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The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections
Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
Trump says US 'must' respond after Iran shot down US Army helicopter
Federal judge had sex in chambers with police officer and lied about it
Federal judge upholds constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions
Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP
Graham Platner to take questions from Maine voters
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Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride
The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections
Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
Trump says US 'must' respond after Iran shot down US Army helicopter
ATLANTA (AP) – A federal judge had an extramarital affair with a high-ranking police officer – including having sex in the judge’s chambers that was overheard by staff – and initially lied about the actions but remains on the bench after receiving a “private reprimand,” according to an investigation by the court system.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A federal judge on Thursday ruled that execution by nitrogen gas does not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, rejecting an Alabama inmate’s claim that it causes excessive suffering.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, despite a lower court’s ruling that the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black people.
HONG KONG (AP) – China’s exports picked up pace in May, rising 19.4% from a year earlier, its customs agency said Tuesday, as shipments remained robust despite impacts from the Iran war. The stronger than expected performance was an improvement from April’s 14.1% year-on-year increase.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI filed preliminary paperwork that would open the door to it becoming a publicly traded company, the third in a powerhouse trio of artificial intelligence companies racing to Wall Street debuts.
U.S. airlines spent more than $6 billion on jet fuel in April, up 78% from a year earlier despite using slightly less fuel, government data released Monday showed. Meanwhile, the airline industry’s top global trade group warned that soaring energy costs could nearly halve profits in 2026.
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Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to over 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response
Afghanistan: Taliban open fire during protest over arrests of women for dress code violation
Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
TOKYO (AP) – Chinese and North Korean state-run media this week devoted thousands of words to Xi Jinping ‘s summit with Kim Jong Un, but made no mention of a key matter for Washington: the North’s steadfast pursuit of nuclear weapons that could threaten the United States and its allies in Asia.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – President Donald Trump blamed Iran for shooting down a U.S. Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the United States must respond to the attack. A drone boat rescued the two aviators who were aboard the Apache attack helicopter when it went down near the critical shipping lane.
House Republicans hope to approve nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement on Tuesday, which would fund Homeland Security throughout President Donald Trump’s time in office. Democrats call it a blank check that imposes no limits on agents despite the deaths of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.
JERUSALEM (AP) - Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.
Radio scans find no alien tech from latest interstellar comet
Taipei Zoo welcomes a pair of red pandas from China, first in over a decade
US to hold latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The UK has set a target of an 87% cut in carbon emissions by 2042
Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air
8 crested ibises released in Japanese town decades after extinction in Japan
Protection close for Wyoming's 'Path of the Pronghorn'
Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests
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US, Britain Impose New Sanctions Against Hamas Operatives
With Oval Office replica and skyline views of Chicago, Obama's new museum is political and personal
Soccer great Pelé's legacy shines on in his one-time home ahead of the World Cup
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit placed on a lung transplant list
Whales to move from shuttered Marineland park to US and Spain
Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it
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Inside Obama's presidential museum opening this month: The cost, the books and a beehive
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