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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 ...
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed. The high court ...
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 ...
Airlines, rattled by trade war and spending pullback, continue to cut flights, pull outlooks
Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit outlooks for the year due to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national and global ...
Bonobos in Congo form girl groups to fend off male aggression, study says
Female bonobos find strength in numbers, teaming up to fend off males in the wild, a new study finds. Along with chimpanzees, bonobos are among humans’ closest relatives.
In rare criticism of Putin, Trump urges the Russian leader to ‘STOP!’ after a deadly attack on Kyiv
President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s ...
The Latest: Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of tariffs, 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 many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and that ...