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What’s next after a court cut Donald Trump’s $515 million fine to $0
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump was quick to declare “TOTAL VICTORY” after a…
Trump visits a DC gift shop and the Kennedy Center during military crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — With National Guard troops in the streets and federal agents at the…
Don’t fret: Air guitar world title returns home to Finland after 25 years
OULU, Finland (AP) — Finnish air guitarist Aapo “The Angus” Rautio plucked victory from thin…
Lawyers for wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez request 1-year prison sentence
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez say…
Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communities
Keith Lambert and his family cope with the extreme heat of summertime Chicago by going…
FACT FOCUS: Posts overestimate number of noncitizens living in US by tens of millions
After the Trump administration announced Thursday that it is reviewing the valid visas of more…
Massive fire at Louisiana automotive supply facility forces evacuations
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An explosion and fire Friday at an automotive supply company…
Colorado governor demands coroner’s resignation after decomposing bodies found in funeral home
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday called for a county coroner to resign after state…
Trump frustrated after thinking he made headway on Russia-Ukraine talks only to see Putin balk
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump started the week declaring a diplomatic breakthrough in…
Wisconsin judge rejects motions to dismiss charges against Trump aides
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge Friday declined to dismiss felony charges against two…
Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday…
Takeaways from Justice Department interviews of Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell
In the hundreds of pages of transcripts from Justice Department interviews of Ghislaine Maxwell, the…
Erin weakens to post-tropical cyclone, moving out to sea as it batters East Coast with wind, waves
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous…
National Guard troops on DC streets for Trump’s crackdown will start carrying guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops to start carrying…
What is a famine and who declares one?
Famine is now occurring in Gaza City, according to the world’s leading authority on food…
2026 World Cup draw will be held at Washington’s Kennedy Center, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World…
Jury hears opening statements in trial of Florida matriarch charged in her ex-son-in-law’s death
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — More than a decade after a hired hit man shot her…
Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, has died at 84
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973,…
Migrants to Iowa strike different portraits where ‘American Gothic’ was created
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — It was in Cedar Rapids, surrounded by cornfields, where Iowa…
Argentina investigates alleged kickback scheme entangling President Milei’s inner circle
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine police on Friday raided over a dozen luxury homes…
Deadly attacks in Colombia cast a shadow on the president’s peace-with-guerrillas policy
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s anti-government guerrillas have grown stronger under President Gustavo Petro’s three…
Being Muslim and American in the nation’s heartland
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The oldest surviving place of worship for Muslims in the…
Monitor visits jails in Georgia’s Fulton County and finds safety risks due to understaffing
ATLANTA (AP) — An independent monitor appointed to oversee an agreement meant to address dangerous…