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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's Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
The Latest: Trump at G7 summit with world leaders on Iran and Ukraine
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
China Shock 2.0: Surging Chinese exports threaten Europe's economy
Iran says deal to end the war requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
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's Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
The Latest: Trump at G7 summit with world leaders on Iran and Ukraine
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.
SpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI after its Wall Street debut last week.
TOKYO (AP) – The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to 1% on Tuesday, citing challenges stemming from a weak Japanese yen and higher prices. The central bank’s increase in the uncollateralized overnight rate, by a quarter of a percentage point from 0.75%, puts it at a three-decade high.
Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands.
Leaders of the Group of Seven gathered on Tuesday to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump’s tentative deal to end the conflict with Iran. The first full day of the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations is being held in the French town of Evian-les-Bains.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) – The naval mission for the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. allies are proposing as a follow-up to a deal to end the Iran war would aim to reassure crews and shipping insurers that vessels can safely navigate the narrow waterway again, by removing any explosive mines and potentially providing military escorts.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) – The leaders of the world’s richest democracies are talking about how to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems this week, but hot mics at the G7 summit revealed that conversations also covered lighter fare. Sports. Cigarettes. The weather. And something about Greenland?
NEW YORK (AP) – High oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems won’t be solved overnight, despite an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz announced Sunday.
32,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37
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Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air
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