Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey in a phone call Saturday, while Trump also spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart.

Putin congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in the call that lasted 85 minutes, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri ...Read more

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, pain or even swelling that can escalate to the point of requiring emergency care.

The culprit isn’t food poisoning – it’s the fallout...Read more

Popping up in some Pittsburgh neighborhoods are flyers with black-and-pink block print and an urgent message: "The AIDS crisis is not over. ADAP cuts are killing us.”

The flyers, referring to AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, are part of a larger campaign by the revitalized nonprofit Act Up Pittsburgh to raise awareness about state funding cuts ...Read more

On a small Lancaster County farm last month, five of the eight King siblings sprawled on the living room floor, sucking on ice pops and listening to calming music, trying not to scratch their itchy skin.

The next county over, in Hershey, children were lying in hospital beds as their immune systems battled an infection damaging their organs.

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San Diego and San Jose are on the verge of a legal victory in a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s alleged withholding of funds from the cities’ task forces that are focused on investigating and prosecuting online child sexual exploitation.

The two cities sued the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year in San Diego federal court,...Read more

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church.

"We've got quite a spread of political beliefs," said the Rev. John Jackman, who leads this 114-year-old red-brick church near Winston-Salem's old textile mills. Conservative Republicans sit with liberal Democrats. ...Read more

President Donald Trump put himself centerstage for U.S. Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that celebrated the nation’s 250th anniversary and highlighted his own political priorities.

Trump spoke after 11 p.m. at the National Mall after thunderstorms earlier in the evening prompted the area to be cleared out of...Read more

Thunderstorms are set to batter July 4 celebrations in Washington, DC, and New York as a waning heat dome continues to test electricity grids in the eastern U.S., following record power demand over the past few days.

Attendees at Washington’s Salute to America celebration were told on Saturday evening to vacate the event grounds and find ...Read more

President Donald Trump was set to headline U.S. Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that seek to place him at the center of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Trump has made no secret of his joy at presiding over the July 4 festivities, portraying the timing as a side benefit of winning a second term starting in ...Read more

Thunderstorms are set to batter July 4 celebrations in Washington, DC, and New York as a waning heat dome continues to test electricity grids in the eastern U.S., following record power demand over the past few days.

Storms will likely move through the U.S. capital on Saturday night, helping to cool temperatures to lows of about 75 degrees, ...Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey in a phone call Saturday.

Putin congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in the call that lasted 85 minutes, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said in an audio message to reporters.

“The ...Read more

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that U.S. dollar-denominated bills featuring President Donald Trump’s signature were being introduced to commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday.

Bessent reposted a social-media message on Saturday by the president with an image of a $100 bill bearing Trump’s familiar signature to confirm the ...Read more

The number of New Yorkers diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease on the Upper East Side has jumped to 10, officials said Saturday.

Council Speaker Julie Menin and other city officials were alerted to the significant increase as the city continues to check cooling towers in the affected areas to see if the potentially deadly bacteria has spread....Read more

Orange County prosecutors have filed involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of an 8-year-old girl killed by illegal fireworks at a Fourth of July party — a death Yolo County prosecutors had previously connected to the black-market explosives operation behind the deadly Esparto warehouse blast.

Earl Decastro, 47, of Buena Park, was ...Read more

A hit-and-run investigation Friday in Napa County led investigators to the husband of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Northern California authorities said. The 86-year-old driver could now face a misdemeanor charge.

The Napa County Sheriff’s Office in a Saturday news release said a hit-and-run involving Paul Pelosi happened around 2:30 p.m. Friday ...Read more

Frozen fruit sold under Publix’s GreenWise brand has been recalled in Florida and seven other states out of fears it might be contaminated with a deadly form of E. coli.

Chilean company Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. recalled only lot No. 60401 of GreenWise Organic Whole Blueberries, which had a best by date of Feb. 9, 2028, and came in 10-...Read more

The Grapevine Fire is estimated at 26,464 acres and is 95% contained, Nevada Incident Management Team #4 said Saturday.

Firefighters continue to patrol and secure containment lines on the Grapevine fire, located in Lincoln County’s Caliente area, with scattered pockets of residual heat still present across interior areas. Supression repair ...Read more

The Grapevine fire is estimated at 26,464 acres and is 95% contained, Nevada Incident Management Team #4 said Saturday.

Firefighters continue to patrol and secure containment lines on the Grapevine fire, located in Lincoln County’s Caliente area, with scattered pockets of residual heat still present across interior areas. Supression repair ...Read more