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Surviving Memorial Day weekend: Navigate travel chaos with these tips

As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, travelers across the U.S. are bracing themselves for significant crowds and airport delays due to increased demand and air traffic control constraints. The Federal Aviation Administration anticipates a record-breaking number of flights this Thursday, with close to 54,000 nationwide departures — marking the busiest travel day of 2025 so far. According to the American Automobile Association, nearly 45 million Americans plan to travel at least 50 miles away from home over the long weekend. Of those, approximately 3.6 million will travel by air, repres

Delayed FDA response to listeria outbreak tied to Fresh and Ready Foods

Tariffs reshape U.S. e-commerce: Temu and Shein confront new challenges

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How a water bottle, family tree and DNA testing helped solve a 24-year-old murder mystery!

More than 20 years after the brutal murder of Leslie Preer in 2001, the case finally came to a close. Investigators in Montgomery County, Maryland, used tools of modern forensic science — a bottle of water, a family tree, and the evolving science of genetic genealogy — to solve the case. Eugene Gligor, 45, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Preer’s Chevy Chase home. According to prosecutors, the break in the case came not from a new eyewitness or confession, but DNA evidence re-examined using technology unavailable at the time of the crime. Investigators identified Gligor t

Sextortion nightmare: How one teen's trust cost him everything

Will Billy and Tina find freedom? Activists challenge zoo move

Health

51 kiosks offer free COVID-19 tests and health supplies across Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County has deployed 51 Community Health Station kiosks offering free COVID-19 self-test kits, fentanyl test strips, and other health supplies to residents across the region. The self-service stations, accessible seven days a week, aim to increase access to essential health resources, particularly in communities with limited healthcare options. Initially established to distribute COVID-19 antigen tests, the program has expanded to address multiple public health crises affecting the county. Officials cite alarming statistics as motivation for the expansion, including a 48% increa

From Gulf of Mexico to Persian Gulf: Trump's name-change diplomacy stirs global tides

California bar exam’s AI fallout: $6 million in unplanned costs

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Unexpected tornado leaves at least 1 dead, multiple injured in Kentucky

At least one person is dead and seven others were injured after an unexpected tornado struck a rural Kentucky county early Friday morning as a line of severe storms moved eastward across the state.The man was killed on Long Run Road in the Deep Creek area of Washington County and numerous homes and structures were severely damaged in the area, Washington County Sheriff Jerry Pinkston confirmed to CNN.Photos shared on Facebook by the sheriff’s office showed the devastating aftermath, with cars overturned, homes flattened and trees uprooted. The tornado was at least an EF2, according to a prel

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Ukraine keeps Russia guessing over talks, US senator warns Moscow of sanctions

Ukraine resisted U.S. and Russian pressure to commit to attending another round of peace talks on Monday, saying it first needed to see Russian proposals, while a leading U.S. senator warned Moscow it would be "hit hard" by new U.S. sanctions.U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Moscow and Kyiv to work together on a deal to end their three-year-old war, and Russia has proposed a second round of face-to-face talks with Ukrainian officials next week in Istanbul.Kyiv has said it is committed to the search for peace, but that it was waiting for a memorandum from the Russian side setting out their

Zion Williamson sued by a woman alleging the Pelicans star committed sexual violence against her

Covid-19 shots for healthy children remain on CDC vaccine schedule despite Kennedy’s pledge to remove them

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Trump says China has 'totally violated' Geneva deal with US on tariffs, minerals

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that China had violated an agreement with the U.S. to mutually roll back tariffs and trade restrictions for critical minerals and issued a new veiled threat to get tougher with Beijing. "China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US. So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.Trump said that he made a "fast deal" in mid-May with Chinese officials for both countries to back away from triple-digit tariffs for 90 days. He said he did this to save China from a "devastating" si

Trump’s tariffs are under threat, but ports aren’t seeing a big rebound yet. That’s bad news for prices

US ports have been seeing pandemic-level declines in imports, so good news on tariffs was just what port officials were hoping for.For awhile on Wednesday, it looked like retailers and ports got exactly that, with a court blocking many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But a federal appeals court on Thursday quickly paused that ruling.That kind of whiplash underscores why, even when there’s news of tariffs easing, goods don’t start flowing into US ports right away. And that could mean fewer goods on store shelves in the coming months, cutting into available choices and raising prices

US CDC continues to recommend COVID vaccines for children, contradicts Kennedy

1 dead and several injured when storm rips through Kentucky community, authorities say

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Career pathways in the US dim for international students as Trump cracks down on visas

Since coming from China as a teenager for boarding school, Bob Zeng has imagined building a career in the United States. But as he prepared to graduate Thursday from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it felt like the last chapter of his life in America. Zeng said he has been rethinking his plans because of the Trump administration's pledge to aggressively revoke the visas of Chinese students. Having completed a masters degree in science and management, he is thinking about moving to Europe. Or going home to China. “I am worried about working here,” s

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Americans pulled back on their spending in April amid tariff rollout

American consumers reined in their spending and socked away their money in April following a tariff-fueled buying binge the month before, according to new data released Friday that also showed inflation cooled off again.Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer spending rose 0.2% last month, a weaker-than-anticipated reading but a notable retreat from March, when spending soared 0.7% as Americans front-loaded purchases — notably new cars — ahead of potential price increases from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.In April, consumers saw a nice 0.8% boost to their

US consumers pulling back spending; inflation slowing for now

European shares trim gains after Trump comments on China tariffs

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The Latest: Elon Musk praised for ‘colossal change’ during Oval Office sendoff

President Donald Trumphosted an Oval Office news conference alongside billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency architect Elon Musk. The world’s richest man is leaving his job having accomplished far less than he set out to do, although his tumultuous tenure will likely leave a lasting mark on the federal government. Stating that cost-cutting in the administration would continue despite his departure, Musk called DOGE “a way of life — like Buddhism.” Here’s the Latest: Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill

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US State Department orders embassies to ‘immediately begin additional vetting’ for anyone seeking a visa to travel to Harvard

The US State Department on Friday ordered all US embassies and consulates to “immediately begin additional vetting” for anyone seeking a visa to travel to Harvard University “for any purpose.”The move is a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s feud with the Ivy League institution that is poised to have massive implications, as it applies to more than just students.The “additional vetting” is comprised of “a complete screening of the online presence” of the applicants who wish to travel to Harvard, which will serve as a pilot for expanded social media screening