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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

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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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US Treasury's Bessent urges IMF, World Bank to refocus on core missions

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called on the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to refocus on their core missions of macroeconomic stability and development, arguing that they have strayed too far into vanity projects such as climate change that have reduced their effectiveness.Bessent, in remarks outlining his vision for U.S. engagement with the IMF and World Bank on the sidelines of the institutions' spring meetings, said that they serve critical roles in the international financial system."And the Trump administration is eager to work with them - so long as they

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Wall Street ends higher on earnings, hopes of easing tariff tensions

U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday as a spate of quarterly earnings reports and hints at the de-escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions brought buyers in from the sidelines.U.S. stocks jumped further in extended trade after President Donald Trump said he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, stepping back from his recent rhetoric against the central bank chief. In a sign that traders expect Wall Street to rally on Wednesday, S&P 500 futures jumped almost 2% following Trump's comments, while and Amazon.com and Nvidia were last up 3% each and Apple climbed 2% in after-hour

Kraken hire Lane Lambert as head coach, replacing the fired Dan Bylsma

Bears QB Caleb Williams addresses controversy from book excerpt

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Trump said he didn’t sign controversial proclamation. The Federal Register shows one with his signature

Less than two weeks after the Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to use a controversial 18th century wartime authority to speed deportations, the issue has rocketed back to the justices in a second short-fuse appeal with enormous potential consequences.The situation was entirely foreseeable.After handing down an opaque 5-4 order earlier this month that allowed both sides to claim victory, the nation’s highest court is being asked for a second time to halt the administration from using the Alien Enemies Act. That review will take place as lower courts begin to wrangle over what kind

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Canadians to Maine: No, thanks!

Many would-be travelers go online to plan their vacations, whether that means looking for the best flight deals and hotel recommendations or more nitty-gritty info about whether their destination of choice requires a visa.In the United States, those preparing for an international trip can check out the State Department’s website for up-to-date info about other countries, which are ranked from “Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions” to “Level 4: Do Not Travel.” These rankings can change based on political conflicts, natural disasters and other current events as things happen in real ti

Auto tariffs are now in effect. What it means for America - and you

Europe prepares countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs, calling them a ‘major blow to the world economy’

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Alpine village is largely destroyed when a Swiss glacier collapses

A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss mountainside on Wednesday, sending plumes of dust skyward and coating with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution. Video on social media and Swiss TV showed the mudslide near Blatten, in the southern Lötschental valley, with homes and buildings partially submerged under a mass of brownish sludge. Regional police said a 64-year-old man was reported missing, and search and rescue operations involving a drone with thermal camera were under way.

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McDavid and Oilers going back to Stanley Cup Final after 6-3 win over Stars in Game 5

Connor McDavid had the breakaway goal that swung the momentum back to the Edmonton Oilers, and their captain happily touched the trophy they got after wrapping up another Western Conference title. McDavid got that big goal in the second period after an earlier assist, 40-year-old Corey Perry scored again and the Oilers are going to their second Stanley Cup Final in a row after beating the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Thursday night in Game 5 to wrap up the West final. When McDavid accepted the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, he gladly put his hands on it this time.

Trump administration brings first terror-related case against alleged high-ranking Tren de Aragua gang member

See the moment Vatican announces death of Pope Francis

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A South African woman is sentenced to life in prison for selling her young daughter

A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others, her boyfriend and another man, who also received life sentences. All three were convicted earlier this month on kidnapping and human trafficking charges. Smith's daughter, Joshlin, went missing in February 2024 when she was 6, sparking a nationwide hunt by police in South Africa. She has still not been found. Smith, boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were sentenced to l

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NYPD probing detectives who worked security at house where man says he was tortured, AP source says

New York City police are investigating two detectives who worked security at an upscale Manhattan townhouse where a man says he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks by two crypto investors who wanted to steal his Bitcoin, a city official said Thursday. One of the detectives serves on Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail and is believed to have picked up the victim from a local airport and brought him to the townhouse, the official said. It’s not immediately clear if the other detective, who is a narcotics officer, has any connection to the incident. The detectives

Authorities eyeing whether a kitchen job had a role in the 'Devil in the Ozarks' prison escape

4 people sought shelter from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius — and sealed their own fates

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Smoke to pour into the US as Canada wildfires force province’s largest evacuation in ‘living memory’

Markets ask how soon Nippon Steel will benefit from $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel

Nippon Steel investors and analysts are asking if its $15-billion deal to buy U.S.

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Fed's Goolsbee: US trade court ruling may extend tariff uncertainty

A U.S. trade court ruling blocking some of the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs may not clear up the uncertainty that is holding back U.S. businesses, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

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Bernard Kerik, Trump ally and NYPD commissioner during 9/11, dies at 69

What else can Trump do on global tariffs after US court ruling?

A U.S. trade court blocked most of President Donald Trump's tariffs in a sweeping ruling on Wednesday that found the president had overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-

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Detective assigned to NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail allegedly dropped off victim in crypto kidnapping case, sources say

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California changed rules for a track-and-field meet after a trans athlete’s success. What to know

Trump administration took action against China due to frustration on trade talks, officials say

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What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a court has knocked them down?

President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products

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Manitoba urges thousands to evacuate as Canada wildfires spread

Manitoba declared a state of emergency and urged thousands of people in northern and eastern parts of the province to evacuate on Wednesday, as wildfires