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Judge Cannon dismisses Trump documents case
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in an order Monday morning over the manner in which special counsel Jack Smith was appointed. “The Superseding Indictment is DISMISSED because Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the United States...
Food aid is piling up inside Gaza. Here's why it's not reaching those in need
KEREM SHALOM CROSSING, ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER — More than a dozen empty flatbed trucks from Gaza rumble through the opening in the massive concrete wall that marks the border here. They park on the Israeli side and forklift drivers jump into action, loading huge sacks of flour, along with boxes of watermelons, mangoes, tomatoes and onions. Within 30 minutes, the trucks turn around and drive the short distance back into Gaza.
U.N. peacekeepers take cover as Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel trade attacks
ALMA AL-CHAAB, Lebanon — United Nations vehicles rumble along a deserted road in south Lebanon, past abandoned villages, destroyed houses and burned and blackened farmland — remnants of daily attacks along the border with Israel that now threaten to escalate into all-out war. For most of the past...
Don't think heat pumps are sexy? This slow jam could change your mind
You know what’s hot but also cool? R&B music. You know what else is? Heat pumps. A pair of Berkeley musicians set out to prove it by combining the two in a sultry, catchy slow jam called “(I’m Your) Heat Pump” — and the unlikely song delivers.
As a baby bust hits rural areas, hospital labor and delivery wards are closing down
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies and many more places to give birth to them. At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units since 2000. Those facilities, representing about a third of Iowa hospitals, are located mostly in rural areas where birth numbers have plummeted. In some Iowa counties, annual numbers of births have fallen by three-quarters since the height of the baby boom in the 1950s and '60s, when many rural hospitals were built or expanded, state and federal records show.
Ukrainian startups are creating a low-cost robot army to fight Russia
NORTHERN UKRAINE — Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or a factory basement. An ecosystem of laboratories in hundreds of secret workshops is leveraging innovation to create a robot army that Ukraine...
To protect mangroves, some Kenyans combat logging with hidden beehives
MOMBASA, Kenya — Dressed in protective clothing and armed with a smoker, Peter Nyongesa walked through the mangroves to monitor his beehives along the Indian Ocean coastline. The 69-year-old Nyongesa recalled how he would plead unsuccessfully with loggers to spare the mangroves or cut only the mature ones while...
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 5, Orchestrated maneuvers in the dark (and rainy)
This is a recap of the most recent episode of HBO’s House of the Dragon. It contains spoilers. That’s what a recap is. Credits! No additions to the “Die, You!” Tapestry this week, surprisingly enough. Felt sure our gal Rhaenys’ sacrifice would merit some thread. At least a skein. Hunh.
Biden calls for unity following Trump assassination attempt
President Biden condemned political violence in remarks from the Oval Office on Sunday, and said the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump necessitates a cooling down of heated political rhetoric in the country. “I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature...
The man killed in the assassination attempt on Trump died shielding his family
The man killed Saturday during the assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., died a hero, according to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro during a press conference Sunday. Corey Comperatore, 50, “dove on his family to protect them last night at this rally,” Shapiro said.
After saying she wouldn't be there, Nikki Haley will now speak at Republican convention
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley will be speaking at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee after all. According to her spokesperson, she will take to the stage on Tuesday. Haley has taken baby steps toward supporting Trump, and her speech at the RNC will represent a full surrender to...
Actress Shannen Doherty dies at 53, after a nearly decade-long battle with breast cancer
Shannen Doherty could narrow her eyes and set her jaw with the best of the legendary divas. She could end a confrontation scene with the line, "I hate you both! Never talk to me again!" and storm off, and it made you want to throw your hands in the air and yell, "YEAH! GET 'EM!" She could also cry over a broken heart, nervously flirt, or defiantly pop off on adults who just didn't understand.
What we know about the alleged Trump shooter
The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the man who allegedly shot at President Donald Trumpand killed one person at a Butler, Pa., political rally on Saturday. Trump says that a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear. Two other people were also injured before Secret Service agents killed Crooks.
What we know about the alleged Trump rally shooter
The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the man who allegedly shot at President Donald Trump and killed one person at a Butler, Pa., political rally Saturday evening. Trump says that a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear. Two other people were also injured before Secret Service agents killed Crooks.
Treason and espionage cases are rising in Russia since the war in Ukraine began
TALLINN, Estonia — When Maksim Kolker's phone rang at 6 a.m., and the voice on the other end said his father had been arrested, he thought it was a scam to extort money. A day earlier, he had taken his father, prominent Russian physicist Dmitry Kolker, to the hospital in his native Novosibirsk, when his advanced pancreatic cancer had suddenly worsened.
8 things to know about the drug known as 'gas station heroin'
Decades before it became known as "gas station heroin," tianeptine was prescribed to treat depression in dozens of countries. Now, U.S. poison control centers are reporting a dramatic spike in cases involving tianeptine — a drug that isn't FDA approved, and one that authorities warn poses overdose and dependency risks.
Trailblazing video artist Bill Viola dies at 73
Artist Bill Viola has died. The trailblazing creator of monumental video works died Friday at his home in Long Beach, Calif., of complications related to Alzheimer’s disease. He was 73. The news was shared on the artist's Instagram feed. Viola’s art focused on the metaphysical self. Often working with...
Biden faces criticism over his gas car ban. But he doesn’t have one.
Voters in Midwestern states are seeing ads railing against President Biden’s gas car ban. But there’s one catch: the Biden administration hasn’t prohibited gas-powered vehicles. That’s not stopping fossil fuel industry groups and former President Donald Trump from targeting swing state voters with warnings of car bans.
Richard Simmons, who believed fitness is for everyone, dies at 76
Richard Simmons was instantly recognizable in his short shorts, sparkly tank tops and frizzy hair. He was one of the most original, flamboyant and beloved fitness personalities of the last 50 years. Simmons died at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, a representative confirmed to NPR. He was 76....
Trump is fine after an assassination attempt at his rally
BUTLER, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday when a gunman opened fire at him at a rally about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh. One person was killed in the shooting and two critically wounded, the U.S. Secret Service said. All were...
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