Vance Boelter sentenced to life in prison as victims of his Minnesota political attack recount their anguish
MINNEAPOLIS — Vance Boelter sat like a statue as his victims exposed the raw wounds with which he left them after he ... Read More
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US calls Haiti a death trap while planning mass deportations
Haiti remains mired in a lawless miasma even as the U.S. is threatening to force hundreds of thousands of people who fled the Caribbean nation back home, after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump can ...Read more
AI companies would need 'kill switch' under new bipartisan bill
WASHINGTON — The most powerful frontier artificial intelligence models would need a “kill switch” under new bipartisan legislation released days after a frontier model went rogue to hack another AI company.
The bill...Read more
UN chief candidates make case for restoring world body's stature
Six contenders vying to be the next United Nations secretary-general argued their case to lead the world body at a time when conflicts in Iran, Gaza and Ukraine, as well as divisions among global powers, have deepened ...Read more
Replacing gas stoves with electric stoves greatly reduces asthma symptoms
More than one-third of American households rely on natural gas stoves to prepare their meals.
Burning natural gas generates carbon dioxide, which is the main driver of climate change. But cooking on gas stoves ...Read more
Public opinion on abortion has shifted 4 years after Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade
It’s been four years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion.
In the immediate ...Read more
Mail ballot mirages aren’t fraud, but mail ballot fraud isn’t a complete myth
The 2026 primaries are resurfacing controversies about mail-in ballots that were at the heart of election disputes in 2020.
California’s June 2 primary – in which candidates from every party ran together and...Read more
The US has acknowledged Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as sacred for over a century, but keeps stripping away protections
President Donald Trump signed proclamations on July 13, 2026, cutting the size of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 90% – meaning nearly 3 million acres will lose ...Read more
US sets new forced-labor duties as Trump rebuilds tariff wall
WASHINGTON — The United States will collect duties of between 10% and 12.5% on imports from most major trading partners, its biggest move yet to reconstruct President Donald Trump’s tariff wall that was pierced by the ...Read more
California dodges a bullet on Colorado River cuts
California and two other states have avoided the harshest water cutbacks the Trump administration could have imposed over the next two years to deal with the deepening crisis on the Colorado River.
The Los Angeles Times ...Read more
Are spotted lanternflies on the decline in Maryland? Scientists can't agree.
Spotted lanternflies, the pest that has infested Maryland for 8 years, are shifting their populations across the state as increased predators, effective management techniques and community reporting play a role in the bug�...Read more
War escalates, oil prices surge as Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi tankers in Red Sea
The U.S. war with Iran escalated again Thursday as Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, causing global oil prices to surge amid fears of yet another vital energy corridor ...Read more
Baltimore school officials promise to protect students following ICE arrest on campus
BALTIMORE — More than a month after a Baltimore father was arrested by federal immigration agents outside a pre-kindergarten graduation, Baltimore City Public Schools officials said Thursday they have changed district ...Read more
California, other states sue Trump administration for 'unlawful' conditions on disaster grants
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and other Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over imposing what they contend are "unlawful" conditions on federal grants intended to help states prepare ...Read more
Congress splits on two war powers resolution votes
WASHINGTON — The House and Senate, in votes Thursday on ending the Iran war, came to different conclusions, but the majority of voting members of Congress said it is time to bring U.S. troops home.
The House, for the ...Read more
Jax Taylor and Lori Krebs' relationship has 'changed in the last several months'
Jax Taylor's relationship with Lori Krebs changed "in the last several months".
The 47-year-old reality TV star separated from wife Brittany Cartwright in 2024, and an insider has revealed that his relationship with Lori ...Read more
Emma Chamberlain felt 'depleted' by podcasting
Emma Chamberlain felt "emotionally really depleted" by podcasting.
The 25-year-old influencer announced earlier this year that she was taking an indefinite break from her Anything Goes podcast, and Emma has now opened up ...Read more
Motley Crue star Tommy Lee worked as an escort
Tommy Lee worked as an escort before finding success with Motley Crue.
The 63-year-old drummer has revealed that he turned to escort work during his younger years, because he was so desperate for money at the time.
He ...Read more
FBI investigation of Argentine soccer entity escalates as grand jury meets in Miami
MIAMI — The FBI’s investigation into hundreds of millions of dollars in soccer sponsorship payments routed through local businesses to Argentina’s football association has escalated with a federal grand jury in Miami...Read more
Secret Service agent put on leave after leaks of JD Vance travel demands
A Secret Service agent assigned to protect Vice President JD Vance has reportedly been put on administrative leave amid an investigation into leaks of embarrassing information about his “inappropriate” travel requests ...Read more
Taylor Sheridan's 'Frisco King' wraps filming in North Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — Taylor Sheridan’s “Frisco King” has wrapped filming in North Texas.
The Paramount+ series stars Samuel L. Jackson as Russell Lee Washington Jr., a hit man that crosses paths with Sylvester ...Read more
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