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Bigger and more-frequent wildfires threaten water supplies across the US

Wildfires leave behind charred trees and scorched vegetation that impact the streams and rivers providing...

Rubio says further US military action is not needed against economically weakened Iran

The U.S. military said it intercepted two Iranian attack drones headed toward Bahrain, as Iran's Revolutionary...

Microsoft outage shows the risks of relying on a single technology provider for essential services

A global Microsoft outage this week disrupted email and other workplace tools, plunging business chatte...

Stocks fall but Wall Street notches a winning week after several turbulent days

U.S. stocks closed lower Friday as a pullback in big AI-focused companies weighed on the market, capping...

Fallout from the Nvidia scandal may dampen the exuberance around the AI boom

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's stunning resignation has sent ripples through the global technology industry,...

Democratic political group launches new push to shape AI agenda before 2028

DENVER (AP) — A Democratic political organization is announcing a new effort to shape how to talk with...

Trump's Justice Department faces a new era of scrutiny under a Democratic-led Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has functioned for nearly two years as an extension of the...

Spain’s leader wanted a campaign focused on housing. A deadly train crash has complicated that

MADRID (AP) — Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hoped to leverage widespread discontent over unaffordable...

Van Hollen to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will run for Senate...

Trump praises Democrat Scott Colom for showing up to Mississippi rally and courting MAGA supporters

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday heaped praise on Mississippi's Sen.-elect Scott...

Democrat Cindy Holscher is elected Kansas' next governor, extending her party's wave of victories

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrat Cindy Holscher has been elected Kansas' next governor, fending off Republican...

Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to a lesser charge in 1997 killing

Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was o...

The coach who energized U.S. soccer at the World Cup is on the verge of leaving for a job in England

Mauricio Pochettino had the United States on a roll at the World Cup . The Americans plowed into th...

Trump bluntly tells JD Vance to shift focus from Iran to targeting 'corruption and crime' at home

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Vice President JD Vance to shift hi...

Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi. Two other Black men did the same 150 years before him

When Scott Colom takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate in January, he will not be the first...

Pope Leo XIV denounces 'machismo' and demands women be protected in an emotional return to Peru

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced widespread “machismo” and violence against women...

Hegseth awards soldier who scolded him and his aides at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded...

Trump administration will fund new research on controversial psychedelic drug ibogaine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday announced new funding to explore the medical potential...

Black voters view Scott Colom's historic US Senate win through lens of Mississippi's racial legacy

It's been nearly 150 years since a Black man has represented Deep South and deep red Mississippi in...

Senators probe RFK Jr.'s Samoa trip testimony after AP and Guardian showed documents that refute it

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary...

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