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Threat of dangerous flooding continues in Texas while hard-hit areas launch cleanup efforts
UVALDE, Texas | Some parts of Texas remained under threat for dangerous flash flooding Friday as other areas saw water levels recede enough for cleanup efforts following days of punishing downpours blamed for the deaths of two people. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency in the early morning for the city of […]
DHS finds itself back in the headlines after 3 fatal ICE encounters, in a test for Secretary Mullin
WASHINGTON | When Markwayne Mullin took over as Homeland Security secretary from fired Kristi Noem, he pledged to get the department responsible for carrying out the Trump administration’s mass deportations policy out of the headlines. But just months into Mullin’s time in office, the department is squarely in the center of controversy again after three […]
3 islands help control access to the Strait of Hormuz. They’re in the crosshairs of the Iran war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The expanding U.S. military campaign against Iran has put three small islands that sit at the confluence of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in the crosshairs once again. The islands of Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb — which were seized in 1971 by Iran from […]
Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy’s ouster of his popular defense minister
KYIV, Ukraine | President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing hundreds of Ukrainians into the streets Thursday to protest the ouster of his youthful defense minister — seen as an innovator of the country’s successful drone technology but who clashed with the traditional military establishment. The personnel overhaul, which included replacing his prime […]
Italian court convicts 30 including former highway operator CEO in deadly 2018 bridge collapse
GENOA, Italy | An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator and 29 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that sent vehicles plunging and killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastructure. Dozens of family members of the victims packed […]
After 6 years, Trump brings his election obsession to primetime at the White House
In the weeks after Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2020, the people Trump appointed to run the Department of Justice, cybersecurity agencies and intelligence departments all said the same thing — the election was fair, legitimate and free of major fraud or foreign interference. In his second term, Trump, a Republican, has tried […]
How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires
When wildfires burn, smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, posing risks to those breathing it. Fires burning in one state can make the air worse several states away, and wildfires in Canada can send smoke into U.S. cities. Here’s what to know about taking precautions against poor air quality due […]
What to know about Trump’s order shrinking the size of 2 national monuments in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY | Revisiting actions from his first term that were reversed, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will scale back the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah. The Republican’s actions undo proclamations from his predecessors who deemed the sites worthy of preservation under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law […]
Rescuers are still searching for 3 people after a boat sank in San Francisco Bay, leaving 1 dead
SAN FRANCISCO | Rescuers were still searching for three people missing after a boat involved in a memorial service sank in the cold waters and strong currents of San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island, authorities said Wednesday. One person was plucked from the water by rescue crews but later died, and 16 people were saved […]
Wildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke
Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, exposing millions of people to dangerous air pollution. Minnesota officials issued an air quality alert from Tuesday through Friday for areas including the Twin Cities metro area, Alexandria and Two […]