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Bill Barr: Trump committed a 'grave wrongdoing' in Jan. 6 case

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Cybele Mayes-Osterman

Former President Trump returned to Washington Thursday to face a federal judge on charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Geoff Bennett spoke with former Attorney General Bill Barr about the historic legal case…

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Palestinian foreign minister says Biden's inaction amid Middle East violence surges is 'weak'

By Isabel Debre, Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden had initially won plaudits from the Palestinians when he rejected the Trump administration's unabashedly pro-Israel stance.

Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Ukraine's emergency service says four of its workers were wounded in a second round of shelling as they fought a fire at St. Catherine's Cathedral.

Mexico recovers 2 bodies from the Rio Grande, one found near a floating barrier that Texas installed

By Associated Press

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department reported for the first time on Wednesday that a body had been found along the floating barrier, then reported a second body about three miles upriver away from the buoys.

Family of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with county

By Associated Press

Attorneys Ben Crump and Michael Harper, who represent Thompson's family, said Thursday that settlements were reached with the county and other "unidentified entities."…

Trump pleads not guilty to federal felonies related to the 2020 election

By Michael Kunzelman, Eric Tucker, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Trump pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential…

Testimony from Hunter Biden associate provides new insight into business dealings

By Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Republicans on Thursday released the transcript of an interview with Devon Archer, who was Hunter Biden's business partner.

Drag artists and LGBTQ+ advocates sue to block Texas law expanding ban on sexual performances

By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

The federal lawsuit filed in Houston by the American Civil Liberties Union argues the Texas law is unconstitutional and threatens the livelihood and free expression" of drag performers and others.

WATCH: Blinken calls on world to tell Russia to stop using Ukrainian grain as 'blackmail'

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

America’s top diplomat lashed out at Russia at a U.N. Security Council meeting for ignoring the world’s appeals and pulling out of the year-old deal that allowed Ukraine to ship more than 32 tons of grain from Black Sea ports to needy…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial delayed until end of impeachment trial

By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

During the brief court hearing in Houston that was attended by Paxton, state District Judge Andrea Beall agreed with lawyers in the case to delay any decision on setting a trial date until the impeachment trial, set to begin Sept.