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Senate Republicans hold new vote on war powers after Trump berated them at Capitol meeting

WASHINGTON | Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump on Wednesday over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote to try to appease him, voting down a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed. Trump harangued GOP senators face to face earlier in the day for allowing […]

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A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania

A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians has been charged with murder in the shooting of her parents at their Pennsylvania home on her 30th birthday, and a prosecutor said Wednesday she wasn’t acting alone. Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said evidence from a neighbor’s doorbell camera, ballistics and analysis of cellphone […]

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Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump formally kicked off celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary on Wednesday night by working to get the country excited again — about himself. The president hosted a rally on Washington’s National Mall, including a series of booming flyovers by stealth bombers, music from military bands, and Lee Greenwood singing “God Bless […]

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Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage

CARACAS, Venezuela | Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities as far away as Brazil’s Amazon, about 1,700 kilometers (1,050 miles) from Caracas. In a brief address to […]

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Spring Sports All-Aurora 2026: 5A state runner-up Regis Jesuit dominates All-Aurora Girls Lacrosse Team

The Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team had the talent to bring home hardware — the Class 5A state runner-up trophy — and much of it appears on the 2026 Aurora Sentinel All-Aurora Girls Lacrosse Team.

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How Brexit broke British politics

LONDON | Brexit fractured the European Union, and broke British politics. The U.K. is about to get its seventh prime minister since June 23, 2016, a decade ago Tuesday, when the country voted 52%-48% to leave the EU after more than four decades of membership. Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, who called the referendum but […]

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Super PACs pour millions into Colorado races, raising campaign finance concerns

This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A political action committee whose donors won’t be disclosed until after Colorado’s June 30 primary spent $300,000 last week to aid incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, who faces a primary challenge from state Sen. Julie Gonzales. Common Sense Action Fund, a so-called super PAC […]