administrators to resist calls to remove the school’s president amid an outcry over testimony she gave last week at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism. “We, the undersigned faculty, urge you in the strong possible terms to …