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anthem A Georgia woman is speaking out after she was told that she and fellow passengers would not be permitted to sing the National Anthem to honor a fallen Green Beret whose remains were on board the flight. Honoring Green Berets Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, 29, Staff Sgt. Bryan Black, 35, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, […]

NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial will continue after a federal judge declined to throw out any of the 18 charges against the Democratic senator and his co-defendant Salomon Melgen. The ruling Monday by U.S. District Judge William H. Walls had the potential to deliver Menendez a legal and political victory in

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A woman driving a Hyundai Santa Fe that struck and killed a toddler who ran into a Deerfield Beach street was dragged out of her SUV and beaten, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Neallie Junior Saxon III, who would have turned 2 on Dec. 12, was struck by a maroon

WASHINGTON — Rep. Duncan Hunter’s campaign has spent nearly half a million dollars on legal fees this year amid the ongoing FBI investigation into alleged misuse of his campaign funds. Hunter’s most recent report to the Federal Election Commission shows the campaign spent $134,794 with six prominent Washington, D.C., area and San Diego law firms

WASHINGTON — Florida has a U.S. senator who once flew aboard the Space Shuttle. A congressional candidate from Miami can go one better: Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera says she’s been aboard a spaceship too. But this one was crewed by aliens. As in extraterrestrials. Three blond, big-bodied beings — two females, one male — visited her

Natasha Wallace will go through hell and high water – or in this case, wildfires – in order to rescue her 4-year-old pit bull, Bentley. The Santa Rosa Junior College student had just finished up studying for school across town from her house last Monday when she started driving home and saw that there was

Firefighters on Monday continued to gain control of the deadly wildfires that have ravaged Northern California’s wine country, as officials lifted multiple evacuation orders across the region. In the last week, the fires have scorched more than 200,000 acres, destroyed or damaged more than 5,500 homes, displaced 100,000 people and killed at least 41. Sunday

The Clinton Foundation said Monday it plans to keep a six-figure donation from disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, explaining that the money has already been spent on programs. “We are a charity. Donations, these included, have been spent fighting childhood obesity and HIV/AIDS, combatting climate change, and empowering girls and women, and we have no

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka Trump hosted an event at the White House last Tuesday for Jewish children suffering from cancer. The children were brought to the White House under the auspices of Chai Lifeline, an organization dedicated to assisting Jewish children suffering from cancer. As part of the visit, the

MIAMI — Tens of thousands of South Floridians stood for hours in the sweltering, soggy heat Sunday at Tropical Park, waiting to apply for special food stamps available only to victims Hurricane Irma, stunning state officials who were expecting far fewer people. “We’ve been dealing with about 10,000 people a day,” said Ofelia Martinez, the

Survivors of Northern California’s wildfires are dealing with exacerbated health problems from smoke inhalation and mental trauma, even as state fire authorities say they have turned a corner in battling several of the blazes that have devastated the wine country. Meanwhile, officials said the fires that ignited last weekend have killed at least 40 people