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In first place for the fifth weekend in a row was James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequel, which added an estimated $31.1 million through Sunday

“We have a lot of questions,” said Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee

None of the langur monkeys escaped and none appeared to be harmed.

Supreme Court takes 8 new cases, 1 about a religious mailman who resigned and sued the post office

Miss Venezuela, Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Curaçao and Miss Puerto Rico rounded out the top five finalists.

In several states, compounds in hallucinogenic mushrooms are being used to treat Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder, chronic pain and other diseases

At least 1,200 Brazilians have been detained after violently marching on the government buildings in the national capital, Brasília

The hanging of Ali Reza Akbari, a close ally of top security official Ali Shamkhani, suggests an ongoing power struggle within Iran’s theocracy

The state’s report did not exonerate Thomas Rhodes: the Attorney General’s Office said there was sufficient evidence to support a conviction of second-degree manslaughter

‘The reality is that this is just the eighth of what we anticipate will be nine atmospheric rivers, we’re not done,’ Governor Newsom said

The work of artists and intellectuals whose background was previously considered irrelevant or accidental is now being examined in a new light

The president’s personal attorneys come across the documents in the Penn Biden Center on November 2

The latest disclosure is in addition to the discovery of documents found in December in the president’s garage and in November at his former offices at the Penn Biden Center in Washington

The Pentagon has collected 247 reports of unidentified flying objects in less than 18 months – almost as many as in the last 17 years. Many resemble balloons, drones or bird, but some are shrouded in mystery

The jackpot was the second largest in the lottery’s history and the fourth time the game has had a billion-dollar win

The popular social media accounts of several prominent right-wing figures were suspended in the country on Friday night

The Treasury Department asks Congress to raise it and expect to begin taking extraordinary measures

The excerpts reveal a contentious battle between Trump and a lawyer for Carroll who questioned him

A group of 46 Democratic lawmakers wrote to President Joe Biden on Thursday to demand Bolsonaro’s visa be canceled

Most of New Jersey’s environmental groups warned against linking offshore wind work and whale deaths

At least one school administrator was notified the boy may have a weapon before the six-year-old shot the teacher

The company dropped prices nearly 20% in the United States on some versions of the Model Y SUV, its top seller

An international team of scientists learned how to detect ‘impostor’ Majorana particles that produce false positives

Ex-president’s company paid execs undeclared compensation in kind for 15 years. Only one executive was charged: ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg, who got five months

Ilan Goldfajn – the former head of the Central Bank of Brazil – takes over the IDB at a time when the financial institution’s role is even more important given rising inflation and interest rates

It is a crime only if the retention and removal of top-secret material is intentional. For that reason, legal experts say, the former president faces considerably more legal peril