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No injuries reported after shooting in parking lot of Six Flags Great America
An investigation is underway after a shooting unfolded in the parking lot of Six Flags Great America on Monday night.
US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds
While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse the United States’ ...
A Bayard Rustin archive aims to preserve his legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...
Death toll from catastrophic Texas flooding passes 100
Authorities vowed that one of the next steps would be investigating whether enough warnings were issued and why some camps did not evacuate or move to higher ground in a place long vulnerable to ...
Texas floods shine spotlight on Trump’s weather and disaster cuts
The deadly Texas floods are drawing renewed scrutiny to Trump administration cuts at the nation’s weather and climate ...
Nakatani, a rising star in the golden age of Japanese boxing, is determined to knock out Inoue
One is known as “The Monster,” the other “Big Bang.” The bout between champion boxers Naoya Inoue (30-0-0, 27 KOs) and Junto ...
Monsoon floods sweep away 18 people and the main bridge linking Nepal to China
A mountain river flooded by monsoon rains swept away the main bridge connecting Nepal with China on Tuesday, leaving 18 people missing, Nepali authorities said. Rescue ...
Swiss village cashes in as tourists pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama ‘Crash Landing On You’
A Swiss village has cashed in on a pay-for-entry turnstile used by avid tourists who flock each day to a lakeside dock featured in the hit South Korean Netflix series “Crash Landing ...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea after claiming they sunk another
Yemen’s Houthi rebels continued an hourslong attack Tuesday targeting a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea, authorities said, after the group ...
Iran’s government says at least 1,060 people were killed in the war with Israel
Iran’s government has issued a new death toll for its war with Israel, saying at least 1,060 people were killed and warning ...
Mexico’s president calls march against mass tourism ‘xenophobic.’ Critics blame government failures
A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by government failures and active ...
Gavin Newsom swings through South Carolina, where Democrats will play pivotal 2028 nominating role
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching a two-day tour of South Carolina on Tuesday, meeting voters across rural areas — and some GOP strongholds — in the early-voting ...