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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…
Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
FTC officials said Amazon had its back against the wall and the consumer refund amount exceeded even the agency’s expert projections. “I think it just took a few days for them to see that they were going to lose…
US economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% pace in significant upgrade of second quarter growth
The first-quarter GDP drop, the first retreat of the U.S. economy in three years, was mainly caused by a surge in imports — which are subtracted from GDP — as businesses hurried to bring in foreign goods before Tru…
Starbucks to close hundreds of stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan
Starbucks said Thursday it's closing hundreds of stores in the U.S., Canada and Europe and laying off 900 nonretail employees as it focuses more of its resourc…
2 detainees killed and another critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says
The attack is the latest public, targeted killing in the U.S. and comes two weeks after conservative leader Charlie Kirk was killed by a rifle-wielding shooter…
What is the Rapture and why is a doomsday prediction spreading on TikTok?
The Rapture is near — at least according to an apocalyptic prophecy by one South African man who says it will fall on Sept. 23 or 24.
Man who represented himself is found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course
The jury of five men and seven women found Ryan Routh guilty on all counts that he was facing after about two hours of deliberation. The jurors were on their way out of the courtroom after the verdict was announ…
Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to his late-night show after ABC lifts suspension
Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to late-night television Tuesday after a nearly weeklong suspension that triggered a national discussion about freedom of speech and President Donald Trump's ability to police the word…
ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and his show will return Tuesday
ABC suspended Kimmel indefinitely after comments he made about Kirk, who was killed Sept. 10, in a monologue. Kimmel said “many in MAGA land are working very h…
Trump leads high-profile lineup honoring Charlie Kirk at Arizona service
Kirk’s assassination at a Sept. 10 appearance on a Utah college campus has set off a fierce debate about violence, decency and free speech in an era of deep po…
House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed
The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday, but a significant number of Democrats voted against it, hig…
Mudslides trap drivers, bury roads and damage homes in Southern California
Mudslides and debris flows knocked down trees, plowed into homes and trapped drivers for 10 hours after several Southern California communities were hit by heavy rain, authorities said.
Charlie Kirk's Turning Point taps his widow as its next leader. Questions about its future remain
Turning Point USA, the organization Charlie Kirk founded to mobilize young, Christian conservatives, has seen a massive surge in interest and support since the…
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe …
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labor market.
Students make a somber return to Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was assassinated
Utah Valley University students returning to campus Wednesday clustered silently, staring down at the still-barricaded courtyard where an assassin struck down …