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WASHINGTON — For Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to end birthright citizenship is more than just a provocative anti-immigrant policy likely to be blocked by courts. It’s personal. Tong, 51, a Democrat who has served as the state’s top legal official since 2019, is the son …

SEOUL — At least 62 people have died when a commercial airplane crashed Sunday at a South Korean airport, the country’s National Fire Agency said. The Jeju Air flight veered off a runway while landing at Muan International Airport and caught fire after the crash, a National Fire Agency spokesperson said. …

President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on a simmering feud among MAGA allies over H-1B worker visas, telling the New York Post that he supports the program, according to the outlet. Trump told the New York Post that he has “always liked the visas.” The H-1B visa program allows employers to …

NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas announced Thursday that he has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. The 63-year-old former Detroit Pistons point guard appeared on “The Mark Jackson Show” on YouTube, where he spoke with hosts Jackson and his son, Mark Jackson Jr., about the new recently announced NBA format. …

A handful of downballot elections at the outset of the new year will serve as the first tests of the political environment following Donald Trump and the Republicans’ victories in November.  In the opening months of 2025, there will be special legislative elections in Virginia, a race in battleground Wisconsin …

Santa came a little late, but he brought one person a $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot as a stocking stuffer. A single ticket bought in California matched all numbers in Friday’s drawing — 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and a Mega Ball of 6 — to win the estimated $1.22 …

The Oklahoma Attorney General on Friday announced he was dismissing criminal charges brought against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground during a traffic stop in October. Attorney General Gentner Drummond said in a statement he was dropping the aggravated assault and battery charge brought by …

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS Sports broadcaster, has died of cancer, his family said Friday. He was 78. Gumbel, a play-by-play announcer and studio host who previously worked for NBC Sports, “passed away peacefully surrounded by much love after a courageous battle with cancer,” his family said in a statement …

The office of New York’s attorney general released body camera footage Friday showing the fatal beating of a state prisoner this month by correctional officers who punched and kicked him repeatedly while he was handcuffed on an infirmary bed. The incident, which has drawn outrage from political leaders and was …

A fire broke out inside a holiday market kiosk in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning, officials said. There were no injuries. The blaze ignited shortly before 9:30 a.m. at a booth in Bryant Park’s Winter Village and was extinguished a short time later, the New York Fire Department said. The kiosk …