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A month-old pony moves to a 4th-floor apartment in Croatia. Neighbors don’t mind
ROVINJ, Croatia | A month-old pony named Mile is the newest resident of an apartment building in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rovinj. Mile has moved in temporarily to his owners’ fourth-floor flat because his mother rejected him at birth. He also needs round-the-clock care after undergoing an operation for a life-threatening infection in […]
Most Americans see freedoms under threat but core to nation’s identity, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON | Most Americans believe civil liberties like the right to vote are under threat, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while also continuing to agree that the rights expressed in the nation’s founding documents are still core to American identity. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that most […]
The cost to overcome a Trump endorsement? $100 million. Plus more takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
WASHINGTON | An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries. But it’s not foolproof, especially when there’s a lot of money involved. Rick Jackson’s campaign spent more than $100 million, largely out of his own pocket, to defeat Trump-endorsed Burt Jones in the Republican runoff for Georgia governor. It was […]
Iran to receive $300 billion in aid under US accord
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document. The […]
G7 leaders back Trump’s plan to end Iran war that faces skepticism at home
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France | Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire — even though he’s offered scant specificity about how that would be implemented. In a declaration issued overnight, the […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video
Read more Toon in Wednesday Read more Juneteenth 2026: Black history still in the making across the nation, Aurora and Denver Read more Trump ramps up Education Department’s dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights
Toon in Wednesday
Read more Juneteenth 2026: Black history still in the making across the nation, Aurora and Denver Read more Trump ramps up Education Department’s dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights Read more Willi Castro and TJ Rumfield each drive in two runs as the Rockies beat the Cubs, 5-2
Juneteenth 2026: Black history still in the making across the nation, Aurora and Denver
AURORA | It was 161 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe […]
Trump ramps up Education Department’s dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights
WASHINGTON |President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday accelerated its dismantling of the Education Department, delegating much of its work to protect the nation’s at-risk students. The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education, administration officials announced. With those […]
Willi Castro and TJ Rumfield each drive in two runs as the Rockies beat the Cubs, 5-2
CHICAGO | Willi Castro continued his hot streak with two RBIs and TJ Rumfield hit a two-run home run as the Colorado Rockies evened their series against the Chicago Cubs with a 5-2 win Tuesday. Castro is 7 for 13 with two home runs, three walks and nine RBIs over the past three games. Ryan […]