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US returns Egon Schiele art stolen by Nazis to heirs

Elaine Hadley

The US has returned seven artworks by Austrian painter Egon Schiele to the heirs of a Jewish cabaret star who ...

Elijah McClain: Opening statements conclude in the trial of officers charged in the death of the unarmed Black man

Elaine Hadley

CNN  —  Prosecution and defense attorneys delivered opening statements Wednesday in the trial of two Aurora, Colorado, police officers who ...

Debate over a Black student’s suspension over his hairstyle in Texas ramps up with probe and lawsuit

Elaine Hadley

HOUSTON (AP) — The debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for ...

Ray Epps pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Elaine Hadley

Comment on this storyComment An Arizona man who continues to be accused in conservative circles of working as a government ...

Ray Epps, Trump supporter targeted by Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge

Elaine Hadley

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ray Epps, a onetime Donald Trump supporter who was the target of a right-wing conspiracy theory about ...

DeSantis unveils energy agenda while downplaying threats of climate change

Elaine Hadley

CNN  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday shared a vision for America’s energy sector, leading with a pledge to ...

Family of man who died while being admitted to psychiatric hospital agrees to $8.5M settlement

Elaine Hadley

FILE – Caroline Ouko, mother of Irvo Otieno, holds a portrait of her son at the Dinwiddie Courthouse in Dinwiddie, ...

Biden invites Netanyahu to Washington following months of tensions over Israeli PM’s judicial reform efforts

Elaine Hadley

CNN  —  US President Joe Biden extended a delayed invitation to Washington to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday ...

Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies, contraception

Elaine Hadley

NEW YORK (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers ...

Wildfire smoke amid a warming climate are slowing America’s air quality gains

Elaine Hadley

Comment on this storyComment In more than a half century since the Clean Air Act was enacted, there have been ...