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NATIONAL NEWS


FILE - Former President Donald Trump drinks a Diet Coke during the ProAm of the LIV Golf Team Championship at Trump National Doral Golf Club, Oct. 27, 2022, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
56 minutes ago

Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink. The company isn't confirming that

Read full article: Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink. The company isn't confirming that
FILE - Demonstrators holds up a banner during a citizenship rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
1 hour ago

Federal judge says she would block Trump's birthright citizenship order nationwide

Read full article: Federal judge says she would block Trump's birthright citizenship order nationwide
One of sexual assault survivor Kate-Lynn (first name only), wipes his face after talking to media during a news conference in Chicago, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
2 hours ago

Survivors' lawyers say Illinois has one of nation's worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention

Read full article: Survivors' lawyers say Illinois has one of nation's worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention
The home of Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan is seen on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Arcadia, Calif., where a number of children were removed from the couple's home after a child abuse allegation in May, according to Arcadia police. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
1 hour ago

Authorities take custody of 21 kids in California while surrogate moms claim couple misled them

Read full article: Authorities take custody of 21 kids in California while surrogate moms claim couple misled them

More than 20 children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether they misled surrogate mothers around the country.

A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, estimated at $2 - 4 million, is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, part of their Geek Week auction, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
2 hours ago

Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

Read full article: Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

FILE - Texas lawmakers meet with Robert Roberson at a prison in Livingston, Texas, Sept. 27, 2024. (Criminal Justice Reform Caucus via AP, File)
2 hours ago

New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case

Read full article: New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case

A judge has set a new execution date for a Texas man who had been set last year to become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

Flowers sit at a makeshift memorial in front of the Gabriel House assisted living facility, where a fire on Sunday killed several people, Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in Fall River, Mass. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)
2 hours ago

Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities

Read full article: Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities

The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and most of the staffing requirements that are commonplace in nursing homes.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, right, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, attends a news conference outside the federal courthouse Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
52 minutes ago

Judge won't rule this week on releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail

Read full article: Judge won't rule this week on releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail

A federal judge in Tennessee says he won't immediately rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

Public defender Peter Mills and prosecutor Jack Campbell appear before Second Judicial Circuit Judge Lance Neff during a case management conference in Tallahassee, Fla. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in the case of Phoenix Ikner, a Florida State University student accused of carrying out a mass shooting on campus. (Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat via AP, Pool)
8 hours ago

Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November

Read full article: Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November

The trial for the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April is set to go to trial this November.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
1 hour ago

RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback

Read full article: RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback

Health Secretary Robert F.

A laboratory worker holds a cross section of TRISO fuel Friday, June 27, 2025, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
10 hours ago

A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions

Read full article: A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions

At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a half-dozen workers are making what appear to be gray billiard balls.

Elayna Cunningham, a college student interning at Koahnic Broadcast Corp., records a program on July 10, 2025, at the Anchorage, Alaska, studios of KNBA, the flagship station for National Native News. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
19 hours ago

Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

Read full article: Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

Native American radio stations could face shutdowns if Congress cuts over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

FILE - Masked federal agents wait outside an immigration courtroom, July 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)
1 day ago

Immigration agency flexes authority to sharply expand detention without bond hearing

Read full article: Immigration agency flexes authority to sharply expand detention without bond hearing

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to detain far more people than before, tapping a legal authority to jail anyone who entered the country illegally.

FILE - California National Guard are positioned at the Federal Building, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
21 hours ago

Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles

Read full article: Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles

The Trump administration said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

Dr. Robert M. Groves, Interim President, Georgetown University, testifies during a House Committee on Education and Workforce Committee hearing on "Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology" on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
1 day ago

Republicans press leaders of Georgetown, Berkeley and CUNY on antisemitism complaints

Read full article: Republicans press leaders of Georgetown, Berkeley and CUNY on antisemitism complaints

House Republicans on Tuesday grilled the leaders of Georgetown University, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, in the latest hearing on antisemitism in higher education, accusing the schools of failing to respond adequately to allegations of bias or discrimination.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Drug Enforcement Administration, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
23 hours ago

Pam Bondi dodges questions on Epstein and Bongino amid Justice Department turmoil

Read full article: Pam Bondi dodges questions on Epstein and Bongino amid Justice Department turmoil

Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Tuesday about investigate files related to Jeffrey Epstein and her clash with a top FBI official.

This photo combination shows Jon Stewart, left, posing for a photo outside the Department of Veterans Affairs, July 26, 2024, in Washington and Stephen Colbert being interviewed at The Vatican, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, Riccardo De Luca)
1 day ago

The Paramount comics, Colbert and Stewart, are sharp critics of the '60 Minutes' deal

Read full article: The Paramount comics, Colbert and Stewart, are sharp critics of the '60 Minutes' deal

Stephen Colbert returned from vacation loaded for bear.

Smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire moves down the Grand Canyon from the North Rim Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
23 hours ago

National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodge

Read full article: National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodge

The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge.

ADDS DATE AND LOCATION This May 2024 photo taken in Dartmouth, Mass. provided by Holly Mallowes shows Eleanor Willett, a victim of a fire at Gabriel House, the assisted-living facility where she lived in Fall River, Mass. (Holly Mallowes via AP)
1 hour ago

Relatives say Massachusetts assisted-living blaze gutted a tough community

Read full article: Relatives say Massachusetts assisted-living blaze gutted a tough community

Gabriel House had seen better days.

Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Joe Thompson, speaks to reporters at a news conference on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Minneapolis about the grand jury indictment handed up against Vance Boelter, alleging that Boelter fatally shot former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
23 hours ago

Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

Read full article: Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally shooting a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounding a state senator and his wife.

A pedestrian walks along a street during a rain shower Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Orlando, Fla., as tropical weather moves over the state. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
1 day ago

System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

Read full article: System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week.

SPORTS HEADLINES


Italy's Cristiana Girelli celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's Euro 2025 quarterfinals soccer match between Norway and Italy at Stade de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
52 minutes ago

Euro 2025: Girelli's two goals lift Italy over Hegerberg's Norway into semifinals

Read full article: Euro 2025: Girelli's two goals lift Italy over Hegerberg's Norway into semifinals
FILE - Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) dribbles against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
4 hours ago

Bradley Beal, 3-time All-Star, agrees to buyout with the Phoenix Suns, AP source says

Read full article: Bradley Beal, 3-time All-Star, agrees to buyout with the Phoenix Suns, AP source says
FILE - Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer watches during Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football practice and autograph session, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
5 hours ago

Kalen DeBoer is looking to escape Nick Saban's shadow and lead Tide back to playoffs in 2nd season

Read full article: Kalen DeBoer is looking to escape Nick Saban's shadow and lead Tide back to playoffs in 2nd season
Justin Thomas of the United States walks off the 12th green during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
5 hours ago

The British Open, golf's oldest major, is always a new experience

Read full article: The British Open, golf's oldest major, is always a new experience
FILE - Italy's Dan Serafini throws before the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
1 day ago

Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini is convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife's parents

Read full article: Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini is convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife's parents

Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of murder and attempted murder in the shootings of his wife’s parents during a burglary at their home four years ago near Lake Tahoe in California.

FILE - A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against the Trump administration's new travel bans, June 9, 2025, at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent, File)
1 day ago

Judge says Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US

Read full article: Judge says Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of the US

A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from using its ban on travelers from some countries to keep 80 already-vetted refugees from entering the United States.

FILE - Beyonce, left, accepts the Innovator Award during the iHeartRadio Music Awards, April 1, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
1 day ago

Someone stole unreleased Beyoncé music from a car in Atlanta. What to know about the investigation

Read full article: Someone stole unreleased Beyoncé music from a car in Atlanta. What to know about the investigation

Atlanta police say they have identified a suspect in the reported theft of Beyoncé's unreleased music from a rental car being used by her choreographer and a dancer.

Michael Pimentel, center, a resident at the Gabriel House assisted living facility, in Fall River, Mass., receives assistance from an emergency medical worker, right, outside a temporary shelter, Monday, July 14, 2025, in Fall River, following a fire that started late Sunday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
1 day ago

Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire

Read full article: Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire

A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents.

Debris, rubble and a damaged car lie on a street after flooding from rains in the area of North Plainfield, N.J., Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
23 hours ago

2 dead in New Jersey after floodwaters carry away vehicle during heavy rains that hit Northeast

Read full article: 2 dead in New Jersey after floodwaters carry away vehicle during heavy rains that hit Northeast

Authorities say two people in New Jersey were killed after their vehicle was swept up in floodwaters during a storm that moved across the U.S. Northeast overnight.

Kayakers pause before paddling the last couple of miles of the Klamath River to reach the Pacific Ocean on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Klamath, Calif. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)
1 day ago

Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon

Read full article: Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon

A group of several dozen Indigenous youth from across the Klamath Basin recently emerged victorious after a month-long journey paddling the Klamath River.

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1 day ago

Heavy rains and flash flooding sweep across the Northeast

Read full article: Heavy rains and flash flooding sweep across the Northeast

Heavy rain has swept across parts of the Northeast, inundating sections of New York and New Jersey with flash flooding that stranded vehicles in roadways, closed subway lines and led to the declaration of a state of emergency.

