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Musk makes good on threat to form new U.S political party after split with Trump
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - Elon Musk said he's carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing the America Party in response to the presid...
Jul 06, 2025 President Donald Trump, right, 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, File)
Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare with at least 23 girls missing
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Texas parents frantically posted photos of their young daughters on social media with pleas for information as at least 23 campers from an all-girls summer camp were unaccounte...
Jul 05, 2025
Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
Iran' s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura. Kham...
Jul 05, 2025 In this photo provided by the Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a mourning ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, July 6, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
At least 27 people dead in Texas floods as the search continues for the missing
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas sheriff says the deaths from flash flooding in central Texas have risen to 27 people, including nine children. Search and rescue efforts were continuing in the Texas Hi...
Jul 05, 2025 People are reunited at a reunification center after flash flooding hit the area, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Ingram, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
U.S. hits three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel 's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program in a ...
Jun 21, 2025
Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks will begin immediately following call with Putin, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" begin ceasefire negotiations after what he described as an "excellent" call with Russian President ...
May 19, 2025
Turbulent waters may have contributed to Mexican ship's crash into Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK (AP) - When a Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, it was maneuvering in turbulent waters. The tide had just turned, and a fast current was heading up the East River as a ...
May 18, 2025 Sailors work on the yard arms of the Cuauhtémoc, Sunday, May 18, 2025 in New York. The masted Mexican Navy training ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge the night before. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Sailors work on the yard arms of the Cuauhtémoc, Sunday, May 18, 2025 in New York. The masted Mexican Navy training ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge the night before. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Former U.S. President Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was ...
May 18, 2025 Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a conference in Chicago, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday, hits hospital in the north
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) - A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday hit a hospital, a municipal building, a home and a vehicle, killing at least 21 people, including children, as Israel vowed t...
Apr 13, 2025
Trump goes all in with bet that the heavy price of tariffs will pay off for Americans
WASHINGTON - Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and under-performed in Florida, U.S. President Donald Trump followed the playbook that has defined his political career: He dou...
Apr 05, 2025
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