Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing jittery global markets and drooping poll numbers since launching a war with Iran, President Donald ...

Leavenworth, Kansas, relents and will allow a private prison to reopen and house immigrants

A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen as an immigrant detention facility after ...

Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich

Advocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of ...
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‘We’re talking about people’s lives:’ California lawmakers grill DMV director on deadly failures

The man in charge of California’s Department of Motor Vehicles finally had to face tough questions Tuesday about what his agency is doing to address an increase in road deaths in recent years. Though ...
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Epstein's longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to ...
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States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data

BOSTON (AP) — A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data ...
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Joey Chesnut shows off 'reverse fold' eating technique with Frank Pepe's

The king of competitive eating met the king of Connecticut "ah-beetz" during a recent radio interview. Joey Chesnut, the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest record holder, was ...
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Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump’s war with Iran – and to ask questions

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Politicians, pundits and even social media users have been quick to point out the ...

ExxonMobil set to to move its legal home to Texas, citing business friendly environment

ExxonMobil is considering shifting its legal headquarters from New Jersey to Texas, as it looks for a friendlier business climate. On Tuesday, the company said its board unanimously urged ...

Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive

(THE CONVERSATION) Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren’t just growing – they are accelerating in places with intensive human activity, particularly ...
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Three CT hospitals earn awards for patient safety excellence from Healthgrades

The site announced Tuesday that 438 hospitals in 40 U.S. states met the criteria for its 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award, including Windham Hospital in Willimantic, The Hospital of Central ...
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St. Clair County public health gets ‘MAGA’ makeover, from fluoride to vaccines

St. Clair County, nestled between Lake St. Clair and Lake Huron and famous as the boyhood home of Thomas Edison, is amid a contentious scientific debate over accepted notions of government and public ...