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UN panel says racist hate speech US leaders has led to human rights violations

GENEVA — A U.N.-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U.S. President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration in the United States, have led to "grave human rights violations." The ...

Epstein’s longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men. Richard Kahn, who worked closely with Epstein for years and ...

Trump touts cutting drug prices, slams fellow Republican during stops in Ohio, Kentucky

HEBRON, Ky. — President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted lowering prescription drug prices in Ohio and campaigned in the Kentucky district of Rep. Thomas Massie, calling his fellow Republican a "nutjob" he said should lose their party's upcoming primary. It was a full day on the road as ...

Social Security watchdog opens probe into alleged misuse of data by ex-DOGE employee

WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration's internal watchdog is investigating a whistleblower complaint into what it describes as a former Department of Government Efficiency worker's potential misuse of data obtained from the Social Security Administration. According to a document ...

Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man whose accomplice fired fatal shot

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery. Ivey reduced Charles "Sonny" Burton's sentence to life in ...