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 (DIR)  * Murder is at lowest rate since the 1950s. Trump touts it as a personal success.
 (DIR)  * Former Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism found dead, say reports
 (DIR)  * NASA is flying a modified U-2 spy plane to study how wildfires can create storms
 (DIR)  * The AI boom is driving up home prices in San Francisco. Are you being priced out?
 (DIR)  * No one seems to be able to tell Trump ‘no’ — and it’s a huge problem for the GOP
 (DIR)  * Additional rounds of rain take aim at flood-battered Midwest
 (DIR)  * Woman arrested and charged for vandalizing World War II Memorial in DC
 (DIR)  * Alex Murdaugh’s retrial will be relocated, and his original testimony can be used conditionally, judge rules
 (DIR)  * ‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts
 (DIR)  * Person fined $5,000 for using foghorn to disturb sleeping polar bear
 (DIR)  * Trump says USS Lincoln’s deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’
 (DIR)  * Hawaii could see its first hurricane landfall in decades as Lala strengthens
 (DIR)  * Bulldozers rip into Big Bend National Park, driving anger and heartbreak
 (DIR)  * Trump asks Supreme Court to let him build ballroom, citing national security needs and architectural values
 (DIR)  * Second train derails in England in less than 24 hours amid record heatwave
 (DIR)  * US missionary abducted in Niger released after nine months in captivity, Christian organization says
 (DIR)  * Frustrated US consumers cut their retail spending last month
 (DIR)  * The CEO who fired 900 people on Zoom just before Christmas wants his job back
 (DIR)  * France’s top court blocks bill banning social media for under-15s
 (DIR)  * Boxer Prichard Colón dies at 33, 11 years after receiving illegal blow to the head during fight
 (DIR)  * Nigel Farage wins election in which his main rival was a trash can
 (DIR)  * Low water in Rome’s drought-hit Tiber river exposes ancient ruins of Nero’s Bridge
 (DIR)  * 11 potential candidates to replace Karoline Leavitt
 (DIR)  * How Robert Pattinson became the internet’s favorite weirdo
 (DIR)  * Kennedy Center votes to put Trump’s name back on building and close for renovations
 (DIR)  * European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent
 (DIR)  * Doctor convicted of attempted manslaughter of his wife wants a new trial, saying jurors may have been confused
 (DIR)  * Penn State went from title favorite to total mess in 2025. Its new coach is rebuilding an identity that feels very familiar
 (DIR)  * Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw
 (DIR)  * Trapped and cut off: Palestinian families under settler siege in the West Bank
 (DIR)  * The FDA approved the first mRNA flu vaccine for use in older adults. Here’s what to know
 (DIR)  * Trump wants to split the MMR vaccine into separate shots. Experts say it’s a bad idea
 (DIR)  * Ken Paxton tries to tamp down growing Republican concerns about his Senate campaign
 (DIR)  * False claims about miscarriage risk from Covid-19 vaccines are spreading online. They use a faulty interpretation of data
 (DIR)  * Documents show federal surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions
 (DIR)  * Huge oil spill off the coast of Oman now covers hundreds of square miles
 (DIR)  * Passengers tell of ‘terrifying experience’ after train derails in UK
 (DIR)  * Europe’s economy faces a one-two punch from extreme weather and war
 (DIR)  * Japan condemns Putin’s visit to disputed islands
 (DIR)  * Judge dismisses Nevada case against ‘fake electors’ accused of forging certificate in 2020 election
 (DIR)  * Rivers rising in Indiana’s catastrophic flood zone as new storms threaten Midwest
 (DIR)  * Hackers used autonomous AI agents to attack Taiwan. Is this the future of cyberwarfare?
