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Brazil sues online platform Discord over alleged failures in children protection

Brazil's government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of about $97 million for the company's alleged failure to protect children online.

A judge suspends charges against an ex-Marine arrested on Trump's golf course with ammunition

A judge on Wednesday suspended criminal charges against a former U.S. Marine arrested at President Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area golf course with ammunition and a gun in his vehicle. He is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.

A June date on the calendar, but no hearing yet for Bryan Kohberger's plea challenge

An Idaho judge has set the timeline for Bryan Kohberger's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students, and he is warning attorneys on both sides that he will hold any new evidence in the case to a strict legal standard.

Lucky Charms and Trix go au naturel as General Mills ditches artificial colors

General Mills said Wednesday it has removed artificial colors from all its U.S. cereals, including Lucky Charms and Trix.

China building new military base on disputed reef

China's island building in the South China Sea is set to add a new military base to its string of bases now threatening control over the strategic waterway, according to satellite images of the island construction.

USS Abraham Lincoln will stop in Thailand on its way home from lengthy deployment in Middle East

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier will make a stop in Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East, Thai officials said Wednesday.

Judge, for now, refuses to dismiss Steve Bannon's conviction in contempt of Congress case

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's request to erase Trump ally Steve Bannon's criminal conviction for refusing to testify before the congressional committee that investigated a mob's Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. But it may not be a final decision on the matter.

A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state's U.S. House seat

A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from the primary for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat.

60 Things to Do in (and Around) Washington, D.C. This Weekend: August 28-30

Whether you are dining your way through DC Restaurant Week with exclusive multi-course menus, catching free outdoor Shakespeare under the stars, or taking in new landmark exhibitions across the National Mall, Washington offers endless ways to have fun this weekend.

Investigators sift for evidence at burned Montana home where 8 family members were killed at dinner

Shovelful by shovelful, investigators sifted through the charred remnants of a Montana home where four generations of a family were killed as they gathered for Sunday dinner, searching for evidence that might help explain what happened and why.

D.C. Public Library praises Dolly Parton publicly for book donations to city residents

In light of country star Dolly Parton's death Tuesday at the age of 80, the D.C. Public Library publicly thanked her for free books given to city residents through her Imagination Library program.

Democrat Debbie Dingell: Don't ask me about Hasan Piker

Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan says she is not interested in questions about controversial left-wing commentator Hasan Piker, a discussion she considers an attempt to divide Democrats.