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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans an April rally to mark his first 100 days in office

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will host a rally next week to mark 100 days since his inauguration.The event will take place at the Knockdown Center, a live music venue in Maspeth, Queens, on Sunday, April 12.The mayor will deliver a rally-style address at the event, an aide told CNN. Mamdani will reflect on his past three months in office and look ahead to the rest of his administration while being joined by New Yorkers on stage, the aide said.He plans to touch on what he sees as his accomplishments since taking office in January, including announcing expansions of childcare programs, str

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Checking a bag on United Airlines now costs $10 more as jet fuel costs soar

Most travelers flying with United Airlines will now pay $10 more to check their luggage beginning on Friday, as rising jet fuel costs driven by the war in the Middle East pushes another major U.S. carrier to increase fees. Customers traveling in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Latin America will now pay $45 for their first piece of luggage and $55 for their second bag, according to United. “This is the first time in two years the airline has raised bag fees,” United said in a statement. Some passengers will still receive a free

Tennessee eases up on its unique child support rule for restoring voting rights after a felony

Why Justice Alito was taken to a hospital last month

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What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out

President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2, 2026, only 14 months after she was sworn into office, making her time in the role the shortest in 60 years. While much recent attention has focused on Trump’s decision to fire Bondi, there has been less attention on what the attorney general actually does, or what happens when the attorney general gets fired. The attorney general is the lawyer appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Justice, known as the DOJ. Because the attorney general’s expansive responsibilities place the offi

Bondi struggled to prosecute Trump foes. But will a new attorney general make a difference?

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US rescues one of two crew members from fighter jet shot down over Iran

A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran, three US sources said, confirming Iranian state media reports.US forces have launched search and rescue efforts, two of the sources said. One of two crew members has been rescued and is in US custody, two of the US sources and a third source familiar told CNN. The crew member is alive and receiving medical attention.One of the US sources also confirmed the aircraft was an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet, an aircraft that can carry out air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. F-15s typically are crewed by a pilot and a weapon systems officer.Potential

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A new CNN poll reveals how people mad at both parties see the midterms

Americans’ views of both the Democratic and Republican parties remain deeply negative, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. And in an election year that may turn on which party voters see as the lesser of two evils, the Democrats hold an early advantage.About one-quarter of the public holds a negative view of both parties – so-called double haters. Voters in that group prefer the Democrats in the upcoming midterms by 31 points.In an era characterized by negativity toward all sides in Washington, the voting patterns and preferences of people who have negative feelings toward both

Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military bases

Hegseth tells Army chief of staff to retire immediately

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Will Pam Bondi still have to testify before Congress after she was fired?

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped Thursday to serve as the interim head of the Justice Department, managed the day-to-day operations of the department over the past year, often taking a more public-facing role when Pam Bondi was in hot water with White House officials.Early in the administration, in fact, the White House told the now-former attorney general she could not appear on Fox News for a time amid fallout over the Justice Department’s handling of making parts of the documents related to Jeffrey Epstein public. Blanche appeared in her absence, hel

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Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army’s top uniformed officer and two other generals, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departures while the United States is waging a war against Iran. Gen. Randy George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately,” said Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman. George has held the post of Army chief of staff, which typically runs for four years, since August 2023 under the Biden administration. The ouster, reported earlier by CBS Ne

Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission

Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots

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US fighter jet shot down over Iran, 1 of 2 crew members rescued, US sources say

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Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Wisconsin mosque president detained by immigration agents

The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations Thursday from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his criticism of Israel. Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by nearly a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who surrounded his car on Monday in Milwaukee after he left his home, according to the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. Supporters called Thursday for his immediate rele

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Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure

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NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts

NASA released the very first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon.The stunning pictures were taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman using his Personal Computing Device — a tablet that includes a camera — and they are both views of Earth.The first one was described by NASA mission control at Johnson Space Center in Houston as a “reminder that no matter how far we go, we are still one world, watching, hoping and reaching higher.”The second image was taken from one of the Orion spacecraft’s windows, another view of the

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1 crew member rescued after US fighter jet shot down in Iran, officials tell AP

A U.S. fighter jet was shot down in Iran on Friday and one crew member was rescued, officials said, the first aircraft downed since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It marked a major escalation in the conflict just two days after President Donald Trump said in a national address that the U.S. has “beaten and completely decimated Iran” and was “going to finish the job, and were going to finish it very fast.” The rescue occurred as the U.S. military was conducting a search operation, a U.S. official and an Israeli official said. Three people familiar als