FILE - A Nextdoor sign is shown on a window at an office in San Francisco on May 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
1 day ago

Nextdoor social site, looking for a revival, pins hopes on partnership with local news providers

Read full article: Nextdoor social site, looking for a revival, pins hopes on partnership with local news providers

The neighborhood social site Nextdoor is hoping for a revival by turning to local news providers.

Dispatchers work emergency calls at the Collier County Emergency Services Center, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Naples, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
1 day ago

A Florida county leads the way with a high-tech 911 system that improves emergency response

Read full article: A Florida county leads the way with a high-tech 911 system that improves emergency response

Collier County, Florida, uses one of the most advanced 911 systems in the U.S., allowing callers to send texts and videos.

FILE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers wait to detain a person, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
1 day ago

Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion

Read full article: Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion

Immigration authorities are pressuring landlords to share tenant information, including leases and IDs.

FILE - Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, file)
1 day ago

Florida puts a man to death for killing 2 outside a bar, the 26th US execution this year

Read full article: Florida puts a man to death for killing 2 outside a bar, the 26th US execution this year

A man convicted of fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted revenge killing has been executed.

FILE - Beyonce, left, accepts the Innovator Award during the iHeartRadio Music Awards, April 1, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
1 day ago

Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen during 'Cowboy Carter' tour

Read full article: Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen during 'Cowboy Carter' tour

Police say unreleased music by Beyoncé along with footage, show plans and concert set lists were stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by associates.

Flowers sit at a makeshift memorial in front of the Gabriel House assisted living facility, where a fire on Sunday killed several people, Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in Fall River, Mass. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)
3 hours ago

Fatal blaze at assisted-living center raises questions on safety and firefighter staffing

Read full article: Fatal blaze at assisted-living center raises questions on safety and firefighter staffing

Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and hurt dozens.

FILE - This undated photo combination provided by the Los Angeles Police Department shows Mei Haskell, left, and her parents, YanXiang Wang and Gaoshan Li. (Los Angeles Police Department via AP, File)
1 day ago

Los Angeles man dies in jail while awaiting trial for killing and dismemberment of wife, her parents

Read full article: Los Angeles man dies in jail while awaiting trial for killing and dismemberment of wife, her parents

Authorities say a Los Angeles man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, her mother and her stepfather has died in jail while awaiting trial.

Federal immigration agents talk to Rebecca Torres, second left, after she tried to block a military vehicle during a raid in the agriculture area of Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
1 day ago

A chaotic raid, 360 arrests, and a tragic death: What happened at California's Glass House Farms

Read full article: A chaotic raid, 360 arrests, and a tragic death: What happened at California's Glass House Farms

Federal authorities now say they arrested more than 360 people at two Southern California marijuana farms.

FILE - Workers on scaffolding repaint the NASA logo near the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 20, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
1 day ago

Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised

Read full article: Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised

The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.

FILE - Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
1 day ago

How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

Read full article: How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department.

FILE - This combination of two booking photos provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez. (California Department of Corrections via AP, File)
2 days ago

Judge orders LA prosecutors to explain why Menendez brothers' conviction shouldn't be re-examined

Read full article: Judge orders LA prosecutors to explain why Menendez brothers' conviction shouldn't be re-examined

A judge has ordered Los Angeles prosecutors to explain why the Menendez brothers’ murder convictions should not be re-examined in light of new evidence supporting their claims of sexual abuse by their father.

ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES


FILE - Mickey Mouse balloons are displayed at Disneyland Paris in Chessy, France, June 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
1 hour ago

Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry

Read full article: Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry
FILE - Brian Littrell, of the Backstreet Boys, attends a meeting with fans for the presentation of the album 'In A World Like This' at 40 Cafe in Madrid, Spain, Nov. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Abraham Caro Marin, file)
3 hours ago

Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell sues Florida sheriff's office over beach trespassers

Read full article: Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell sues Florida sheriff's office over beach trespassers
This combination of photos shows model Elsie Hewitt at the Moet & Chandon holiday season celebration in New York on Dec. 5, 2022, left, and Pete Davidson at the premiere of "Big Time Adolescence" in New York on March 5, 2020. (Photos by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
3 hours ago

Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt are expecting their first child

Read full article: Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt are expecting their first child
FILE - The stage at the "American Idol" farewell season finale at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
5 hours ago

What to know about the killings of an 'American Idol' music supervisor and her husband in LA

Read full article: What to know about the killings of an 'American Idol' music supervisor and her husband in LA
This image from video posted on the Cuomo for Mayor X account shows the former New York governor as he says he will run for mayor of New York City as an independent candidate, staying in a crowded field trying to thwart surging left-wing Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani. (Cuomo for Mayor via AP)
1 day ago

Cuomo stays in NYC mayor’s race despite losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani

Read full article: Cuomo stays in NYC mayor’s race despite losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced he will run for New York City mayor as an independent candidate.

