Pentagon spokesman schooled in the law after ranting about report on Iran war hurting US readiness
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell posted a furious response to the report on social media before he was fact-checked by…
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North Korea hits out at Trump’s ‘pointless’ demands and vows to strengthen nuclear force
Trump has been seeking another summit with Kim Jong-un, following three meetings in 2018 and 2019
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Body of 46-year-old man recovered as 15 people remain missing after Grand Canyon flash floods
Helicopter teams have searched the area for missing people after dozens rescued
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I met the darkest parts of myself during postpartum psychosis. The Lindsay Clancy trial meant I couldn’t stay silent
Moms who have been closely following the Lindsay Clancy murder trial reflect on their experiences of postpartum mental…
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North Carolina teen critically ill after being infected with rare brain-eating amoeba
Fewer than 10 people a year are infected in the U.S. but the condition is usually fatal
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Trump praised Freedom Fuel for ‘taking the lead’ with discount prices. A new lawsuit claims it sold ‘stolen’ gas
Company that supplied stations in the Freedom Fuel Network accused of not paying for $4 million worth of fuel. It…
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Iran’s Achilles Heel: Why Trump has his sights on the tiny oil hub Kharg Island
The island holds around 90 per cent of Iran’s oil exports and could choke off the country’s economy for years. Maira…
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Tupac murder trial: Duane Davis’ own words are front and center as closing arguments begin
The trial was expected to take longer, with prosecutors originally planning to call 35 to 45 witnesses
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Trump says ‘Canada thinks they’re a state’ as he defends bitter trade war with US neighbor
President Donald Trump argues northern ally should not expect favorable treatment after tariff hikes
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Trump border czar Tom Homan says ‘I don’t know the conditions in Haiti’ as hundreds deported after TPS revoked
The State Department currently warns Americans not to travel to Haiti ‘for any reason’
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Forecasters give update on Tropical Storm Karina as it strengthens into a hurricane in the Pacific
Fueled by warm offshore waters, the storm has rapidly escalated since achieving hurricane status on Sunday
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Google Maps accused of bending knee to Trump by changing name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’
‘So basically they’ll allow any POTUS exec order to rename stuff,’ one user wrote. ‘No reason he doesn’t just start…
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Trump claimed Iran’s key Kharg Island was being ‘blown to smithereens’ - in AI generated video
The U.S military later said it had not launched overnight strikes on the strategically-important Kharg Island, which…
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Fears grow for 85 missing Americans after Nepal flood disaster kills more than 900 people
More than 4,200 still unaccounted for after glacier collapse near holy mountain regularly visited by pilgrims
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Bessent heads to the G20 to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to rally the world's largest economies this week
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US hits Iranian rocket launchers off the Strait of Hormuz in first new attack in weeks
The renewed attack comes as the war, which has largely been locked in a stalemate, has continued with no end in sight…
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Trump returns from golf club to gripe on Truth Social about Kennedy Center judge and ‘VANDALS’
Two of the president’s signature renovation projects are in a state of limbo
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Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change
Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States
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Trump demands all Canadian companies doing business with the US move to America ‘immediately’
Trump’s rebranding of Lake Ontario was just the beginning of multi-day effort to provoke Canada
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Nicolás Maduro’s jail cell photos have everyone asking the same question
Maduro and his wife were charged with conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism and import cocaine into the US
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Parkgoers flee in terror as mass shooting leaves one dead and 13 wounded
Police were trying to break up a large gathering when the shooting began
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NASA launches powerful new telescope into space to help solve mysteries of the Universe
The $4 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket in Cape Canaveral, Florida
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Trump needs to stump up $200M for Republicans to win Texas, senator pleads: ‘We need help’
John Kennedy says Trump needs to give Ken Paxton a fundraising boost after polls show Democratic candidate James…
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Trump deports Afghan man whose brothers helped US military to Central African Republic
US has deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers helped military
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Trump’s latest plans could make it even harder for H-1B visa holders and their spouses to stay in America
Trump administration has repeatedly restricted access to the specialist visa program, a key source of new talent for…
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New York housing block explosion leaves teenager dead as authorities link blaze to lithium-ion battery
The explosion set the building on fire
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Doug Ford hits out at Trump’s ‘backward’ move to rename Lake Ontario: ‘Like something out of Saturday Night Live’
Premier of Ontario walk back personal insults but doubles down on refusal to recognize Great Lakes name change
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Trump is in ‘legacy mode’ as he fixates on making his mark, aides say
Much of the 80-year-old president’s time is consumed by a lengthy list of construction projects, including his White…
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A man found $30 on the floor of a Walmart. Police launched a manhunt to bring him to justice
Social media users questioned ‘what happened to finder’s keepers’ after police posted about the theft online
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Trump orders FCC intervention to stop ‘fake polls’ and says NBC’s Kristen Welker should face ‘punishment’
President previously directed the regulator to go after ABC, which the company claims forced it to make programming…
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Dozens of people evacuated from parts of the Grand Canyon after flash floods
No one was injured in the flash floods, park officials said
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Military leaders are warning Hegseth that escalating Iran war could harm their ability to protect the US: report
Some of the military’s top brass were prompted to speak out after it was revealed that troops could remain in the…
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Pabst Blue Ribbon wants bandits to return 50,000 cans of stolen beer, no questions asked
A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer disappeared from an Anheuser-Busch distribution center in California
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Gina Hinojosa bets anger over Flock cameras and data centers will make her America’s unlikeliest governor
Gina Hinojosa talks to Eric Garcia about the growing backlash in Texas and how it could feed a ‘bite back’ against…
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Mike Lawler doubles down after blackface controversy with new Michael Jackson cosplay post
New York Rep. Mike Lawler drew scrutiny two years ago after an old photo surfaced of him dressed in blackface as the…
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Why Trump is picking a fight with a 29-foot-tall Jesus standing in America’s Southwest
Does eminent domain prevail against the First Amendment and religious freedom? A diocese in southern New Mexico says…
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