US News

School buses should all have alcohol tests to avoid drunken driving, NTSB recommends

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A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs

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North Carolina woman held on $10M bond in alleged plot to attack Houston synagogue members

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Michigan is off the hook in lawsuit over 2020 dam collapse that flooded communities

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Civil rights groups condemn Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment and prepare for legal fights

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What Hispanic adults, men and young Americans think of Trump, according to an AP-NORC poll

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World News

Italy dismisses replacing Iran at the World Cup after suggestion by Trump official

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The Latest: Trump orders military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

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Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks, condemns capital punishment

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Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

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Lebanon and Israel to resume rare direct talks in Washington to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

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EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

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