FILE - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper holds a Q&A session during a visit to the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt AFB, Neb., Feb. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)
2 days ago

Retired Army officer pleads guilty to sharing classified info on Russia-Ukraine war on dating site

Read full article: Retired Army officer pleads guilty to sharing classified info on Russia-Ukraine war on dating site

A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian Air Force employee has pleaded guilty to conspiring to share classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine.

Police stand at the front of the Richmond Road Baptist Church as other officers maintain a perimeter following a shooting at the church in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
2 days ago

Suspected Kentucky church shooter had a domestic violence hearing the next day

Read full article: Suspected Kentucky church shooter had a domestic violence hearing the next day

A man accused of killing two women at a Kentucky church on Sunday had been scheduled for a domestic violence hearing the following day.

A tourist takes in the morning sunrise from the South Rim as smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire moves over the Grand Canyon from the North Rim Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
1 day ago

A wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge spread after being allowed to burn for days

Read full article: A wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge spread after being allowed to burn for days

A wildfire that destroyed a historic Grand Canyon lodge is continuing to spread out of control after it had been allowed to burn for days.

This image provided by NASA and Axiom Space shows a SpaceX capsule undocking from the International Space Station, Monday July 14, 2025, targeting a splashdown in the Pacific, carrying visiting crew Axiom Space's Peggy Whitson, Hungary's Tibor Kapu, India's Shubhanshu Shukla and Poland's Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski. (NASA via AP)
2 days ago

Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission

Read full article: Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission

The International Space Station's first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary are headed back to Earth.

Ry-n Uyeda warms up during a softball practice, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Waianae, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
2 days ago

Most teens — and girls especially — see college as key to jobs and life skills, AP-NORC poll says

Read full article: Most teens — and girls especially — see college as key to jobs and life skills, AP-NORC poll says

A recent AP-NORC Teen Poll poll shows most U.S. teenagers prioritize graduating from college, with 70% of girls and 54% of boys considering it important.

Girls read an Amelia Bedelia book during the East Providence Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp at Emma G. Whiteknact Elementary School on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Providence R.I. (AP Photo/Sophie Park)
2 days ago

More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding

Read full article: More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding

More than 20 states have sued President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen funding for after-school care, summer programs and more.

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1 day ago

Flames tear through assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing 9 and trapping residents

Read full article: Flames tear through assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing 9 and trapping residents

Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out of windows and screamed for help.

A young girl runs past crosses at a make-shift memorial honoring flood victims, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
1 day ago

The search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain

Read full article: The search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain

Officials are keeping a wary eye on river levels as some crews resume the search for people still missing after catastrophic flooding pummeled Texas this month.

Volunteers from Kerrville Bible Church saw and haul tree debris in front of a flood-damaged home on Guadalupe Street in Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriela Aoun Angueira)
1 day ago

Armies of Texas volunteers dig out, clean up, after fatal floods

Read full article: Armies of Texas volunteers dig out, clean up, after fatal floods

Armies of Texan volunteers are leading flood recovery and cleanup, supplementing official efforts even as more flooding hits and the search for the missing continues.

This image released by Peacock shows promotional art for the reality series "Love Island USA." (Peacock via AP)
2 days ago

'Love Island' revives conversation about racial bias and misogynoir in dating

Read full article: 'Love Island' revives conversation about racial bias and misogynoir in dating

The reality show franchise “Love Island” highlights challenges emblematic of modern dating, especially for Black women and contestants with darker skin tones.

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sits for an interview in Versailles, Ky., May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
2 days ago

Suspect kills 2 women in Kentucky church after shooting state trooper, police say

Read full article: Suspect kills 2 women in Kentucky church after shooting state trooper, police say

Two women were killed in a shooting at a Lexington, Kentucky, church in a shooting rampage that began after a state trooper was shot and wounded, authorities said.

This photo provided by National Park Service shows the charred remains of a building at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, in northern Arizona, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (National Park Service via AP)
2 days ago

Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures

Read full article: Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures

A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a wildfire.

Rain falls over a makeshift memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
2 days ago

Heavy rains in Texas pause search efforts for flood victims and damage homes elsewhere

Read full article: Heavy rains in Texas pause search efforts for flood victims and damage homes elsewhere

Emergency crews temporarily suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas.

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