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FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by a teen after agents sold him an assault rifle

MINNEAPOLIS | FBI agents thwarted a terror attack by a teenager on the Mall of America after monitoring him for nearly two years and ultimately supplying him with the AK-47 he planned to use, authorities said Wednesday. The 18-year-old had been on the FBI’s radar since December 2024, when he began trading messages with a […]

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Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital

MADRID | María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez led the way on social media offering his condolences after housing activists and Abascal’s lawyer announced her death. Known […]

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The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego

SAN DIEGO | The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew out to the carrier on Wednesday to give the crew the […]

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Russia’s public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case

Russia’s public health watchdog on Thursday denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person, as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague. Rospotrebnadzor has said that the lab worker at a plague research institute in Irkutsk in southeastern Siberia died of pneumonia of unknown origin. In tersely worded […]

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As Democrats eye big midterm wins, Republicans look to turn the tables in some House districts

WASHINGTON | The midterm elections might look ominous for President Donald Trump, but there are places where his Republican Party could turn the tables on Democrats if it can peel off a few key wins in key congressional races. National organizations are pumping money behind candidates that Republicans hope can provide bright spots. Here’s a […]

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Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts

Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations, school closures and local government shutdowns in parts of Florida. Isaias was forecast to intensify rapidly and bring strong winds and a life-threatening storm surge to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when […]

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International Criminal Court judges say Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte fit to stand trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands | Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial on charges of crimes against humanity linked to the so-called war on drugs he waged while in office, the court announced Thursday. Duterte, 81, denies the charges. His trial is scheduled to […]

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Sandwiches to socialism: How a DSA chapter in Austin is building political power

AUSTIN, Texas | When the socialists filed into the pews of a church sanctuary in Texas, there were far more than would have attended just two years ago. But that was before members of the Democratic Socialists of America were winning congressional primaries, and the acronym “DSA” became a fixture on television news chyrons. And […]

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Rockies show progress in latest 100-loss season, and raise ticket prices to catch up with MLB

DENVER | For the Colorado Rockies, progress meant raising their win total by 15 games — and their ticket prices by around 12%. They’re in catch-up mode all over the ballpark. “It’s never fun and there’s never a right time,” club president Walker Monfort said Tuesday, explaining the price hike aims to bridge the gap […]

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Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week

MIAMI | Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. The rapidly strengthening storm was on track to tie or break a 121-year-old record […]