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Las Vegas man charged with threats to judge, prosecutor in Trump trial

July 26, 2024, 6:40pm Nation & World

A Las Vegas man has been charged with threatening to injure and kill government officials in three states and the District of Columbia, including the New York judge and prosecutor… Read story

What’s in a name? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

July 26, 2024, 6:23pm Nation & World

When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump reacts following an assassination attempt at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J.

FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt

July 26, 2024, 4:49pm Latest News

Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally. Read story

A female Pacific walrus calf is shown Monday at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska, after being rescued hundreds of miles away, near Utqiagvik, Alaska.

Walrus calf rescued in Alaska is ‘sassy,’ alert, nonprofit says

July 26, 2024, 3:48pm Life

A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away following her recent rescue, a center spokesperson said Thursday. Read story

U.S. coastal communities get $575M to battle effects of climate change

July 26, 2024, 3:46pm Nation & World

The federal government is giving more than a half-billion dollars to coastal communities to help them use nature-based preventive measures to address climate-related flooding and other disasters. Read story

FILE - A United Parcel Service driver steers through a neighborhood while delivering packages, June 30, 2023, in Haverhill, Mass. As areas across the U.S. continue to experience extreme heat, employers have taken steps to protect workers from high temperatures. UPS has added more cooling equipment to its vehicles and facilities.

Employers trying to keep workers safe from heat

July 26, 2024, 3:45pm Nation & World

At the start of every work day, construction worker Charles Smith puts on the essentials: hard hat, safety glasses, reflective vest, and a small, watch-like band for his wrist. Read story

Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says pop singer wasn’t intoxicated, argues DUI charges should be dropped

FILE - Justin Timberlake arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Candy,” Monday, May 9, 2022, at El Capitan Theatre. Pop star Timberlake’s lawyer said Friday, July 26, 2024, that the singer wasn’t intoxicated as he seeks to get his drunken driving charge in New York’s Hamptons dismissed, citing errors in documents submitted by police.

July 26, 2024, 3:12pm Entertainment

Justin Timberlake’s lawyer said Friday that the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month, as he seeks to get his drunken driving charge in New York’s Hamptons dismissed, citing errors in documents submitted by police. Read story

A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread

A vehicle drives past the spreading River Fire Thursday, July 25, 2024, near Myrtle, Idaho, before U.S. Highway 12 was closed. Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities.

July 26, 2024, 2:50pm Breaking News Updated 3 hours ago

Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, as a fast-moving blaze sparked by lightning sent people fleeing on roads ringed with fire in rural Idaho and a human-caused inferno forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in northern California. Read story

Paris Olympics begins with ambitious but rainy opening ceremony on the Seine River

Athletes travel by boat along the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024.

July 26, 2024, 12:55pm Latest News Updated 5 hours ago

The Paris Olympics were getting off to a rough start Friday, with suspected acts of sabotage targeting France's flagship high-speed rail network and cloudy skies and forecast rains over the French capital ahead of its sprawling, ambitious opening ceremony. Read story

Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics

Passengers arrive by train at the Eurostar terminal at St. Pancras station in central London, Friday July 26, 2024. Hours away from the grand opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on Friday by what officials described as “criminal actions” and sabotage.

July 26, 2024, 11:50am Nation & World Updated 7 hours ago

Arsonists attacked the French high-speed rail network early Friday, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe for some 800,000 people, including Olympic athletes heading to the grand opening ceremony of the Games in the evening. Read story