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Ending months of delay, the Senate has voted to confirm Brian Benczkowski as an assistant attorney general. Democrats had attacked his work for a Russian bank.

President Biden said the current law limits his administration's power to hold executives responsible when midsize banks fail due to mismanagement.

A coalition that includes some of New York's medical marijuana companies sued state cannabis regulators Thursday in an effort to open up licensing to all retail dispensary applicants immediately.

The meat turnovers were brought to Michigan's Upper Peninsula by immigrant miners from Cornwall, England. "Yoopers" — the local population — are very opinionated about them. A pasty isn't just a meal — it's a heritage. Here's the recipe, too.

Soldiers from Niger's presidential guard have blockaded the presidential palace, and regional African leaders condemned the move as an "attempted coup."

Even as U.S. officials insist Washington remains committed to diplomacy with Iran and is not seeking a conflict, analysts and former American intelligence officials are chronicling what they say is an unfolding intelligence war between the two adversaries, which is being waged covertly throughout the Middle East.

Former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are convicted Thursday of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud in a case born from one of the biggest business scandals in U.S. history. The pair now face lengthy prison sentences.

Kids are their own people. And the data suggests parents' decisions don't have as much sway as we think. Psychologist Yuko Munakata says it's a good thing that there's no right way to parent.

Whether Ken gets to join Barbie, who was inducted into the hall in 1998, will depend on voting by a panel of experts and the general public.

Huie Kin made his way from China to the United States in 1868. He later married Louise Van Arnam, overcoming opposition from her Dutch-American family. Their descendants form a clan that celebrates the Great Melting Pot.