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WATCH: Biden speaks on an overnight raid that killed an Islamic State leader in northern Syria

By Lolita C. Baldor, Bassem Mroue, Zeke Miller, Ghaith Alsayed, Associated Press

The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed Thursday, blowing himself up along with members of his family during an overnight raid carried out by U.S. special operations forces in northwestern Syria, President Joe Biden said.

Islamic State leader killed during U.S. raid in northern Syria, says Biden

By Bassem Mroue, Lolita C. Baldor, Ghaith Alsayed, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says an elite U.S. military force killed one of the world's most wanted terrorists, the leader of the Islamic State group, during an overnight raid in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.

WATCH: President Biden delivers remarks at the 70th National Prayer Breakfast

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden said Thursday the country faces "an inflection point in our history" while speaking at a prayer breakfast in Washington.

Examining President Biden’s pledge to diversify the federal judiciary

By Ian Couzens, Lisa Desjardins

It is another big week in the U.S. Senate with a major push by President Biden to reshape American courts. As a candidate he pledged to diversify the federal bench and his decision to appoint a Black woman to the…

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4 charged in overdose death of ‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams

By Associated Press

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said Wednesday that the four were charged in a criminal complaint unsealed the day before in Manhattan federal court.

WATCH: State Dept. spokesperson Ned Price hold news briefing

By News Desk

State Dept. spokesperson Ned Price held a news briefing on Wednesday.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing

By News Desk and Associated Press

The White House COVID task force held a news briefing on Wednesday following news that Pfizer has asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize vaccine shots for children under the age of 5.

Son of New York City judge pleads guilty to Capitol insurrection charges

By Associated Press

The son of a New York City judge who referred to himself as a "caveman" eager to protest Donald Trump's presidential election loss pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

WATCH: Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50 percent over next 25 years

By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Wednesday set a 25-year timeline to cut in half the cancer death rate, a lofty goal that is meant to “supercharge” an initiative started when he was vice president to eradicate the disease that killed his older son, Beau.

WATCH: White House says U.S. troops heading to Europe to reassure allies

By Associated Press

Psaki says the troops will "not be fighting in Ukraine," rather they are being sent to reassure U.S. allies and the deployment is consistent with what other NATO allies, including the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Denmark, are also doing.