 (DIR)  * Almost 30 years after Tupac was killed, a jury has been seated for a trial in his murder
 (DIR)  * Notes on Lindsay Clancy’s cellphone paint a picture of a woman ‘going downhill’
 (DIR)  * Colombia says it will only accept rescue teams from four countries, as earthquake survival window closes
 (DIR)  * Justice Department’s last-minute decision not to defend gun law causes confusion among owners
 (DIR)  * Alabama man put to death for the murder of a 5-year-old girl in last of three US executions in a day
 (DIR)  * Conspiracies around Nolan Wells’ death have led to threats against those he was with that day, attorneys say
 (DIR)  * Epstein judge: ‘The public has a right to know what the hell is going on’
 (DIR)  * The Dodgers are playing a different game than the rest of MLB. Their philosophy could shape baseball’s future
 (DIR)  * Selena Gomez and her mental health startup accused of fraud
 (DIR)  * ‘Cyber privateers’: Trump issues order allowing US companies to hack overseas groups under certain conditions
 (DIR)  * Luigi Mangione could plead guilty in federal case as soon as Friday
 (DIR)  * DHS cites recent policy shift after not disclosing death of Guatemalan man who had been in custody
 (DIR)  * A jet engine fan blade cut into a plane and caused a passenger to be partially sucked out of a window, the NTSB says
 (DIR)  * Judge tosses Trump administration’s case against Harvard alleging school didn’t protect Jewish students from discrimination
 (DIR)  * Why officials decided to smuggle Trump out of Turkey with a catering truck and a secret plane
 (DIR)  * Sailor went overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln this month as conditions on the ship prompt lawmakers’ demand for answers
 (DIR)  * Trump’s Iran headaches are mounting
 (DIR)  * The Democratic establishment might have avoided disaster — but it’s still in danger
 (DIR)  * This anti-war politician just fled Russia. He believes Putin knows the war is costing him support
 (DIR)  * Todd Blanche makes plea for unity at Justice Department
 (DIR)  * Crimea bomb attack reportedly kills former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia
 (DIR)  * ICE agent points gun at Virginia woman who shouted at them in video that conflicts with government’s narrative
 (DIR)  * Sell Ukraine 10%% of US Patriots and ‘we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles,’ Zelensky tells CNN
 (DIR)  * Lawmakers leave the VA secretary out of veterans bill discussions: ‘They don’t trust him anymore’
 (DIR)  * US wholesale inflation slowed more than expected in July
 (DIR)  * Someone in Illinois just won $1 billion in Powerball — and we may never know who
 (DIR)  * When they didn’t find fraud while testing a voting machine for the Trump admin, this cyber firm faced a wave of backlash
 (DIR)  * Flock rolls out new police auditing and accountability controls following surveillance concerns
 (DIR)  * Why Karoline Leavitt is leaving the White House
 (DIR)  * Disney parks and cruises saw their best growth in two years despite a travel slowdown. Here’s how they did it
 (DIR)  * Why Karoline Leavitt might be impossible for Trump to replace
 (DIR)  * Dogs know if we’re happy, sad or scared just from our expressions, study suggests
 (DIR)  * Ecuador police didn’t expect to find Erling Haaland’s face plastered on cocaine bricks
 (DIR)  * A passenger jet that came too close to Trump’s Marine One helicopter highlights continuing air traffic control problems
 (DIR)  * What does Trump mean when he says the US is ‘low-keying’ negotiations with Iran?
 (DIR)  * The Lindsay Clancy trial brings maternal mental health into the spotlight
 (DIR)  * How Russian ballistic missiles are exploiting holes in Ukraine’s air defenses
 (DIR)  * AI boom or bubble? Timing is everything
 (DIR)  * He was denied entry to the US for the World Cup. Now, Somali referee Omar Artan has made history
 (DIR)  * Trump keeps saying the US controls the Strait of Hormuz. Does it?
 (DIR)  * California couple’s surrogate gives birth in Texas after judge orders life-saving care
 (DIR)  * Ex-Chinese military men accused of espionage activities near US bases in South Korea, police say
 (DIR)  * Rep. Max Miller sued by ex-wife over release of ‘sensitive’ photo of child
 (DIR)  * After a whisper saved baby and father from rubble, the search is on for mother in collapsed building in Colombia
 (DIR)  * Ex-officer accused of plotting New Orleans attack is released after grand jury declines to indict
 (DIR)  * 2 pilots dead after military helicopter slams into Central Texas field and catches fire
 (DIR)  * Inside the Wisconsin upset that shook the progressive left for a change
 (DIR)  * New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner
 (DIR)  * Several close personal aides joined Trump on his secret flight from Turkey, source says
 (DIR)  * Exclusive: Former employee at Southern Poverty Law Center arrested on fraud charges
 (DIR)  * LA Lakers sell for a record $12.5 billion to ex-Disney CEO Iger and Jared Kushner’s brother Josh
 (DIR)  * Who is Josh Kushner, the billionaire who just bought the Lakers?
 (DIR)  * Trump sued on First and Fifth Amendment grounds over paid Truth Social access
 (DIR)  * YouTube hotel reviewer claims new luxury resort canceled his reservation and called the police on him
 (DIR)  * NASA astronaut Mike Fincke leaves agency months after medical emergency in space
 (DIR)  * The Trump White House flat-out lied about his secret plane switch
 (DIR)  * Luigi Mangione in federal plea talks ahead of hastily scheduled hearing, sources say
 (DIR)  * US annual inflation cooled to 3.4%% in July as gas prices ease
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