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Body of California man recovered in Grand Canyon

Authorities say a body has been recovered from the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park and it’s believed to be that of a California man reported missing from a commercial river trip last month.

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Defense lawyers seek home detention for Jeffrey Epstein

Financier Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers, seeking bail for their client, said Thursday that he had long lived with the fear that federal prosecutors might pursue sexual abuse charges against him again — and yet had never sought to flee the country.

House panel expected to OK 12 subpoenas tied to Mueller report

The House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote to authorize subpoenas for 12 people mentioned in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report , including President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

With two setbacks, Trump refocuses effort to cut drug costs

After two setbacks this week, President Donald Trump is focusing his drive to curb drug costs on congressional efforts aimed at helping people on Medicare and younger generations covered by workplace plans.

US set to begin immigration enforcement operation

The Trump administration is moving forward with a nationwide immigration enforcement operation this weekend targeting migrant families, despite loud opposition.

No bones found in Vatican tombs, leaving ‘83 murder unsolved

The tombs of two 19th-century German princesses were pried open at a tiny Holy See cemetery on Thursday and turned out to be completely empty, dashing any expectations they might have contained remains of a teenager who vanished in 1983 after leaving her family’s Vatican City apartment.