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10:45 AM on Tuesday, November 4

United States Steel on Tuesday detailed an $11 billion growth plan with new owner Nippon Steel that includes modernizing the century-old steelmaker

10:44 AM on Tuesday, November 4

The Trump administration and private investors are partnering with two rare earth startups in a $1.4 billion deal to scale up the nation’s access to materials and technology that is crucial for producing an array of high-tech goods and military equipment

10:37 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Israel’s military says the remains of a deceased hostage have been turned over to the Red Cross in Gaza

10:35 AM on Tuesday, November 4

2 French nationals have been released from an Iranian prison after more than 3 years in detention, says President Macron

10:32 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown are intensifying with behind-the-scenes talks

10:30 AM on Tuesday, November 4

A federal appeals panel in Manhattan reacted skeptically to arguments by a lawyer for once high-flying cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried that his fraud conviction should be overturned

10:26 AM on Tuesday, November 4

The Border Patrol leader who’s behind an aggressive immigration crackdown across the Chicago area is applauding his agents’ use of force and aggressive tactics

10:19 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Federal prosecutors are accusing a former Atlanta Hawks finance executive of stealing millions from the NBA team

10:17 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck

10:08 AM on Tuesday, November 4

The board of a South Florida college is appealing a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking officials from giving away a parcel of prime Miami real estate so it can be used for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library

9:42 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Former Vice President Dick Cheney battled heart disease for most of his adult life, a life extended thanks to a heart transplant in 2012

9:40 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84

9:05 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Authorities say they've arrested two Massachusetts men in connection with a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School

8:04 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Chrysler is recalling more than 320,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid vehicles due to a faulty battery that can fail and lead to a fire, U.S. traffic safety regulators said

6:54 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Bomb threats to New Jersey polling stations, a voter roll mishap in Pennsylvania potentially affecting thousands of voters and warnings by President Donald Trump against California’s mail balloting system is marking the final day of voting in an off-year election with several nationally prominent races

5:47 AM on Tuesday, November 4

President Donald Trump caused some confusion earlier Tuesday when he appeared to threaten SNAP benefits unless Democrats voted to reopen the government — despite court orders mandating that the administration keep the nation’s largest food program running

3:35 AM on Tuesday, November 4

In Dick Cheney’s hands, the vice presidency became a nexus of influence and manipulation — no longer the timid office where its occupants had tended their boss’ ambitions

9:14 PM on Monday, November 3

New Jersey voters are electing their next governor in a race that will reveal whether Democrats still have a grip on a state that has been reliably blue in recent years but has shown signs of shifting toward Republicans

9:07 PM on Monday, November 3

Democrat Abigail Spanberger is facing Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia race for governor

8:57 PM on Monday, November 3

A judge is hearing testimony about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that “tasted like sewer” at a Chicago-area immigration building