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A judge refused to overturn part of Utah’s lewdness law in a blow to a woman who’s fighting criminal charges after her stepchildren saw her topless in her own home.
President Donald Trump minimized the severity of head injuries sustained by U.S. troops during an Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi air base as he was pressed on why he had claimed no troops were injured in the attack.
George Washington is in the running for the United States' most misquoted president.
The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low in South Florida the forecasters warned residents about falling iguanas.
Utah is the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it.
The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it.
Choosing the right names for paint colors is essential.
Legal scholars dispute the idea that the Founding Fathers ever intended for impeachable offenses to require proof of a crime.
“The days of Noah’s Ark in the air are hopefully coming to an end,” said Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants.
Billboards targeting the Republican senator were definitely seen near a property owned by Stephen King.
While most infections have emerged near the city of Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, cases have been identified in Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and the United States
The legislation was motivated by last year's closing of Toys R Us, which cost 2,000 New Jersey residents their jobs.
After the Jazz Age classic's copyright expires at the end of 2020, anyone will be able to publish it, adapt it, remix it with zombies, or anything they can think of.
In a series of votes that went late into the night, Republicans rejected for now Democratic demands for more witnesses.
Jones appeared in the troupe’s TV series and films including “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and “The Life of Brian.”
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Rumor holds that Donald Trump has paid off multiple sexual partners to obtain abortions and sign nondisclosure agreements.
Beware of jokes disguised in realistic-looking screenshots.
In an abrupt about-face, Hillary Clinton said Tuesday night that she would endorse her 2016 rival Bernie Sanders if he wins the Democratic nomination to face President Donald Trump in November.
One right-wing observer called U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a liar for claiming that protesters in Richmond carried Confederate flags in January 2020.
While this photo is nearly 30 years old, the claim that it shows the business associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has only been around since January 2020.
The tradition of using multiple pens to sign important legislation, and then giving those pens to the people involved, has been practiced by politicians for decades.
Searching the long quote trails of public figures often turns up interesting statements from days past.
Such an interpretation of the 1952 law would not only be incorrect, it would betray an egregious ignorance of the U.S. Constitution.
Aaron Hernandez's conviction could be vacated under the obscure legal doctrine of abatement ab initio, but that won't necessarily entitle his family to millions of dollars.
The tradition of using multiple pens to sign important legislation, and then giving those pens to the people involved, has been practiced by politicians for decades.
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Such an interpretation of the 1952 law would not only be incorrect, it would betray an egregious ignorance of the U.S. Constitution.
Drugging up and performing sex acts on dangerous reptiles is probably not an advisable means for getting one's kicks.
A warning from "Glen Eagles" hospital about the deaths of women who sniffed poisoned perfume samples is an old hoax.
