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Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies at 59 after cancer battle

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Under state law, Gov. Tim Walz must call a special election to fill the vacancy for the seat held by the conservative Republican lawmaker.

Amid fears of invasion, tensions flare in Ukraine region with Russia-backed rebels

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have also soared in the country's east, where Ukrainian forces are locked in a nearly eight-year conflict with Russia-backed separatists.

Senate launches group to examine reports of corruption and abuse in federal prisons

By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within the Bureau of Prisons following reporting by The Associated Press that uncovered widespread corruption and abuse in federal prisons.

'Civil Rights Queen' examines the legacy of Constance Baker Motley

By Nicole Ellis, Saher Khan, Tyriana Evans

As President Biden prepares to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, we revisit another historic first. Constance Baker Motley was the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary and the first to argue before the Supreme…

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Do policies that aim to increase diversity in hiring really work?

By Kenichi Serino

Earlier this month, former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the NFL over allegedly racist hiring processes. The lawsuit stems from a series of text messages between Flores and Patriots coach Bill Belichick three days before the…

WATCH: House Administration hearing on Jan. 6 attack with the Capitol Police Inspector General

By News Desk

The House Administration held a hearing on the Jan. 6 attack with the Capitol Police Inspector General on Thursday.

Harris faces high-stakes as she meets with allies over tensions over Ukraine

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris will face her highest-stakes foreign policy assignment yet this weekend in Germany, where she will try to keep European allies unified amid growing concern over the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Judge rules Trump must testify under oath in investigation into business

By Michael Sisak, Associated Press

A judge has ruled former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation into his business practices.

How American right-wing funding for Canadian trucker protests could sway U.S. politics

By Richard Lardner, Michelle R. Smith, Ali Swenson, Associated Press

The Canadians who have disrupted trade with the U.S. and occupied downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks have been cheered and funded by American right-wing activists and conservative politicians who also oppose vaccine mandates and the country’s liberal leader.

WATCH: President Biden announces $1 billion for Great Lakes restoration

By News Desk

The infusion from the bipartisan deal will enable agencies by 2030 to finish work on 22 sites designated a quarter-century ago as among the region's most degraded.