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Authorities say a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme funneled money from a fund for needy families into personal expenses, including a stay at a luxury rehab center in California.

A lawyer says Madoff, who is serving a 150-year sentence, suffers from terminal kidney failure. The Federal Bureau of Prisons denied a similar request for release last year.

On Monday, the holiday — which was extended to help slow the coronavirus outbreak — comes to an end in the capital. The city is preparing for a potential increase in infections.

A hospital in China says a doctor who was reprimanded by authorities for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus has died from the illness. Dr. Li Wenliang was a 34-year-old opthalmologist.

One of West Africa's best-known musicians, Ballaké Sissoko, says that his kora was dismantled by TSA agents while he was traveling from New York to Paris. The agency denies it was involved.

Barnes & Noble suspended its campaign to reissue classic books with covers depicting protagonists as people of color after many authors, including McKinney, criticized the initiative.

Heavy rains today have caused a rockslide in the Nantahala Gorge.Because of the slide, U.S. 19/74 is closed for the rest of today and at least through the…

Iowa's results still aren't quite settled, but it's clear former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders finished in what was essentially a tie. What does it all mean?

The prosecution has rested its case in the Harvey Weinstein trial in New York. It is his defense team's turn to present its side. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

U.S. employers added more jobs than expected last month, while the unemployment rate inched up to 3.6%. Unusually warm weather contributed to job gains for construction workers.