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SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down and broke apart.
1 year ago

Gee and Ursula: Trump’s tariffs could shake up local home prices, tourism

President Donald Trump said Monday that 25% taxes on imports from Mexico and Canada would start Tuesday, sparking renewed fears of a North American trade war that already showed signs of pushing up inflation and hindering growth.
1 year ago

Strip club Cinderella story ‘Anora’ wins best picture at 97th Academy Awards

Explore how 'Anora,' a strip club Cinderella story, captivated the Oscars and redefined cinematic storytelling.
1 year ago

From ‘The Brutalist’ to ‘Wicked,’ where to watch this year’s Oscar-nominated movies

Discover where to stream or watch this year's Oscar contenders in theaters and online. Don't miss out on the best films!
1 year ago

Federal judge in Seattle extends preliminary injunction on Trump executive order banning funding of gender-affirming care for minors

President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain blocked.
1 year ago

Economic Blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference?

A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday through an "economic blackout" to protest what the group’s founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties.
1 year ago

Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday.
1 year ago

Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers to likely be unlawful

A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting some temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and organizations that has sued to stop the Trump administration’s massive trimming of the federal workforce.
1 year ago

Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection, the Vatican said.
1 year ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country. Republicans fell in line behind Trump despite hesitancy […]
2 years ago

Eagles deny the Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defense in a 40-22 rout

A ferocious Philadelphia Eagles defense tormented and frustrated Patrick Mahomes while Hurts made all the plays the offense needed, with the Eagles defeating the Chiefs 40-22.
2 years ago

Trump’s suggestion that US ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike

Trump’s proposal that the U.S. “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced.
2 years ago

‘Trade means jobs:’ Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico could hit close to home

The 25% tax that President Donald Trump plans to slap on imports from Canada and Mexico through tariffs could drive up the price of everything.
2 years ago

West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids in WA

A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children from Washington was convicted.
2 years ago

At signing of Laken Riley Act, Trump says he plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo

President Donald Trump said he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hold up to 30,000 migrants in the U.S. illegally.
2 years ago

Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok

President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok.
2 years ago

Prosecutors: Woman charged in killing of Border Patrol agent was in contact with homicide suspect

A Washington woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. border patrol agent had been in contact with someone linked to multiple homicides.
2 years ago

Italy’s top court upholds the conviction of Amanda Knox for falsely accusing man of murder

Italy’s highest court has confirmed a slander conviction against Amanda Knox for accusing an innocent man in her roommate's 2007 murder.
2 years ago

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say

A shooting in a cafeteria at Antioch High School in Nashville Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded.
2 years ago

Trump returns to power, promises a ‘golden age of America’

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments and criminal indictments to win another term, will be sworn in as the 47th president on Monday.
2 years ago

TikTok restores service for US users based on Trump’s promised executive order

TikTok restored service to users in the United States just hours after the video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban.
2 years ago

Trump swearing-in will move inside Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.
2 years ago

Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.
2 years ago

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in projects including "Twin Peaks" died at the age of 78.
2 years ago