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Slow-moving system off Florida coast could become tropical, hurricane center says

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday said a system churning off Florida’s west coast still has a chance to build into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In its 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the NHC said that a large area of showers and thunderstorms spread out over the eastern Gulf and western Florida ...Read more

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Royal Caribbean extends suspension of stop in Labadee, a blow to Haiti's economy

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Royal Caribbean is once again keeping Haiti’s northern coast off its cruise itinerary.

The Miami-based cruise line, which operates the private beach destination of Labadee, is extending its suspension of visits there and will make no stops at the resort through June 2027.

Royal Caribbean had previously announced that Labadee would remain off...Read more

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Iran, US strikes ramp up as Tehran declares peace deal abandoned

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Iran unleashed heavy attacks on Gulf neighbors in retaliation for the latest U.S. strikes as Tehran said it was suspending its commitments under the interim peace deal.

Kuwait suffered one of its heaviest barrages since the Middle East conflict began in late February, including its airport and an oil facility, triggering multiple rounds of ...Read more

Thousands of trucks haul Iraq's oil through Syria in sign of Hormuz legacy

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Iraq is using a vast fleet of trucks to carry fuel oil through Syria and reroute flows away from the Strait of Hormuz, rapidly transforming its neighbor into the Middle East’s top export hub.

In just months, Syria has gone from shipping none of the fuel to making up more than a quarter of Middle Eastern volumes. The supplies are arriving on ...Read more

Russia, Ukraine exchange fresh strikes on warehouses, ports

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Russia and Ukraine exchanged fresh airstrikes into Saturday, with Kyiv targeting several Russian regions with drones, including a deadly hit on facilities operated by a major online retailer, and Moscow hitting Ukrainian ports.

Ukrainian UAVs damaged warehouses operated by Wildberries, one of Russia’s largest e-commerce marketplaces, in the ...Read more

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Fire survivors were finally ready to rebuild homes. A new barrier is leaving them 'demoralized'

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LOS ANGELES — More than a year after the Eaton fire devastated their community, returning to their beloved Altadena neighborhood finally seemed within reach for Baba Singh and his family.

They had secured their insurance payout, gotten rebuilding plans approved and hired a contractor.

But then their mortgage company started withholding the ...Read more

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Nearly a month later, grandfather still searching for grandson missing after Venezuela earthquakes

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Xavier Lovera Santander, 9, went out with his grandmother to take out the trash when two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, causing the building where he lived to collapse. Nearly a month later, his relatives continue searching for him.

The boy was with his maternal grandmother, Trina Romelia Ávila Porra, 78, at the OPP 27 building in the ...Read more

Republican Rep. Ralph Norman joins members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus at the Capitol in June 2026 to criticize the Senate for not acting on the Save America Act. The act is stuck in limbo between the U.S. House and Senate. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

Republicans control Congress, so why is Trump’s SAVE America Act stuck?

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President Donald Trump’s obsession with unfounded claims of election fraud has defined his second term in office. But in recent months his fixation has moved from executive nominee litmus tests and executive orders reinforcing proof of citizenship to vote into legislation – dragging Congress into the fray.

The Safeguard American ...Read more

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Trump threatens Canada with more tariffs over wildfire smoke in US

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President Trump said on Friday that he intends to charge Canada over wildfire smoke entering the U.S.

“We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and the United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is ...Read more

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First death reported from Legionnaires' outbreak on NYC's Upper East Side

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NEW YORK — New York City has recorded its first death from the current Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, city Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin announced Friday.

“I am saddened to report that one person has died in connection with the Legionnaires’ disease community cluster on the Upper East Side,” ...Read more

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Paul Pelosi charged with hit-and-run in California

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Paul Pelosi, husband of former U.S. House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, was charged Friday in connection with a hit-and-run crash that occurred earlier this month, according to authorities.

Pelosi, 86, of St. Helena, California, was charged with a misdemeanor hit-and-run. He was additionally charged with the infraction of making an unlawful turn, ...Read more

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Forest Service workers taken hostage, held at gunpoint in remote NorCal trailer, feds say

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Two U.S. Forest Service employees working in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest were kidnapped, zip-tied and held inside a trailer for more than 17 hours before being rescued Friday morning, authorities said.

The bizarre hostage crisis unfolded like a scene from a movie.

Law enforcement teams from across Northern California, ...Read more

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States win suit over Trump administration termination of grants

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A group of Democratic state attorneys general and governors won a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of illegally using a budget loophole to block billions of dollars in federal grants for public services that were already approved by Congress.

The grant terminations improperly trampled the spending authority of Congress, which ...Read more

San Diego's 6-month streak of a falling jobless rate comes to an end

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SAN DIEGO — San Diego County saw its six-month streak of a falling unemployment rate come to an end in June, as teachers went on summer recess, but the region still managed to eke out a small net gain in job growth last month.

The latest figures from the state Employment Development Department show a jobless rate of 4.4%, up from 3.9% in May,...Read more

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NYC's unhealthy air quality may improve for World Cup final

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Washington’s air improved slightly on Friday while New York City could be blanketed by more wildfire smoke later in the day, though forecasts indicate skies will be clear enough for Sunday’s World Cup final to take place in New Jersey.

As smoke from scores of wildfires raging in Canada spread across the Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic ...Read more

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US renews strikes on Iran, pushing oil up most since April

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The U.S. and Iran traded attacks again on Friday, pressuring oil prices and making a quick return to the fragile ceasefire deal signed last month even less likely.

U.S. Central Command said a new round of air strikes were underway beginning at 3 p.m. ET on Friday with the goal of “degrading Iranian military capabilities.” No other details ...Read more

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LAUSD deadline looms to make painful cuts after county says board actions 'erode confidence'

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LOS ANGELES — In less than three weeks Los Angeles school officials must show, under state law, how they will carry out the steepest budget cuts in a generation after county education authorities concluded they lack confidence in district leadership to prevent bankruptcy.

The options are painful and stand to dramatically downsize the nation's...Read more

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Trump speech fails to deliver smoking gun on voting improprieties

President Donald Trump’s prime time speech on supposed shortcomings in the nation’s election systems failed to deliver any significantly new evidence and didn’t cast doubt on his loss in the 2020 presidential election.

The 25-minute address to the nation from the White ...Read more

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Baltimore County report on data centers urges strict limits, tough regulations

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BALTIMORE — A Baltimore County staff report recommends some of Maryland’s toughest regulations for data centers, giving county lawmakers a blueprint they’ll consider before deciding later this year whether to lift or extend the current moratorium.

The recommendations, released this week, stop short of calling for an extension of the ...Read more

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'You can't even breathe': Regulators cite Lineage over putrid odor of rotting meat spreading in Boyle Heights

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LOS ANGELES — Air regulators have slapped Lineage Logistics with multiple violations related to the putrid odor at its Boyle Heights facility after receiving more than 720 complaints from residents since Sunday.

So far this week, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued five notices of violations to the company as it works ...Read more