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5:47 PM on Thursday, November 20

The board overseeing Alabama public libraries on Thursday voted to remove books that discuss being transgender from the teen and children’s sections of public libraries

5:27 PM on Thursday, November 20

Iraq is one game away from soccer’s 2026 World Cup in North America and its veteran coach Graham Arnold senses a little pressure and a huge achievement ahead

4:37 PM on Thursday, November 20

The U.S. Treasury Department plans to reclassify certain refundable tax credits as "federal public benefits," barring undocumented immigrants and some noncitizens from receiving them

4:27 PM on Thursday, November 20

A federal judge has ordered the release of 16 people detained by immigration officials during an FBI-led raid at a rural Idaho racetrack last month

4:08 PM on Thursday, November 20

New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez — a trailblazer known by the nickname “La Luchadora,” or the fighter — announced that she will retire next year after more than three decades in Congress

4:08 PM on Thursday, November 20

US draft peace proposal to end Ukraine war calls for ceding land to Russia and limiting size of Ukraine military

3:36 PM on Thursday, November 20

The Federal Aviation Administration says only 776 of the nearly 20,000 air traffic controllers and technicians who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive bonuses

3:18 PM on Thursday, November 20

Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades has resigned, a week after he took a leave of absence for personal reasons

2:24 PM on Thursday, November 20

Frame by frame, six photos released by federal investigators capture horrifying images of ill-fated Flight 2976 as it turned into a fireball along a Kentucky airport runway

11:57 AM on Thursday, November 20

The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production that is already leading the world

10:09 AM on Thursday, November 20

Federal investigators have released photos of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed after an engine flew off, killing14 people in Kentucky two weeks ago

9:32 AM on Thursday, November 20

Law enforcement leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, say a federal immigration crackdown centered around the city appears to be tapering off Thursday

9:07 AM on Thursday, November 20

It's a tough time for the job market

8:02 AM on Thursday, November 20

Law enforcement agencies have dismantled a sophisticated criminal network trafficking stolen cultural goods across Europe

5:51 AM on Thursday, November 20

A Paris wax museum has unveiled a figure depicting Princess Diana attired in what has come to be known as her "revenge dress."

5:21 AM on Thursday, November 20

The Trump administration has announced new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades

4:13 AM on Thursday, November 20

A new Texas law says every public school classroom must display a poster listing the Ten Commandments

3:48 AM on Thursday, November 20

Police in Cambodia say 16 people died when a passenger bus crashed off a bridge into a river

3:30 AM on Thursday, November 20

President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv’s military, according to a draft proposal obtained by The Associated Press

2:22 AM on Thursday, November 20

Israel plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site and settlers have established a new outpost there, even as the country faces pressure to crack down on settler violence in the Palestinian territory