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A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State group flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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What is the Islamic State group, and what attacks has it inspired by offshoots and lone wolves?

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The FBI says it recovered the stark black flag of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

FILE - Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown on Aug. 23, 2015, in Plains, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights

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Former President Jimmy Carter was widely known as a man of faith, a born-again Christian who defined himself as a progressive evangelical.

FILE - The Supreme Court is pictured, Oct. 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
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Chief Justice John Roberts defends judicial independence, says it is under threat in several ways

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Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials defying court orders.

Servicemen of Rosguardia (National Guard) guard an area near Red Square prior to celebrating the New Year's Day, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo)
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US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters

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The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting this year's election.

U.S.-Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., left, and her incoming Deputy Chief of Staff & Communications Director, Michaela Kurinsky-Malos, move out of McBride's Delaware State Senate office at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Takeaways from AP's reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to Congress

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Sarah McBride made history in Delaware, as the first openly transgender state senator in the United States.

U.S.-Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., hugs Delaware State Democrat Senator Laura Sturgeon from District 4 on the Senate floor during a special session, McBride's last day as a Delaware state senator, at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover, Del., Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace

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U.S. Rep.-elect Sarah McBride will be sworn in as the first openly transgender member of Congress on Jan. 3.

Christine Mason, of Atlanta, places flowers at entrance the The Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, in Atlanta. Formr President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga, at the age of 100. (AP Photo/John Bazemore )
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A guide to funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter

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Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, D.

Gail Hassler and her mother Sara Hassler view a classroom inside the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, in Plains, Ga. Former President Carter died Sunday at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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Jimmy Carter is being mourned in his tiny hometown and around the world

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Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from his small hometown of Plains, Georgia, and around the world.

FILE - American flags are displayed with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in 'major' cyber incident

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The Treasury Department said Chinese hackers remotely accessed several employee workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider.

FILE - Men seeking asylum, including Peruvians, line up as they wait to be processed after crossing the border with Mexico nearby, on April 25, 2024, in Boulevard, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
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Border arrests are little changed in December, ending Biden's term at lowest level

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A U.S. official says arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in December are little changed from a month earlier.

El presidente de la Cmara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, habla con reporteros tras la aprobacin del proyecto de ley de financiacin para evitar el cierre del gobierno en el Capitolio, Washington, el viernes 20 de diciembre de 2024. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)
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Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil

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President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, providing crucial backing as the Louisiana Republican prepares for what is expected to be another contentious speakership race this week.

FILE - E. Jean Carroll exits the New York Federal Court after former President Donald Trump appeared in court, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
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An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump

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A federal appeals court has upheld a jury's finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

For Country Caucus co-chair Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., right, and Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., left, pose for a portrait at the Capitol following a vote, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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A caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized Congress

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In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass important legislation.

FILE - A general view outside St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., during President John F. Kennedy's funeral, with flag-draped coffin in the foreground, Nov. 25, 1963. The president's brothers can be seen behind the casket. At left is Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), and at right entering limousine is Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. (AP Photo, File)
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How American presidents have planned their own funerals

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Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of state funerals.

A video tribute to former President Jimmy Carter is seen before an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Landover. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders game

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A moment of silence was held for former President Jimmy Carter before the Atlanta Falcons' game at the Washington Commanders.

Steven Fish, of Garnett, Kan., stands outside a drivers license office like one in the same strip mall where in 2014 he went to register to vote, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. Fish was unable to register in 2014 because he didnt have an acceptable copy of his birth certificate to comply with a proof-of-citizenship law that was later struck down by the federal courts. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn't work out so well

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Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging.

FILE - President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP, File)

Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters

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President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration visas has divided his supporters.

FILE - Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters as he leaves the federal courthouse in New York, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Judge signals that contempt hearing for Rudy Giuliani over his assets might not go well for him

Read full article: Judge signals that contempt hearing for Rudy Giuliani over his assets might not go well for him

A federal judge is signaling that Rudy Giuliani's contempt hearing next Friday might not end so well for the former New York City mayor and onetime personal lawyer for President-elect Donald Trump.