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US and Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blamed Tehran for downing Army helicopter
The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic More »
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The Latest: Platner clinches Democratic nomination for US Senate in Maine
Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota headed to the polls for another day of primary elections in America, but much of the political world was focused on Maine’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest More »
Graham Platner wins the Democratic primary for US Senate in Maine, will face GOP Sen. Susan Collins
Graham Platner has won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins More »
Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will face off in California governor’s race
The November race to determine California’s next governor will pit a Democrat promising to cement the state’s status as a stronghold of liberal policies against a Republican pledging to dramatically reverse course More »
House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending to Trump
House Republicans have passed a nearly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the next three years and the rest of President Donald Trump's term in office More »
Cuba's top envoy to US calls Trump's sanctions on Cuban leaders a 'pretext' for military action
Cuba’s top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.S. military intervention in Cuba More »
Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds
A new report alleges that mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas produced unsafe conditions that contributed to detainees’ deaths and suffering even as millions of tax dollars were wasted on contractors More »
Texas teen who fatally stabbed track athlete at school meet found guilty and sentenced to prison
A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old athlete from a rival track team has been found guilty of murder More »
Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel
A federal judge has permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas, declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment More »
Pope's youth rally in Spain gets raw, with frank discussion of depression and domestic violence
Pope Leo XIV is presiding over a youth rally in Barcelona More »
