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Ohio State suspends fraternity while investigating a video showing men engulfed in flames
Trump's trade war draws swift retaliation as Mexico, Canada and China impose tariffs on the US
President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and Chi…
NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space
NASA’s two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.
Storms, possible twisters to threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
New Orleans moved up its two biggest Mardi Gras Day parades and cut down their routes to try to avoid the potentially destructive weather. Police are also expe…
Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, with 'no room' for delay
Trump has said the tariffs are to force the two U.S. neighbors to step up their fight against fentanyl trafficking and stop illegal immigration. But Trump has also indicated that he wants to even the trade imbalanc…
Oscar winners — and losers — laugh, drink and dance together at after-parties
Oscars host Conan O'Brien stood next to a couch nearby and thanked a parade of people who came up to give him rave reviews. One fan said he loved a bit he'd do…
Trump to sign order Friday designating English as the official language of the US
Designating English as the national language “promotes unity, establishes efficiency in government operations, and creates a pathway for civic engagement,” according to the White House.
Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up
Trump berated Zelenskyy for being “disrespectful.” The pair had planned to sign an agreement and hold a joint press conference. But Zelensky was instead prepar…
Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers to likely be unlawful
U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the firings o…
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows
Denise Avila, a sheriff's office spokesperson, said there was no indication they had been shot or had any wounds.
Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada for Tuesday, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on China
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that she hoped to speak with Trump after the Cabinet-level meetings occurring in Washington this week. Mexico…
The US Christian population has declined for years. A new survey shows that drop leveling off
By some measures, the U.S. remains overwhelmingly spiritual. Many Americans have a supernatural outlook, with 83% believing in God or a universal spirit and 86% believing that people have a soul or spirit. About se…
Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' and 'Harriet the Spy' star, dies at 39
Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 “Harriet the Spy” hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows — “…
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
A child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, officials there said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious respiratory disease since 2015.
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled
The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offered the first new deta…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say
ESA has since lowered the odds to 0.001%. NASA had it down to 0.0027% — meaning the asteroid will safely pass Earth in 2032 and there's no threat of impact for…