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Israel's need for $8 billion of extra war funds leads to election showdown
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is struggling to strike a deal to fund the Israeli military’s request ... Read More
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NBC4 chopper's final moments: a blaring alarm, loss of altitude and panic. Why did it crash?
LOS ANGELES — NBC4’s helicopter was one of several news aircraft flying over the scene of a deadly bus crash in Chatsworth Tuesday evening at sunset.
It’s common for multiple news choppers to arrive at the scene of ...Read more
Maryland warns of possible measles exposure at 3 Ocean City locations
BALTIMORE — Maryland health officials are warning residents about possible measles exposure after a person from another state who had the disease visited three Ocean City businesses this month.
The Maryland Department ...Read more
Fewer students, too many schools: Communities confront closures and consolidations
Declining birth rates mean fewer students.
And that means more districts grappling with whether to close or merge schools.
“The big shrink” is how Marguerite Roza, director of Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab...Read more
Philly DA Larry Krasner faces legal and political uncertainty after a judge said he may have committed crimes
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge’s statement this week that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner may have committed crimes while running his office came as part of a lengthy battle in a complex post-conviction ...Read more
Leaked emails reveal industry plan to kill California's plastic and recycling laws
When California’s groundbreaking law on single-use plastic passed in 2022 to address the growing scourge of plastic pollution, it had broad political support. There was the state Chamber of Commerce, the Monterey Bay ...Read more
Misinformation, hesitancy could blunt impact of new cancer vaccines
Nearly five years ago, Chase Johnson was cured of breast cancer — but not of the profound anxiety that it would return.
When Johnson was originally diagnosed in 2021, the resident of Cary, North Carolina, was only 31 �...Read more
New US space weapon adds to arsenal to counter Russia, China
The revelation by the Air Force this week that the U.S. now has a weapon in space stoked speculation — but few answers — about the weapon’s capability.
“As much as you want to know, Beijing wants to know even more...Read more
Boston Mayor Wu says taxpayers may pay developers' costs to kickstart housing production
Mayor Michelle Wu said Boston’s housing crisis is so bad that in addition to enticing developers with $100 million in tax breaks, the city is now considering funding part of their construction costs to kickstart stalled ...Read more
Trump slams Democrat Cooper as 'weak' on crime as he campaigns in North Carolina
Amid powerful economic headwinds, President Donald Trump rallied loyalists Wednesday in North Carolina, aiming to drive up the Republican vote in a key Senate race in which his chosen candidate has been trailing in the ...Read more
More cruising ahead for classic cars thanks to Jay Leno's new smog check law
LOS ANGELES — Whether it’s a sleek, low-slung Impala, a candy apple red Monte Carlo or a roaring T-top Trans Am — the classic cars of the late 1970s and the ’80s are an iconic part of California’s automotive ...Read more
Carney calls on closer Canada-EU alliance to defend values
Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a closer alliance between Canada and the European Union in a bid to establish a bulwark strong enough to ward off intimidation from world powers like the U.S. and China that could ...Read more
Ukraine hits key Russian oil refinery as Moscow strikes Kyiv
Ukraine damaged a major Russian oil refinery less than 200 miles northeast of Moscow while Russian forces attacked Ukrainian infrastructure overnight, a fresh indication the sides haven’t agreed to an energy truce ...Read more
Ducks kept dying near a Chicago harbor. Wildlife officials suspect botulism.
CHICAGO — In the soft shimmer of the water near DuSable Harbor, several Canada geese and a double-crested cormorant foraged among aquatic plants, the former nibbling on the feather-like leaves and the latter diving time ...Read more
Hurricane center increases odds Atlantic system could develop
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday said a system in the Atlantic had increased chances again it could become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical ...Read more
Sweden center left seals election win to keep far right out
Sweden’s center-left opposition bloc won Sunday’s tight general election by a narrow margin, prompting Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to resign and closing off the prospect of the far right entering government for now....Read more
SC Gov. Henry McMaster recognized for environmental protection efforts
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday that South Carolina’s effort to improve the economy and educate the state’s children should be balanced with protecting a scenic landscape that includes ancient ...Read more
ICE agent wanted in Operation Metro Surge shooting of immigrant is booked into Hennepin County Jail
Minnesota law enforcement arrested an ICE agent Wednesday in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge last winter, culminating months of delays and legal maneuvers in efforts to ...Read more
Trump veers from 'blood-soaked killing fields' to economy in NC speech
GASTONIA, N.C. — President Donald Trump returned to the Charlotte region to campaign Wednesday evening alongside Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley in Gastonia.
Trump delivered remarks focused on crime and...Read more
Trump backs Warsh, faults 'hostile' Fed board for rate hike
President Donald Trump said he still had confidence in Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and criticized what he said was a “hostile” board even after the central bank unanimously defied his calls to lower borrowing ...Read more
Robust House majority backs sanctions on Russia and Iran
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday evening to pass sanctions legislation targeting Russia and Iran, sending the long-delayed package to the Oval Office.
The vote was 262-159 on the bill, which includes a childhood ...Read more
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