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Jessie Liu, who leads more than 300 prosecutors as the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., will remain in that post, the Justice Department says.

Nominee For No. 3 At Justice Department Withdraws After Backlash From GOP Senators

Attorney General William Barr got into a "shouting match" with Utah Sen. Mike Lee over Jessie Liu's bid for associate attorney general, sources told NPR. Liu is the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.

Behind the scenes: How Missouri's first televised McCaskill-Hawley debate came together

All eyes are on incumbent U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) and Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley (R) as they contend for the United States Senate. The...

Suspicious Packages Sent To Clinton, Obama, Time Warner Center

A number of suspicious packages have been discovered --addressed to former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, former President Obama and the building in New York City that houses CNN.

Myanmar journalist Wa Lone (center) is escorted by police after being sentenced by a court to jail in Yangon on Monday. Foreign governments and human rights groups condemned the decision.

Reuters Journalists In Myanmar Convicted, Sentenced To 7 Years

The journalists were convicted for violating a state secrets act. They were investigating violence against Myanmar's Rohingya. Reuters' editor-in-chief called it a sad day for press everywhere.

Airlines To Pay For New Kansas City Airport Terminal After $140 Million Knocked Off Price

Mayor Sly James celebrated a milestone Thursday in the journey to a new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport.After months of back and…

This file photo shows Alabama's lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. Inmate Domineque Ray was put to death Thursday night without his spiritual adviser present in the chamber.

Justices Let Alabama Execute Death Row Inmate Who Wanted Imam By His Side

Domineque Ray said the state was violating his constitutional rights by only offering a Christian chaplain. The high court ruled 5-4 that the execution could go ahead as planned.

An asylum-seeker rests outside El Chaparral port of entry while he waits for his turn to present himself to U.S. border authorities to request asylum, in Tijuana, Mexico, last month. A federal appeals court has granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily allow the government to continue to return asylum-seekers to Mexico while it appeals an ruling that blocked the policy.

Appeals Court Rules Trump Administration Can Keep Sending Asylum-Seekers To Mexico

A Ninth Circuit panel overturned a lower court's injunction on the administration's policy requiring asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico as they await court proceedings in the U.S.

"I want a boat prepared" to take tons of trash back to Canada, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday. In this 2015 photo, Filipino activists wear shipping container costumes to call on Canada to remove the garbage from a port in Manila.

Philippines' Duterte Talks Trash (Literally) To Canada, Threatening War Over Garbage

More than 100 shipping containers had been declared to hold recyclable plastic scraps. But when they arrived in Manila, officials found household trash, including adult diapers.

Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at a trade fair in 2018. The company says it will use artificial intelligence to figure out which of its users have died.

Facebook Promises To Stop Asking You To Wish Happy Birthday To Your Friend Who Died

The social media company said new artificial intelligence will figure out who has died, and make sure their profile doesn't appear in "painful ways."

Justice Department Warns Academy: New Oscar Rules 'May Raise Antitrust Concerns'

The reported proposals would limit eligibility for films debuting on streaming services such as Netflix. But the federal antitrust chief objects, and he laid out why in a letter to the academy's CEO.

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