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Songwriter Lamont Dozier in 2013. He co-wrote songs that helped define the Motown sound. He died Monday at 81.

Songwriter Lamont Dozier, who co-wrote hits for the Supremes and Four Tops, has died

Dozier died at 81. As part of the songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland, he co-wrote dozens of hits, including "Baby Love," "Heat Wave" and "Reflections," helping to define the Motown sound.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in January. Coats often operated behind the scenes, but when he spoke publicly, his assessments were often at odds with President Trump

Dan Coats, Who Challenged President Trump, Is Ousted From Top Intelligence Job

The departure of the director of national intelligence means that almost every senior member of President Trump's original national security team is gone from his or her job.

President Donald Trump speaks before Pam Bondi is sworn in as Attorney General by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, as partner John Wakefield and mother Patsy Bondi, look on, in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.

U.S. Attorney General vows to investigate two of New York's top lawyers

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg were directly mentioned in one of the attorney general’s orders, which called for a newly formed “Weaponization Working Group” to examine “federal cooperation with the weaponization” by James and Bragg, “their respective staffs, and other New York officials to target President Trump, his family, and his businesses.”

In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help

All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations have now been halted.

People walk past a mosaic panel depicturing the liberation of Kyiv by Red Army in 1943 during the WWII at Kievskaya metro station in Moscow on March 1, 2022. - The decoration of the station, opened in 1953, was dedicated to the theme of friendship between the Russian and Ukrainian people in the frameworks of the USSR. Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 1 described Russian shelling of his country's second city of Kharkiv as a war crime and said defending Kyiv - the capital of the country - from Moscow's army was a top priority. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin's claim of fighting against Ukraine 'neo-Nazis' distorts history, scholars say

Scholars dismiss the Russian leader's claims as a "mythical use of history." For one: Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president, and has a relatively small right-wing movement.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. strike against a top Iranian military commander "fit perfectly within our strategy in how to counter the threat of malign activity from Iran."

Mike Pompeo On Drone Strike That Killed Iran's Top Military Leader: 'We Got It Right'

"Every target that's being reviewed, every effort that's being made, will always be conducted inside the international laws of war," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said of potential strikes on Iran.

Prestige Limousine operator Nauman Hussain (center) walks out of court in 2021 after avoiding prison time in plea deal for 20 counts of criminally negligent homicide in the 2018 Schoharie tragedy.

Operator in limo crash that killed 20 goes on trial in NY

Nearly five years after a stretch limousine packed with birthday revelers careened down a hill and off a road in rural upstate New York, killing 20 people, the operator of the company that rented out the vehicle is going on trial.

BAHIR DAR, ETHIOPIA - JUNE 21: Ethiopians in the city of Bahir Dar line up to cast their vote on June 21, 2021 in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. The current prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, came to power in 2018 and is widely expected to be reelected, however the vote was again postponed in Tigray, where a regional political party has fought a seven-month war with the the Ethiopian military, leading to a large-scale humanitarian crisis. According to the country's election commission, around 20 percent of polling stations elsewhere in the country would not open today due to concerns over security and improperly printed ballots. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Ethiopia's Abiy, A Nobel Winner Tarnished By The Violence In Tigray, Is Facing Voters

The Ethiopian prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner has come in for increasing criticism for his handling of the breakaway region.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, will lose access to the most sensitive material to which he previously had access.

Reports: Kushner Security Clearance Downgraded Following White House Scandal

Jared Kushner has lost his top-secret clearance. "No concerns were raised about Mr. Kushner's application," his lawyer said in a statement. Instead, the lawyer pointed to a backlog in the process.

Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling

President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska's vast pipeline system and build a massive natural gas project, a top administration official said Monday.

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