Iran Seeks To Assert Authority in Persian Gulf After Strikes in Bahrain, Kuwait
America's ambassador to the United Nations warns that President Trump is not 'going to sit by' as Iran attacks ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Great American State Fair Pushes Through Partisanship and Steamy Weather With or Without a Crowd
Despite smallish crowds and a boycott by states and musical guests, not everyone is likening the Great American State Fair to a political rally.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Scientists Study Cloud Seeding To Steer Hurricanes Away From Cities
Even if it works, steering a storm raises tricky moral questions about who might be affected instead.
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Trump’s Plans for Regime Change in Cuba Face a Nigh-Insurmountable Hurdle
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Today’s Leftists, Envisioning an Overhaul of America, Would Do Better To Emulate the ‘Sewer Socialists’
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Gambling Disorder Diagnoses Jump 60 Percent in States That Legalized Sports Betting, Study Finds
The American Gaming Association counters that increased screening and greater awareness of available resources may account for the greater number of diagnoses.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Record 25 Million Young Adults Live at Home, And Most of Them Have Jobs
Among adults ages 30 to 34, 12.7 percent lived with their parents in 2025 — nearly double the 7.1 percent recorded in 2000.
By JOSEPH CURL
|No More Participation Trophies: World Cup Theater Begins With High-Stakes Knockout Drama
A record 32 teams chase the ultimate prize in single-elimination, loser-go-home drama.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Hawaii’s Highest Court Agrees To Hear Elephants’ Bid for Freedom
For decades, two wild-born Asian elephants have paced an enclosure smaller than a city block. Now, the state’s highest court will decide whether that confinement is unlawful.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Protecting Children or Curtailing Rights? The Legal Showdown Over Social Media Bans for Minors
Advocates argue that the platforms and Big Tech companies do not really want to limit kids’ access to their content, and it is up to the government to protect children.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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House Committee Subpoenas Leon Black After He ‘Stormed Out’ of Epstein Interview
The House Oversight committee wants information about non-disclosure agreements Black is believed to have with multiple women.
By LUKE FUNK
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U.S. Hits Iranian Drone Storage, Other Military Targets After Regime Strikes Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command says Navy and Air Force fighter jets hit multiple targets and locations in response to Iran’s drone attack on a Panama-flagged tanker with more than two million barrels of crude oil aboard.
By DAVID JONES
|Search and Rescue Teams Spearhead Robust American Relief Effort in Venezuela
Pentagon assets across four services have been deployed to help get assistance to the earthquake-ravaged country, where the death toll has soared past 1,400.
By DAVID JONES
|Putin’s Ever-Changing Face Fuels Questions About What the Kremlin Is Hiding
Experts say the Russian president’s suspiciously smooth visage exposes more about his state of mind than the Kremlin wants to admit.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Trump Says He’s Done With NATO — and This Time He Might Mean It
The future of an alliance that has anchored Western security for 77 years may hinge on what happens when NATO leaders meet in Turkey next month.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Canada Reconsiders Allowing Assisted Suicide for the Mentally Ill
Ten years after medically assisted death was legalized, a parliamentary committee is recommending that a planned expansion to cover mental illness be permanently shelved.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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The White House Guest Who Won’t Condemn Female Genital Mutilation
A group of health professionals, politicians, and human rights activists demand clarification on Fatima Maada Bio’s public stance.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Blakeman Doubles Down on Criticism of Lander, Labeling Him a ‘Collaborator’ With Israel’s Enemies
The Republican candidate for governor of New York had been asked about his earlier comment likening the Democratic congressional candidate to a Nazi concentration camp guard.
By DAVID JONES
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Hochul Goes After Blakeman for ‘Absolutely Despicable’ Comment About Brad Lander
The Republican nominee for New York governor said that a Jewish Democratic congressional candidate would have been a concentration camp guard.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Bruce Blakeman Says Brad Lander Would Have Been Concentration Camp Guard If Given the Chance
Lander, like Blakeman, is Jewish.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Congress Leaves Town for Two Weeks After Trump, Conservatives Blow Up Legislative Agenda
The president and his hardline Republican allies on the Hill say nothing is going to get done until the SAVE America Act is passed.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Congress Stalled After Trump Throws Out Demand for Passage of Voter ID Bill
The president and his allies are threatening to stop up both the House and Senate floors.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Opinion
Obsession With Nutritional Correctness Risks Turning American Tots Into ‘Orthorexics’
By LENORE SKENAZY
Trump’s ‘War of Choice’ Against Iran Has Ample Justification
By LAURENCE ELDER
Jack Schlossberg Ran as a Mamdani, Not a Kennedy — and Lost
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Encores! Makes ‘La Cage aux Folles’ Seem More Timely Than Ever
A revival of the 1973 French farce feels newly resonant — and even more riotous — in today’s political and social climate.
By WILL FRIEDWALD
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The $24,950 Slate Will Soon Prove If Americans Really Want Cheap Trucks
The Jeff Bezos-backed automaker is taking on Ford with an affordable pickup.
By GARY GASTELU
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TorQ’s Wedge Aims To Upgrade Leg Day
It’s simple, costs $114, and is well-made, easy to use, and makes leg day at the gym more fun and safer.
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Economy
Warsh Sets Up Five Task Forces To Make Changes to Federal Reserve Operations
As interest rates hold steady, the newly installed chairman said he is not committing to holding post-meeting press conferences.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Warsh’s First Press Conference as Fed Chairman Could Offer Clues About His Promised Reforms
With interest rate cuts expected to be off the table for at least the near-term, the markets will look for signs of guidance for future rate decisions.
By LUKE FUNK
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Failed to Revive Manufacturing, New Report Finds
The report by Mike Pence’s think tank says the aggressive trade policy wiped out 89,000 manufacturing jobs in the 10 months following its announcement.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Trump Administration Cites Forced Labor For New Tariffs on Dozens of Countries
A U.S. Trade Representative investigation finds 54 countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia in violation of laws banning goods produced with forced labor.
By LUKE FUNK
|Education
White Students Are Now a Minority in American Schools, New Analysis Finds
atino students have seen the sharpest rise in numbers since 2000, growing to 18.4 million enrolled students from 10.2 million.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Spanberger Removes Virginia Tech Rector for Alleged Ethics Violations as She Moves To Reshape University’s Governing Body
The shake-up comes amid a search for a new president of the public university.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Harvard Faculty Vote to Cap A Grades Despite Strong Student Opposition
The dean of undergraduate education described the result as ‘consequential.’
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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John Bolton Faces Up to Five Years in Prison on Guilty Plea in Classified Documents Case
The former Trump administration adviser will pay a $2.5 million fine as part of the agreement.
By LUKE FUNK
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Luigi Plea Deal Has Been Discussed With Federal Prosecutors, Reports Say
Experts say an early conviction of Mangione in the federal stalking case could stymie the state’s murder prosecution under New York’s double jeopardy laws.
By MARIE POHL
|‘This Is a Good Day for Harvey’: Prosecution Dismisses Actress’s Rape Case After Failing To Convict Weinstein Three Times
The prosecution notes that this decision is not ‘a reflection of any diminished confidence in the case.’
By MARIE POHL
|Supreme Court Overturns Onerous Hawaii Gun Law
The conservative majority on the court says the law making it nearly impossible to go anywhere in public with a gun is unconstitutional.
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