Firefighter becomes fourth to die in blaze near Colorado-Utah border as wildfires continue to burn
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Donald Trump tells reporters he’ll run for president again at White House correspondents’ dinner: ‘I’m gonna do it’
Donald Trump hinted he will run for president again during a speech at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Friday…
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CSPAN callers react to Trump’s WHCD speech: ‘I’m embarrassed for America’
‘I thought the president was terrible,’ a caller who identified as a Republican told the broadcaster
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Trump makes bizarre Nicki Minaj joke weeks after saying rapper is ‘so hot’
Minaj has become one of the president’s few vocal allies from the music industry
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Maine Democrats choose replacement for Senate seat after Graham Platner was forced to drop out
Troy Jackson has secured the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine
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Armed man who took two hostages at assisted living home is shot dead by police
The incident stemmed from a family dispute, owners of the California assisted living home say
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Trump orders warning signs outside Smithsonian to claim national museum ‘does not present American history’
The signs will be installed by the National Parks Service along sidewalks and walkways near the museum
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Brazil denies visas to Trump officials over election interference fears
October election will see incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva contend with Trump ally Senator Flavio Bolsonaro
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‘Teen takeovers’ started as a social media trend. But now the phenomenon has taken a sinister turn
The social phenomenon, where young people converge on small areas, have raised police safety concerns
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Federal employee sues Tesla after ‘Insane’ acceleration mode for test drive caused her to crash into building
Exclusive: Alemzewd Lawgalet, 59, Lawgalet is seeking at least $10.3 million for Tesla’s ‘recklessness,’ ‘willful and…
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As more young children drown in American pools, the urgent advice every parent needs to know
Drowning is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 – and the number of deaths has significantly…
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Meet the Americans changing how they shop amid the biggest grocery price hike in 50 years
Many Americans are rapidly adjusting their eating and food shopping habits amid soaring prices
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Some of eight family members, including six children, found dead in Michigan house fire had been shot: police
The investigation remains ongoing as sheriff's detectives and state police arson investigators await autopsy results
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I watched as Trump’s ‘freaking stupid speech’ at WHCD revealed why he’s lost his edge
Andrew Feinberg attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, reassembled after a shooting prematurely ended the…
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‘Recovery has not even begun’: Venezuela earthquake victims sleeping in the rubble of their homes one month on
Daily life has become a struggle to survive as Venezuelans tell Maira Butt that a month on from the disaster that left…
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Vomited on grandma? There’s a song for that. Meet the man behind 26,000 very specific tunes
Singer-songwriter Matt Farley has written songs about everything from Fresno, California, to diarrhea and green beans,…
Read at source →Out-of-control Tesla slammed into building after acceleration set to ‘Insane’ mode for test drive, lawsuit says
Exclusive: Alemzewd Lawgalet, 59, Lawgalet is seeking at least $10.3 million for Tesla’s ‘recklessness,’ ‘willful and…
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Trump bombs in WHCD return and then unleashes on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and media in jaw-dropping hour-long rant
Even Republicans looked stunned amid the stone-faced White House Correspondents’ dinner ballroom of journalists before…
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Nashville Zoo rejects deal that would have allowed data center near animal park
Residents feared air pollution, water contamination and noise in latest pushback against AI data center boom
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Trump smiles and shrugs after Epstein reporters he sued for $10B win awards for exposing birthday card
The president’s appearance at the dinner came after months of warring with the press
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Federal officials admit to withholding grants from states just because they didn’t vote for Trump
The Trump administration previously claimed the funding cuts were meant to stop wasteful spending and were not…
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Health officials issue warning after bat with rabies lands on family’s table at a restaurant
The bat is the 22nd to test positive for rabies in San Diego County this year, marking an increase from 2025
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RFK Jr’s team quietly updates CDC website to say science doesn’t know if vaccines cause autism
Changes appear to have been made to secure Senate confirmation vote for Trump’s pick to lead public health agency
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Federal judge rules certain Biden-era abortion drug restrictions are unlawful
This ruling stems from a 2023 lawsuit filed by three abortion providers
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Kash Patel and China’s top police chief vow closer law enforcement cooperation
On Thursday, China's Public Security Ministry said it had handed over to U.S. law enforcement authorities a U.S.…
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California rejected nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots during primaries
The data did not include a breakdown of these uncounted ballots by party registration
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Rental property that charges an additional $200 per month for working from home divides the internet
Some called the extra fee ‘insane’ and ‘absurd’ while others argued that renters working at home would use more…
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‘Nefarious’ Trump plan to interview Afghan immigrants sparks deportation fears
The Trump administration has already stopped travel, visa and refugee status approvals for people from Afghanistan,…
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Autopsy doctor details teen girl’s fatal injuries at D4vd’s preliminary hearing
Prosecutors are seeking to prove D4vd stabbed a 14-year-old girl to death when she threatened to reveal their long…
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Trump urges veterans to become truck drivers to replace 56,000 truckers who lost their licenses
Truck drivers currently make an average of $70,000 a year as the truck market has tightened up and rates have increased
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At least three dead and hundreds rescued after catastrophic flooding pounded Texas
Officials warn some reservoirs may experience rising water levels into early August
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Trump angrily responds as new US-Canada bridge opens and Americans are left out of the ceremony
The newly completed $4.7 billion bridge connects Michigan to Ontario
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Politicians want to ‘claw back’ billions from ICE. Party leaders say, not so fast
Even moderate Democrats want at least some guardrails put in place if they win back the House in 2026, Eric Garcia…
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Trump says ‘I trust’ Putin and Xi — contradicting Hegseth about Iran war allies
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said this week that Russia and China are both ‘enabling’ Tehran’s war effort against the…
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Anger after White House makes Jimothy the mutant raccoon MAGA
‘I swear y'all go out of your way to try to ruin everyone's fun,’ one X user grumbled
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11 indicted in smuggling deaths after seven found dead in shipping container in Texas rail yard
Two of the 11 remain at large, including a man and a woman, according to officials
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