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The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” for the way it suffocated children

A federal judge filed a last-minute order extending a court agreement ensuring protections for children in federal custody the day after it ended

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Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95

President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees have flooded the zone in back-to-back-to-back confirmation hearings

Police have arrested a total of six people in connection with a deadly explosion of illegal fireworks in a Honolulu neighborhood on New Year’s Eve

The Senate has confirmed billionaire Doug Burgum as interior secretary

U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip