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Flights back on at main Saudi airport after closure

Flights took off and landed at Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport on Wednesday, just days after the kingdom's aviation authority said airlines could resume operations.

Voters to decide if Massachusetts will be the first state to repeal marijuana legalization

Massachusetts will serve as a testing ground on Election Day for whether voters regret marijuana legalization 10 years after voters approved the retail sale of the drug for recreational use.

Actress Christina Ricci defends French rioters

Actress Christina Ricci is defending recent riots that have rocked France.

Bogus polling firm admits numbers are fraudulent, claims 'experimental project'

A firm that has published widely circulated midterm political polls has acknowledged that its numbers were "fabricated" and claimed they were part of an experiment that duped some media outlets.

Kim Jong-un's sister announces tough new North Korean measures against South in the DMZ

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Wednesday that Pyongyang will resume propaganda broadcasts across the Demilitarized Zone.

FEMA urges states to take greater responsibility for disaster response

President Trump's emergency manager is pressing states to bolster their financial reserves so they can respond to disasters fast and not rely on federal help.

Brad Lander, New York congressional candidate, says he was detained in West Bank

New York congressional candidate Brad Lander said he was detained by the Israel Defense Forces while visiting the West Bank and has since been released with a "warning."

Fairfax County's prosecutor declined prosecutions of illegal immigrants for DUI, drugs, says audit

Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano's policy of leniency toward immigrants has caused his prosecutors to regularly decline to pursue cases involving drunken driving, felony drug possession, shoplifting and grand larceny against migrants, according to a new congressional audit.

Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine during Russian attacks: Report

Elon Musk ordered a slowdown of the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine uses, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Ohio authorities order evacuations, shelter-in-place in Toledo after chemical release

Authorities in Ohio ordered some residents in Toledo to evacuate and others to shelter-in-place after a "hazardous materials release" in the city late Tuesday.

Judge quashes DHS' subpoenas seeking states' commercial driver's license records

A federal judge threw a wrench in the Department of Homeland Security's plans to scour the nation's truck drivers for illegal immigrants, ruling Tuesday that DHS' subpoena seeking information from states' driver's license databases was improper.

Route 66 has not been a federal highway since 1985. Here's what keeps it alive

Route 66 got an obituary in 1985. On June 27 that year, a national group of state highway officials removed U.S. 66 from the numbered highway system, and its press release declared the road had "met its final demise today, wiped off official U.S. road maps."