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NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the crater on the moon’s near side in May 2024 soon after it was forme…
Ship parade kicks off events celebrating 250 years of the US Navy and Marine Corps
A ship parade streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia on Thursday to kick off a celebration of the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Mar…
Frustrated lawmakers say lack of trust is making it harder to end the government shutdown
A president looking to seize power beyond the executive branch. A Congress controlled by Republican lawmakers unwilling to directly defy him. And a minority pa…
US stocks hit records after the briefest of stumbles as gold’s price keeps rising
AI-related stocks have broadly been on a tear. Nvidia has soared nearly 41% so far this year. Oracle is up 73.2% over the same time, while Palantir Technologies has more than doubled with a nearly 143% surge.
Federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks emerging
Two prominent Republicans, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, have broken from their party, saying something must be done…
Trump says Canadians will travel to the US again after a trade deal is worked out
After the meeting, Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, described the talks as “successful” and “positive” on trade issues, though he noted the conversation would continue. He said Canad…
Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive
“Democrats’ position has not changed,” said Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. “We want the same thing that a majority, an overwhelming majority, of Ameri…
Speaker Johnson says it's up to Democrats to 'stop the madness' on government shutdown's sixth day
The House is not expected to be in session this week, focusing attention on the Senate to take the lead on any deal in the Republican-led Congress. Yet even with House lawmakers away, the Republican and Democratic …
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’
Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in a federal criminal case that exposed the hip-hop mogul’s use of paid sex workers for dr…
Supreme Court will consider overturning Hawaii's strict ban on guns on private property
Hawaii argues that it has already loosened its concealed-carry permit regulations to align with the high court’s 2022 ruling. They say its new law strikes a reasonable balance between gun rights and public safety.
Hopes fade for a quick end to the shutdown as Trump readies layoffs and cuts
Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said, “Understand this, over the last few days and over the next…
A prolonged US government shutdown could impact your travel plans
Control towers and airport security checkpoints will still be staffed, with about 13,200 air traffic controllers and more than 61,000 Transportation Security A…
Vote to end government shutdown fails in Senate as Democrats hold firm on health care demands
A vote to end the government shutdown hours after it began failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund health care su…
Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump
Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs and invest $70 billion in U.S. manufacturing under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donal…
Death toll from attack at Michigan church stays at 4 after police sweep charred ruins
Authorities identified the shooter as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of the neighboring town of Burton. Investigators deployed a robot while searching Sanford’s res…
Listeria found in Walmart meatball meals may be linked to deadly fettuccine outbreak
Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain heat-and-eat beef meatball pasta meals sold at Walmart stores because they may be contaminate…