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About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday approved a “major disaster” declaration for the island state of Hawaii after dozens of people died here in massive wildfires and many were forced to dive into the ocean to escape the flames.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants seeking shelter at a time when the cost of housing continues to rise.

At least 36 people have died after wildfires, fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane, devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island, Maui County said in a statement late on Wednesday. Multiple neighborhoods were burnt to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off, with only one highway open and thousands needing to evacuate. Officials reported widespread devastation to Lahaina, its harbor and surrounding areas as some people fled into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames.

An elderly armed man, described as “frail” by neighbors, has been shot and killed by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after making online threats against U.S. President Joe Biden, officials said.

The Congressional Budget Office revised its projections Tuesday, saying it now expects the federal government to run a $1.7 trillion deficit this year as inflation hits Uncle Sam hard.

U.S. scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said on Sunday.

Moody’s cut credit ratings of several small to mid-sized U.S. banks on Monday and said it may downgrade some of the nation’s biggest lenders, warning that the sector’s credit strength will likely be tested by funding risks and weaker profitability.

Collectively, Americans now owe more than $1 trillion on credit cards.

The Chairman of the US House Select Committee on China has warned that the Chinese Communist Party is conducting a “relentless espionage campaign against America,” Politico reports.

Through Texas’ border security mission Operation Lone Star, Texas DPS troopers have rescued over 900 children being smuggled into and through Texas from Mexico by human traffickers, DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez recently announced.

A federal judge on Monday halted Colorado’s new law raising the age to purchase firearms in the state to 21 years old.

A federal judge dealt several blows Monday to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump for his alleged mishandling of classified documents.

A federal judge ordered CBS News senior correspondent Catherine Herridge to reveal her sources for a series of stories about the FBI’s investigation of a Chinese American scientist back when she worked for Fox News.

U.S. employers added 187,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected, as the higher interest rates continued to weigh on the economy. But the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% in a sign that the job market remains resilient.

A federal court has temporality blocked a measure that grants the Illinois Attorney General’s office the power to shut down limited-service pregnancy centers while the case continues.

Nationwide, crime is dominating the headlines in America. The Council on Criminal Justice says violent crimes have become more common over the past four years.

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded “not guilty” to all criminal charges stemming from special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment related to the 2020 presidential election and Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

A Democrat-led bill condemning Israel’s so-called military occupation of Palestinian lands relies on research from an Israeli-designated terrorist organization.

A jury imposed the death penalty on a man who spread antisemitic hatred before fatally shooting 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history.