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3:54 PM on Thursday, July 30

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has ended endangered species protections for a Texas lizard after a lawsuit by state Attorney General Ken Paxton

3:46 PM on Thursday, July 30

One of the first “girl group” stars has died

3:40 PM on Thursday, July 30

A National Guard officer has pleaded guilty to leading a double life, marrying a woman he met in Mongolia while still married in the U.S. Prosecutors allege Maj. Collin Welch used a government travel card and forged documents to facilitate his actions

2:38 PM on Thursday, July 30

Baker Mayfield feels “disrespected” by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and is focused on playing his best football

2:17 PM on Thursday, July 30

Americans outside the nation’s capital will soon be able to get limited-edition U.S. passports that feature a picture of President Donald Trump and celebrate America’s 250th birthday

1:25 PM on Thursday, July 30

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration cannot deny immigrants detained inside the United States a chance for release on bond

1:16 PM on Thursday, July 30

New research says ancient mummy DNA provides the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

12:31 PM on Thursday, July 30

The WNBA says a social media post showing stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese betting $400 on the outcome of a game between their teams “missed the mark."

12:04 PM on Thursday, July 30

A federal judge has refused to dismiss the case against an Afghan woman who's the first person facing deportation under the Trump administration’s activation of a long-dormant court based in Washington

11:20 AM on Thursday, July 30

Palestinian authorities have asked the Supreme Court to halt a $656 million judgment in favor of Americans killed or wounded by attacks in Israel

11:01 AM on Thursday, July 30

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fourth consecutive week to its highest level in a year, another setback for prospective homebuyers hoping for a break from elevated home loan borrowing costs

10:29 AM on Thursday, July 30

President Donald Trump says he may withdraw and delay Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general until Republican senators who are seeking concessions from the top prosecutor leave office

9:41 AM on Thursday, July 30

One child has died and another is missing after the two 10-year-olds went into a rain-swollen New Jersey river

9:22 AM on Thursday, July 30

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick says his program is adjusting internal duties with general manager Michael Lombardi on paid administrative leave and the subject of a school investigation

1:24 AM on Thursday, July 30

Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people and injured over 50 others

1:17 AM on Thursday, July 30

The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son

11:09 PM on Wednesday, July 29

The National Urban League's latest “State of Black America” report warns that the American Dream may be slipping away for many Black Americans

11:07 PM on Wednesday, July 29

A man who gave his son the gun he used in a deadly high school shooting in Georgia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison

10:55 PM on Wednesday, July 29

A French student has been fined in Singapore for licking a straw from a juice vending machine and putting it back in what lawyers described as a social media stunt

5:07 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton has been fined an undisclosed amount and suspended from attending the team’s next five home games, the WNBA has confirmed