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Updated 4 hours, 16 minutes ago

Scholarships for child care are drying up. Now families are paying the price

For parents who need to work but can't afford the steep cost of child care, federally funded scholarships can be a…

Updated 1 day, 1 hour ago
Stocks end modestly lower after reeling from Trump's latest threats to escalate his tariff fight

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 349 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1%. The Dow was earlier down as many as 1,700 points following even …

Updated 1 day, 2 hours ago
Swollen rivers are flooding towns in the US South after a prolonged deluge of rain

Cities ordered evacuations and rescue crews in inflatable boats checked on residents in Kentucky and Tennessee, while utilities shut off power and gas in a reg…

Updated 2 days, 21 hours ago
At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms slash from Texas to Ohio

Day after day of heavy rains have pounded the central U.S., rapidly swelling waterways and prompting a series of flash flood emergencies in from Texas to Ohio.…

Updated 3 days ago
Protesters tee off against Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies across the US

Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities Saturday in the biggest day…

Updated 4 days, 3 hours ago
Trump says he's giving TikTok another 75 days to find a US buyer

President Donald Trump on Friday said is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days to give his administration more time…

Updated 5 days, 2 hours ago
Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock

The U.S. stock market buckled Thursday, and a level of shock unseen in years tore through financial markets worldwide on worries about the damage President Don…

Updated 6 days ago
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpl…

Updated 6 days, 4 hours ago
Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65

Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim…

Updated 1 week ago
On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks

From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it seemed that winter never materialized.

Updated 1 week ago
New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 18 hours and counting

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to …

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water

Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move wil…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move that the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but co…

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for conti…

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis

The Atlantic on Wednesday released the entire Signal chat among senior national security officials, showing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the ex…