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Smoke from growing New Jersey wildfire to affect air quality in the New York City area
A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens was expected grow Thursday, with smoke affecting the air ...
Election officials from across the US meet to consider Trump’s order overhauling election operations
State and local election officials from across the country are meeting Thursday to consider President Donald Trump’s ...
Vatican keeps St. Peter’s open all night for public viewing of Pope Francis
So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...
Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump’s tariffs, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be faltering, with a new poll showing that ...
The UK says at an energy summit that green power will boost security, as the US differs
Britain announced a major investment in wind power Thursday as it hosted an international summit on energy security — with ...
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 28 people, Palestinians say
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 28 people, mostly women and children, the territory’s Health ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in South Africa for state visit following Trump’s renewed criticism
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in South Africa for a state visit Thursday following U.S. President Donald ...
China says there are no negotiations with the US over tariffs
China on Thursday denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations over ...
Former Phillies slugger Ryan Howard makes pitch for Negro Leagues Baseball Museum expansion
Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers ...
Crimea is a focus of discussions to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Here’s why it’s so coveted
Russia’s illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless. But Kyiv — and most of the world — never recognized Moscow’s annexation of the strategic ...
March home sales slowed in a lethargic opening to the spring buying season
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in March, a sluggish start to the spring homebuying season as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged prospective home shoppers.
WVU ranks 24th in Directors’ Cup final winter standings
With all winter sports completed, West Virginia University currently stands in 24th place in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. The Mountaineers compiled 291.50 points this ...