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Today in History: May 19, West Virginia's Matewan Massacre
Electricity bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
Trump's EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks
Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel
The Trump Report: Supreme Court Rulings
Trump honors National Guard members shot in Washington
Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million
Trump illegally blocked $7.6B in clean energy grants to Democratic states
Heat wave and high humidity will blast much of the US this week
Zelenskyy condemns 'horrific attacks' as Russian strikes kill 11
Today in History: May 19, West Virginia's Matewan Massacre
Electricity bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
Trump's EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks
Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel
The Trump Report: Supreme Court Rulings
WASHINGTON (AP) – Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who survived a gunshot wound to the head while patrolling with the National Guard in Washington last year, was presented the Purple Heart medal during Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation’s growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts as critics argue the world-first ban on under-16s was failing.
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Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. The Cupertino, California-based company called the demand spike an “unprecedented challenge” for the consumer electronics industry.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Saks Global, the parent company of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with fewer stores, less debt, a more focused strategy to pamper the affluent – and a new name.
Today in History: June 29, Apple releases the first iPhone to consumers
Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan and wound 160
House Republicans are looking to get their agenda on track after a chaotic week
Andy Burnham says he'd hand more power to local governments if he becomes UK leader
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President Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final week of a term focused on executive power. The justices said Monday that Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies with one exception, ruling that central banker Lisa Cook can keep her job at the Federal Reserve for now.
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces struck a tent sheltering displaced people in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least three Palestinians, including an 8-year-old boy and his grandfather, medical officials said. Health authorities in the coastal enclave said the drone strike hit a neighborhood in Deir al-Balah, one of the least damaged towns in central Gaza.
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ABDIN, Syria (AP) – As Israeli troops and vehicles entered the town of Abdin in southern Syria, residents blocked the roads with rocks, and some young men and boys threw stones to push back the military patrol. Tensions in this part of the country created by a buffer zone occupied by Israeli forces have flared into violence in recent days, leaving residents anxious that more escalation is coming.
The 250th anniversary of America’s liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering from federal buildings across the nation’s capital.
People aren't the only ones hit by heat. Wildlife affected by hot temperatures
2 tropical storms pound Japan with floods and landslides, killing 1
Tropical Storm Mekkhala inundates cars and homes in southern Taiwan
Watch the moment a powerful earthquake rocks Venezuela
Wildfire burns through southern Utah pushed by strong winds
A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan
Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage
Rural area in Northern California jolted by its biggest quake since 1940
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Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed
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Drone video shows search of collapsed buildings after Venezuela quakes
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Vespa drivers join Rome parade as iconic scooter turns 80
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10 of 12 jurors say Palisades Fire suspect isn't guilty. Now he faces a retrial
Vespa drivers join Rome parade as iconic scooter turns 80
Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden?
Scratching that bug bite might feel good but it's a bad idea
People aren't the only ones hit by heat. Wildlife affected by hot temperatures
Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media
Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips
Serena Williams' daughters see how hard she's working for Wimbledon return
Thousands of Vespa enthusiasts celebrate in Rome on 80th anniversary
