The US Department of Education has begun a civil rights investigation into whether Harvard University discriminates in its admissions process by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, roughly three weeks after a lawsuit made those allegations.

Rescue crews are searching for survivors after a building collapse in Nigeria's capital left two people dead while many others are feared trapped

A bloc of Republican hardliners took down the GOP leadership's efforts on two bills this week, a move they said was retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy's deal with President Joe Biden to suspend the national debt limit.

The Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed an effort to disqualify Donald Trump from appearing on ballots in the state’s

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON Americans celebrated the 99th birthday of former President Jimmy Carter this weekend, with the

Christian groups are suing the artist, who's been labelled 'persona non grata' in their own city.

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Donald Trump claimed his arraignment in Washington DC was a “persecution” shortly after leaving court, telling reporters “this is a very sad day for America”. “When you look at what is happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent, this was never supposed to happen in America,” the former president said, speaking from the steps of his private plane. He then went on to claim that he has a “substantial” lead in both the Republican primary and against Joe Biden. “This is the persecution of the person that is leading by very, very substantial numbers in the Republican primary and leading Biden by a lot. If you can’t beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him, you can’t let this happen in America.” A recent nationwide poll has Republican voters favouring Mr Trump over his nearest rival Ron DeSantis by 54 per cent to 17 per cent. Read More Moment Trump arrives in Washington DC for arraignment over January 6 probe Trump leaves for Washington DC ahead of arraignment DeSantis says DC jury would ‘convict a ham sandwich’ if it was Republican

A freight train derailment in southeast Pennsylvania has spurred precautionary evacuations, but officials say no injuries were reported and there is no known hazard to the public

Kim Basinger is reportedly planning on attending a glitzy LA gala for the organisation Last Chance For Animals on October 14

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Prosecutors say the charges against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed relate to the "transfer of narcotics".