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US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase
Hurricane Ian nears Florida landfall with 155 mph winds
More than 2.5 million people were under mandatory evacuation orders, but by law no one could be forced to flee
Study tries to see if child vaccines and asthma are linked
Scientists noted a period of increased rates in allergies and asthma among U.S. children during a 30-year period starting in about 1980, and some wondered if t…
Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
The $325 million mission was the first attempt to shift the position of an asteroid or any other natural object in space
Trump allies create a new super PAC called MAGA Inc.
Trump is widely expected to launch another presidential run
EXPLAINER: Why a NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid
The asteroid with the bull’s-eye on it is Dimorphos, about 7 million miles (9.6 million kilometers) from Earth
Fed attacks inflation with another big hike and expects more
In their updated economic forecasts, the Fed's policymakers project that economic growth will remain weak for the next few years, with rising unemployment
Ad spending shows Dems hinging midterm hopes on abortion
The Democrats' unprecedented investment in abortion messaging on TV this year through Sept. 18 is larger than the Republican Party's combined national investme…
Damage assessments begin in flooded remote Alaska villages
Many homes throughout the region were flooded, and some were knocked off their foundations by the rushing waters propelled by strong winds
'Out of control' STD situation prompts call for changes
David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, called the situation “out of control
Surprise is key part of migrant travel from Florida, Texas
DeSantis said Friday that most migrants intended to come to Florida and that the trip to Martha’s Vineyard was voluntary
Book ban efforts surging in 2022, library association says
The most targeted books have included Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir about sexual identity, “Gender Queer,” and Jonathan Evison’s “Lawn Boy,” a coming-of-age nov…
Veteran NY judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe
Cannon also turned down a Justice Department request to resume its use of the seized classified records in its ongoing criminal investigation
Rail workers win key concessions in deal to prevent strike
The raises workers will receive as part of this deal will be the biggest ones they have received in more than four decades
Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico
Nevada, Arizona and Mexico will all receive less water from the Colorado River next year because of rapidly-declining reservoirs
At 50, TV's ‘The Waltons’ still stirs fans’ love, nostalgia
“The Waltons” ran for nine seasons and 221 episodes, ranking as high as No. 2 in the Nielsen ratings