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Three years after the federal government listed a tiny Nevada toad on the endangered species list, a geothermal company seeking to develop a renewable power project near the toad's only known habitat in Northern Nevada is suing the government to challenge the listing

10:04 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Democratic governors from California and Illinois are threatening to leave the National Governors Association unless it denounces President Donald Trump's troop deployments to states

9:42 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Costa Rica’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal has asked the National Assembly to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his immunity

9:36 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Two men have been wrongly charged under a Florida immigration law that’s currently suspended

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President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown

8:16 AM on Tuesday, October 7

The European Union has proposed cutting free-trade quotas on steel by 47%, adding significant tariffs on imports from countries like China, India, Turkey and the United Kingdom

8:07 AM on Tuesday, October 7

National Guard members from Texas are at an Army training center in Illinois

7:57 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has decided not to run for governor and will instead seek reelection to a third term

7:33 AM on Tuesday, October 7

President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House

5:42 AM on Tuesday, October 7

The newly elected mayor of a town in western Germany has been found with serious stab wounds

2:13 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Peace talks between Israel and Hamas have resumed in Egypt

12:13 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire after clashes between security forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

9:09 PM on Monday, October 6

A majority of Supreme Court justices seem to be leaning in favor of a Christian counselor who is challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights

9:04 PM on Monday, October 6

Attorney General Pam Bondi has repeatedly deflected questions while seeking to defend herself during a combative congressional hearing in the face of growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trump’s political opponents

9:02 PM on Monday, October 6

Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon visited Minnesota on Tuesday as part of a tour marking the 200th anniversary of organized emigration from his homeland to the U.S. The crown prince began the day in Minneapolis at Norway House, which brings contemporary Norway to the U.S. through arts, commerce and culture

9:01 PM on Monday, October 6

President Donald Trump says he is open to extending the free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada through a negotiation or seeking “different deals” as he met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House

1:50 PM on Monday, September 29

The first National Guard troops sent to Chicago by President Donald Trump have arrived at an Army training center outside the city