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5:45 PM on Monday, January 5

A former school bus aide has pleaded guilty to assaulting three nonverbal students with autism who were unable to report the abuse themselves

5:01 PM on Monday, January 5

“Dances with Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse has been temporarily removed from court after disrupting proceedings with demands he be allowed to fire his attorney a week before his sexual abuse trial

4:48 PM on Monday, January 5

The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people.”

4:31 PM on Monday, January 5

Misrepresented and fabricated images of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro have spread widely on social media since his capture over the weekend

4:21 PM on Monday, January 5

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, led by a mix of energy companies and banks

4:04 PM on Monday, January 5

The federal government has picked two companies to replace 612 radar systems nationwide that date back to the 1980s as part of a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control system

3:54 PM on Monday, January 5

A federal judge has reduced a prison sentence to probation for a former Tennessee lawmaker whose testimony helped land convictions of the former state House speaker and his onetime aide

3:43 PM on Monday, January 5

3:38 PM on Monday, January 5

An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community

3:17 PM on Monday, January 5

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's directors voted the organization out of business Monday

3:15 PM on Monday, January 5

Four people injured in an explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home two weeks ago are suing the facility and a natural gas utility

2:29 PM on Monday, January 5

Wisconsin author Michael Schumacher, who produced an array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died at age 75

2:20 PM on Monday, January 5

A Michigan program that provides cash to help expectant mothers cope with bills, expenses and the high cost of taking care of children is coming to Detroit

2:15 PM on Monday, January 5

Delcy Rodríguez, who served as Maduro’s vice president, is sworn in as interim president of Venezuela

2:14 PM on Monday, January 5

Florida is waiting for federal approval to open a third immigration detention center in the Panhandle

1:55 PM on Monday, January 5

Hospital officials say an Israeli strike in Gaza hit a tent housing displaced people, killing a 5-year-old girl and her uncle

10:02 AM on Monday, January 5

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he’s censuring Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the former Navy pilot’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders

9:01 AM on Monday, January 5

The final pilgrims of the 2025 Holy Year have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica

9:02 PM on Sunday, January 4

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, led by a mix of energy companies and banks

4:13 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The Trump administration is planning to tighten rules going forward on a child care program after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents