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The richest Americans often use trusts and other legal tax dodges to pass their wealth to their heirs tax-free, lawmakers say.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and U.S. officials attended a ceremony Tuesday to formally upgrade the U.S. military presence in NATO member Poland amid the war in neighboring Ukraine. There are more than 10,000 American troops stationed in the former communist bloc country.

A joint U.S.-Saudi Arabian citizen was released from a Saudi prison this week, despite facing a sentence of 19 years. Saad Almadi was convicted of criticizing the regime.

When the U.S. invasion of Iraq began, NPR's Mideast editor Larry Kaplow was a reporter in Baghdad. Looking back now, he writes that the signs and warnings of the chaos to come were all too clear then.

The State Department says the U.S. will send Ukraine $350 million in weapons and equipment as fierce battles with Russian forces continue for control of the city of Bakhmut, and troops prepare for an expected spring offensive.

The U.S. is poised to announce that it will send Ukraine $350 million in weapons and equipment, U.S. officials said Monday, as fierce battles with Russian forces continue for control of the city of Bakhmut, and troops prepare for an expected spring offensive. The latest package of aid includes a large amount of various types of ammunition, such as rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, and an undisclosed number of fuel tanker trucks and riverine boats, according to the officials. Officials said it will be announced later Monday.

Jeffery Woodke, a Christian aid worker, was abducted in Niger in 2016.

Jeff Woodke, an American aid worker, was taken from his home in Abalak, Niger, in 2016.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Western forces quickly toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, but the invasion sparked a devastating civil war and gave rise to ISIS, so optimism has been hard to come by.

So how should Americans think about that next president as they make their choice?

Monday, March 20, 2023 | "Gabby’s Dollhouse" returns to Netflix.

Trea Turner homered twice to give him a tournament-leading four, and the defending champion United States romped over Cuba 14-2 to reach its second straight World Baseball Classic final.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is calling on the DPRK to be ready to carry out a nuclear strike against its enemies as he accused South Korea and the U.S. of provocation.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is calling on the DPRK to be ready to carry out a nuclear strike against its enemies as he accused South Korea and the U.S. of provocation.

Exclusive security footage provided by Vulcan Materials appears to show the Mexican military and police seizing the American company's operations in Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Boston has held its St. Patrick’s Day parade, an event Mayor Michelle Wu called one of that city's biggest events of the year.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, co-hosts of "Pivot" podcast, that aired on "Face the Nation" on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

The invasion changed the course of my life and my family’s, writes Times TV critic Lorraine Ali. Twenty years on, its aftermath is still playing out.

FOX Business host Charles Payne, host of "Making Money," joined "Life, Liberty & Levin" to sound off on Silicon Valley Bank's collapse earlier this week.

Shiffrin could move past Vreni Schneider after matching the Swiss standout's mark of 20 World Cup GS victories last week. The overall record, between men and women, is held by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, who won 46 giant slaloms in the 1970s and 80s. Shiffrin has secured the overall, slalom and GS titles this season and set the record for most career wins with 87.

Diane and Arlen Chase share a lifetime commitment to exploring and have been digging at the ruins of Caracol, an ancient Mayan city, since 1985.

On American military bases, trash was burned in the open, poisoning the air. In the villages surrounding Iraq's largest burn pit, sickness has been a constant.

Sports are so powerful -- they transcend just the court, the mat or the field: They have the power to change lives.

Markets this year are roiling, uncertainty abounds and the U.S. government has had to step in to rescue two large American banks in recent days.

Senate Republicans are pushing the upper chamber to hold hearings and conduct oversight of the incident in which a Russian plane downed a U.S. drone over the Black Sea.

The pilots "prevented an American MQ-9 drone from violating (Russia's) temporary airspace," the defense ministry said.

A large coalition of conservative advocacy groups are urging House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to prioritize sweeping energy legislation GOP leaders recently introduced.

The United States accused Russia of an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" intercept of its MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone that forced it to be brought down over the Black Sea this week

Russia’s Defense Ministry says fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards

Julian Assange's father and brother, John and Gabriel Shipton, speak out on his detention at a high-security prison in the UK and his extradition to the U.S. on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'

It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began March 20, 2003

Maria del Carmen Lopez, 63, was kidnapped from her home in Pueblo Nuevo in the Mexican state of Colima on Feb. 9, according to the FBI.

Federal investigators say an air traffic controller cleared a plane to take off from Sarasota, Florida, while an American Airlines jet was making its final approach to the same runway last month, leading the American pilots to abandon their landing. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the American and Air Canada Rouge planes were separated by six-tenths of a mile — about 3,000 feet (900 meters) — at their closest point. In its preliminary report, the safety board did not state a cause for the Feb. 16 incident, but it said it formed a group to investigate air traffic controller actions.

US European Command said a Russian Su-27 that clipped a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone demonstrated a "a lack of competence."

The American MQ-9 Reaper UAV, which fell into the Black Sea due to the actions of a Russian fighter jet, was located near the Russian base in Sevastopol. Source: Defense Express Details: Analysts compared the coastline in the video with Google Earth data and came to the conclusion that "it is most likely the area southwest of Sevastopol.

Japanese Americans were held at the race track before being shipped to incarceration camps. My uncle's letters reveal the indignities of living there.

An Italian court ordered a retrial for the two California men convicted of killing an Italian police officer. The two men were on vacation in Rome during the summer of 2019.

The camera view is lost briefly after the apparent collision but it comes back to show what the Air Force said was damage to the propeller from the strike.

Credit Suisse shares surged after the Swiss central bank agreed to loan the bank up to 50 billion francs ($54 billion) to bolster confidence in the country’s second-biggest lender following the collapse of two U.S. banks.

Fox News host Sean Hannity accuses President Biden of not responding militarily to Russia's downing of a U.S. Reaper drone and of lying to the American people about the incident on "Hannity."

Fox News host Jesse Watters calls out college students for protesting feelings and contrasts them with protests throughout history on "Jesse Watters Primetime."

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who is presiding over a case whose ruling could halt sales of abortion-inducing mifepristone nationwide, has known conservative leanings.

A federal judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of a popular abortion medication.

The loss of a US drone in the Black Sea after an alleged collision with a Russian war plane has exposed the high-risk cat-and-mouse game in European skies between NATO and Russian aircraft.The US on Tuesday accused Russia of forcing down one of its Reaper surveillance drones over the Black Sea through a collision with a Russian Sukhoi-27 war plane.

French Bulldogs are the most popular dog breed in the United States according to the American Kennel Club. The bulldog ousts the Labrador retriever from the top spot after 31 years.

Ted Cruz's new book -- "Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America" -- is set to hit the shelves roughly a year before Election Day 2024, Fox News Digital has learned.

Retail sales dipped 0.4% in February after a surprise start-of-the-year surge that appeared at odds with the Federal Reserve's goal of cooling down the economy.

Russia downing a US drone yesterday was a deliberate provocation. It is a concerning incident, but such brinkmanship feels destined to get worse. It is small fry compared to where things could go if we are not prepared.

Kevin O'Leary, the Boston investor best known for his venture capitalism on 'Shark Tank,' joined Sean Hannity to sound off on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Secretary Granholm is being pressured to explain her controversial comment that the U.S. can "learn" from what China is doing on climate change.

The U.S. military said a Russian fighter jet conducting "an unsafe and unprofessional intercept" struck the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, causing U.S. forces to bring it down.

Senator Rick Scott, a Republican, blasted President Biden and his budget in a letter to the White House budget office director ahead of her Senate committee testimony.

The U.S. military says a Russian warplane struck the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, causing American forces to bring the unmanned aircraft down in international waters.

Sen. Ted Cruz suggested a speech former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave at the South by Southwest conference over the weekend was approved or written by China.

The Justice Department alleged Rite Aid's Government Affairs department told employees to delete internal information warning about suspicious prescribers.

Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.

The move will help more than 20,000 Ukrainians who sought entry along the U.S. southern border following the Russian invasion.

A Republican lawmaker has accused the FBI of wrongly searching for his name in foreign surveillance data, underscoring the challenges ahead for U.S. officials trying to persuade Congress to renew their authorities to collect huge swaths of communications.

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Germany’s entry at the Academy Awards, shows the horrors of World War I from the unique perspective of the nation that triggered and lost two world wars.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell for third straight week.

The Department of Homeland Security was created 20 years ago in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and hundreds of employees from across the department gathered Wednesday to mark the anniversary.

Mother Nature and Emily Sisson. And a lost minute. These are the three biggest storylines heading into Saturday’s Gate River Run, the national championship 15K.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has proposed legislation that would make railroads, like the one involved in last month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio, subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and financial consequences.

The Biden administration is weighing approval of a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities but environmentalists say runs counter to President Joe Biden’s climate goals.

Experts are marveling at how U.S. disease detectives figured out how eyedrops were linked to dozens of infections.

China says U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reflect Washington's own insecurities and are an abuse of state power.

A contingent of Chinese companies led by technology giant Huawei is turning the world’s biggest wireless trade fair into an opportunity to show their muscle in the face of Huawei’s blacklisting by Western nations concerned about cybersecurity and escalating tensions with the U.S. over TikTok, spy balloons and computer chips.

Hundreds of Afghan refugees facing extreme delays in the approval of U.S. visas are protesting in Pakistan’s capital on, as an American program to help relocate at-risk Afghans fleeing Taliban rule stalls.

American Lilia Vu has claimed her maiden LPGA crown with a one-shot victory over home favorite Natthakritta Vongtaveelap at the LPGA Thailand.

Ozan is hopeful that the community will share the photo and story so that it will make its way to the two brothers.

Ozan is hopeful that the community will share the photo and story so that it will make its way to the two brothers.

American Airlines says former CEO Doug Parker is also retiring as chairman in April.

Authorities say the alligator that was rescued from a chilly lake in New York City over the weekend had swallowed a bathtub stopper.

Russia's president and the deposed leader of Afghanistan were among the top gift givers to President Joe Biden and his family in 2021, according to federal documents.

An array of U.S. Jewish leaders are sounding alarms about what they see as a threat to Israel’s democracy posed by its new government.

Jill Biden’s visit to Namibia was a big hit with scores of giddy children who crowded around her Thursday as she handed out boxes of White House M&Ms. She was visiting a nongovernmental organization that gets U.S. support for programs to teach young adults about HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence.

In recent days, the Islamic State group has carried out its deadliest attacks in more than year, killing dozens of civilians and security officers in the deserts of central Syria.

A handful of congressional Republicans has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a signal of continued U.S. support, even as hard-right members of the party vow to block future aid to the embattled country.

The Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago after the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has a book deal.

Banning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a few Democratic legislators in Kansas object to expanding a ban imposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly because they don’t want a state law to target a company by name.

China and Iran have called on mutual neighbor Afghanistan to end restrictions on women's work and education.

Subpoenas have been sent to the chief executives of the five largest tech companies as congressional Republicans moved to investigate what they assert is widespread corporate censorship of conservative voices House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan issued the subpoenas Wednesday as the latest in a series of escalations by a party that has long promised to investigate Big Tech’s content moderation.

U.S. forces had shot down an Iranian-made drone flying over a base housing American troops in northeastern Syria.

U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired former soldiers from Colombia for the mission.

The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million — or 17.9% —between 2020 and 2022.

Shoichiro Toyoda, who as a son of the company’s founder oversaw Toyota’s expansion into international markets, has died.

The downing of three unknown aerial objects in as many days by U.S. fighter jets has prompted wild speculation about what they were and where they came from.

A leading rights group has urged the U.S. and Libya to clarify the legality of a surprise extradition of a suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

The White House is defending the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledges that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude Chinese balloon that traversed American airspace earlier this month.

Brittany Griner attended the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday in her second public appearance since her release from a Russian prison.

China has dismissed a U_S_ House of Representatives resolution condemning China over a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down above U_S_ waters as “purely political manipulation and hyping up.”.

Yelim Kim breezed through a near-flawless short program to edge 15-year-old American rival Isabeau Levito and build the slimmest of leads on Thursday night at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.

Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs.

The Biden administration says the China balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to collect intelligence signals as part of a huge, military-linked aerial spy program that has targeted more than 40 countries.

A five-year experiment aimed at improving care for some of California's most at-risk Medicaid patients reduced hospitalizations and saved taxpayers money.

A Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart.

Israeli police have arrested an American tourist after he allegedly knocked down and broke a statue of Jesus in a church in Jerusalem’s Old City.

The U.S. Air Force is telling North Dakota leaders it believes a Chinese company’s plan to build a wet corn milling plant near the Grand Forks Air Force Base poses a national security threat.

U.S. job openings rose to 11 million in December, a sign the American labor market remains hot and a blow to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool it off.