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Minnesota is off to its best start in 17 games and earned its first ranking since 2019, coming into The Associated Press women’s basketball poll at No. 24

Rachel Maddow is returning to her nightly perch at MSNBC for the first few months of the second Trump administration

Despite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen the cancellation of student loans for more than 5 million Americans — more than any other president in U.S. history

New research suggests that Americans' risk for developing dementia over a lifetime may be higher than previously thought

New research suggests that Americans' risk for developing dementia over a lifetime may be higher than previously thought

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan

Some current and former defense leaders and veterans are questioning whether Pete Hegseth would be able to enforce discipline in the ranks if the Senate confirms him as President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing instead on cutting supply lines to it