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Opinion: Europe's summer of heat
Europe is in another brutal heat wave. The summer's earlier record-breaking weather already damaged crops, sparked wildf...
Switzerland is a neutral nation but has more nuclear bunkers than any country in the world
Instead of scrapping its network of bomb shelters after the Cold War, Switzerland kept building them. The country has mo...
The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut
The Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, the Boston Hunters and the San Francisco Firebells take the field in Sprin...
Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb
That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their faci...
Federal funds can't be used to give test strips to drug users, raising overdose fears
Drug addiction groups are reeling after Trump officials said federal grants cannot be used to hand out test strips to dr...
Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates
Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong called for a moratorium on data centers. So did Ohio Republic...
Senate votes to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general
The Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general early Saturday morning, elevating President Trump's ...
Women in Maine may choose the victor in this year's Senate race
The race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson is one of the nation's most high-profile Senate contests this year -- an...
Trump renews push to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Trump is once again threatening to fire Cook over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud after an earlier effort to remo...
Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review
A federal appeals court says above-ground construction cannot continue without approval from Congress, siding with histo...
Monty Roberts, who trained horses through trust, dies at 91
The internationally acclaimed horseman defied the conventional method of breaking horses and developed his own gentler a...
Senate passes Russia sanctions bill that was long championed by Lindsey Graham
The bill is meant to stifle Russia's economy by allowing for tough new tariffs against major importers of Russian energy...
Colombia's new president vows to remake the country — and challenge its fragile peace
A new political era for Colombia: a hard-right president promises order, growth and confrontation....
Murkowski will oppose Blanche nomination, narrowing his path to confirmation
The Alaska Republican said the country needs an Attorney General who will "check the worst impulses of this administrati...
Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in a sign of a wilting labor market
U.S. employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, and job gains for the two previous months were weaker than initially reported, a...
A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease
Over 1 million people a year die from diarrheal disease. Nearly half are kids under age 5. A new vaccine in trials offer...
Trump targets birthright citizenship. And, Iran aims to ban U.S. from Strait of Hormuz
President Trump says he has signed two new orders targeting birthright citizenship. And, Iran is aiming to ban U.S. ship...
Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as 'ghastly'
Researchers warn betting on clinical trials could incentivize insider trading and interfere with drug development. But K...
Everyone's talking about hormone therapy for menopause. Should I be on it?
For years doctors advised women against hormone therapy for women in the menopausal transition. Now everyone's talking a...
Amid cost of living stress, many parents are supporting children well into adulthood
Polls show most Americans think young adults today have it harder financially than past generations. A majority of paren...
Who or what is 'taking a step back from visibility'? The quiz knows
Plus, if you know what "TMZ" stands for, you'll get at least on question right this week!...
Besieged Sudanese city faces relentless drone strikes and risk of mass atrocities, U.N. warns
Hundreds of thousands of civilians in el-Obeid are being battered by relentless drone strikes and face critical water sh...
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Trump issues new orders to limit birthright citizenship, Iran shares details of an agreement with Oman to reopen Strait ...
Student shoots multiple people at a high school in Thailand, authorities say
The shooter was a student and deaths and injuries were reported....
Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online
Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a ruling late Thursday that the bulk of the money will be used for treatment services for...
Trump signs 2 immigration actions to curb 'birth tourism,' limit birthright citizenship
Additional details weren't provided, but Trump said he thought his latest actions would be constitutional....
Iran aims to ban U.S. and Israeli ships from Strait of Hormuz and charge others a toll
Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transit...
Sticky or slippery? Snails can change their slime to meet the moment
Snails are slimy. But there's more to that goo of theirs than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creat...
The park service says Trump's arch would obstruct historic sites. Could it be moved?
President Trump's proposed arch in Memorial Circle would intrude on dozens of nearby sites, says the National Park Servi...
European nations say World Cup boycott is still on, keeping FIFA's Infantino in limbo
A continued boycott of the World Cup poses a big threat to FIFA, keeping President Gianni Infantino under intense pressu...
A new flu vaccine geared to older people is coming soon
The first mRNA-based flu shot to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be ready for the upcoming flu seas...
Greetings from a wildlife park in central Sri Lanka that's a haven for elephants
At a time of increased conflict between elephants and humans, as elephant habitats are converted to intensive agricultur...
Trump administration moves to deregulate Head Start, opening door for sweeping change
It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes coul...
How Cambodia became the first Asian country to hit an elusive HIV target
The United Nations has set a goal for near universal HIV diagnosis and treatment for all by 2030. No country in Asia has...
El-Sayed wins Michigan's primary. And, Fauci faces contempt of Congress vote
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in the midt...
How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patients
Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still ...
Celebrity culture is one thing. For TMZ, Congress is the new 'reality show'
TMZ is trading Hollywood gossip for Capitol Hill scoops with a new D.C. bureau, launched in April. The online tabloid's ...
Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president
FIFA said Wednesday it had apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cu...
Senate committee set to vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee want to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to ans...
Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat
Regional police and prosecutors said an airport employee discovered a drone near the airport's south runway with "an unk...
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