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Marine Gen. John Kelly was sworn in as President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff during a closed-door ceremony on Monday in the White House....Read More

One inmate remained at large on Monday after a 12-person jailbreak from the Walker County Jail in Alabama, sheriff’s deputies said....Read More

Discovery Communications, home to the Discovery and Animal Planet channels, will spend $14.6 billion to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive, home of HGTV....Read More

A tropical depression off the Gulf Coast of Florida was upgraded to a tropical storm Monday, the National Hurricane Center said....Read More

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey got into a Chicago Cub’s fan’s face at Miller Park in Milwaukee Sunday....Read More

A van plowed into a group of people dining at a restaurant in Los Angeles Sunday, injuring at least nine people....Read More

Amazon is under federal investigation for possibly violating Iran sanctions by telling items to blacklisted individuals allegedly associated with terrorism....Read More

Private prison operators in New Mexico said they will close one of its prisons because it doesn’t have enough inmates to make a profit....Read More

Three men were hospitalized Sunday morning when a small plane crashed just after taking off from a southwestern Connecticut airport, authorities said....Read More

A judge ordered the FAA to investigate whether airlines that have shrunk the size of and distance between seats are creating a safety hazard for passengers....Read More