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Public Health Slashed

Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come

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Trump tells US steelworkers he’s going to double tariffs on foreign steel to 50%

Reality television star Todd Chrisley, speaks as his daughter Savannah Chrisley listens during a news conference on Friday, May 30, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Pardoned reality TV star Todd Chrisley says prison opened his eyes to injustices in the system

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff

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Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums

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Supreme Court lets Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

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US formally moves to dismiss prosecution against Boeing and asks judge to cancel trial over crashes

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$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says

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Judge finds man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston is mentally incompetent to stand trial

Illuminated Exterior Wall Sign Of A Victoria's Secret Store In Gilbert, Arizona

Victoria’s Secret website is down in the US because of a ‘security incident’

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White House says Israel has accepted a new US proposal for a temporary ceasefire

Ford Recall

Ford recalls more than a million vehicles for software glitch

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

Watch On Politics

Sen. Lindsey Graham gets a 2026 challenge from Democrat who ran against Nancy Mace

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Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law

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North Carolina revenue predictions fall with recession risk

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Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion

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Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government

Dolly Parton performs during an event celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Overland Park, Kan. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday, March 3, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn., at age 82. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Dolly Parton leans on her faith after losing husband of nearly 60 years

Coronavirus Vaccine

Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women

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Mary Lou Retton, US gymnastics icon, arrested on suspicion of DUI

South Carolina Shooting

All 11 victims are expected to survive a shooting near SC party boat

Supreme Court Affirmative Action

Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

Specialist Michael Pistillo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride swings higher after Trump pauses more of his tariffs

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Driver arrested after his minivan plows through soccer fans celebrating in Liverpool

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What’s open and closed on Memorial Day?

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10 people shot at holiday weekend party on South Carolina boat

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‘Lilo & Stich’ team with Tom Cruise and ‘Mission Impossible’ for a monster Memorial Day weekend

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What’s open and closed on Memorial Day?

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What we know about the San Diego plane crash and the 6 on board who died

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Doubling down: Kyle Larson preps to run Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 after last year’s washout

Nascar Busch Turns 40 Auto Racing

2-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch to return to Richard Childress Racing for 2026 season

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Trump is returning to West Point to speak at the US Military Academy’s graduation

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Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US

Justice Department Boeing

Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes

North Carolina Helene Relief

North Carolina’s high court says elections board shift can continue while governor appeals

Baby Food Recall

Publix recalls baby food pouches after testing finds elevated levels of lead

Supreme Court Affirmative Action

UPDATE: Federal judge blocks Trump administration ban on enrolling foreign students at Harvard

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Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple

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Police respond to shooting outside CIA headquarters

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NC House advances more Hurricane Helene aid in $465M package

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Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

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Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024

Pennies

US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Judge blocks Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department

Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Multiple people dead after business jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

President Donald Trump, right, is joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., as he arrives for a meeting with the House Republican Conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

House Republicans pass Trump’s big ‘beautiful,’ bill of tax breaks and program cuts

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Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case, allowing him to start world tour

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