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Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state

When Eddie Wicks and his wife went to bed in their house next to the Snoqualmie River on a Washington state farm known for its sunflower mazes and Christmas trees, they weren’t too worried about the flooding heading their way. After 30 years living in the city of Duvall northeast of Seattle, their family had plenty of experience with floods and always made it through largely unscathed. But as they moved their two donkeys to higher ground and their eight goats to their outdoor kitchen, the water began to rise much quicker than anything they'd experienced before. �

Iran raises gasoline prices for the first time since deadly 2019 protests

Democratic former Sen. Doug Jones launches campaign for Alabama governor

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Thai villagers stay behind to guard empty homes as border clashes force mass evacuations

Fighting that has flared along the Thai-Cambodian border has sent hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers fleeing from their homes close to the frontier since Monday. Their once-bustling communities have fallen largely silent except for the distant rumble of firing across the fields. Yet in several of these villages, where normally a few hundred people live, a few dozen residents have chosen to stay behind despite the constant sounds of danger. In a village in Buriram province, about 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the border, Somjai Kraiprakon and roughly 20 of her n

TSA renews push to end collective bargaining agreement for airport security screeners

Problems with commercial driver's licenses for immigrants found in 8 states so far

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Department of Labor hosts first-ever prayer service, including a message from a right-wing rabbi

The Department of Labor held its first-ever prayer service for its employees this week, in a highly unusual move that mirrors an initiative at the Pentagon.The service, which took place Wednesday morning in the auditorium of the department’s headquarters, included a speech by Yaakov Menken, a right-wing orthodox Jewish rabbi, who during his speech, disparaged gay marriage, transgender people and the fact that people use gender pronouns, according to two Department of Labor employees who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to press.An employee watching the event said

GOP chairman threatens Clintons with contempt of Congress in Epstein inquiry

House GOP unveils narrow health care package with key deadline looming

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Commander in charge of US military operations in the Caribbean retires after clashes with Hegseth over boat strikes

Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of US Southern Command who reportedly clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the legality of US military strikes in the Caribbean, officially retired on Friday in a ceremony in Florida where he handed the reins of the command to his deputy.Holsey thanked his wife, his sons — one of whom is a currently deployed Naval aviator — and others who attended the event.“I’m reminded that in life, we don’t remember days, we remember moments. Those we lead don’t follow titles, they follow courage, and they remember the moments and how you made the

Trump sued over East Wing demolition

The nation’s top historic preservation group is suing the Trump administration to block construction of President Donald Trump’s plans for a massive new White House ballroom until review boards weigh in on the project.The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a congressionally chartered non-profit tasked with preserving historic buildings, said it was bringing the suit because its previous letter urging a pause on the project had gone unheeded.The group, which alleges the construction project is “unlawful,” is asking the US District Court for the District of Columbia to halt furthe

New coins will commemorate 250th anniversary of American independence. Here's how they'll look

Guardsman wounded in shooting can now breathe on his own as doctors hail ‘miraculous’ recovery

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Bodycam footage shows the moment police confront Luigi Mangione at a McDonald's last year

For two weeks now, a rotating cast of police officers have arrived to a Manhattan courtroom to lay out exactly what happened the day Luigi Mangione was arrested and accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Two questions are at the heart of this lengthy pre-trial suppression hearing: Was the search of Mangione’s backpack in Altoona, Pennsylvania, last year legal? And did officers properly read him his Miranda rights?If the judge rules for the defense, prosecutors may not be allowed to show the jury key pieces of evidence in the case, including the 3D-printed firearm, loaded maga

House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate

House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew. The dozens of photos initially released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received from the estate of Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The photos released Friday were separate from the case files that the Department of Justice is now under compulsion to release, but anticipation is gr

New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people

More atmospheric rivers coming for flooded Washington and the West Coast

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Special forces veteran who rescued Machado begs her not to return to Venezuela

The US special forces veteran whose rescue team spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous extraction mission that lasted nearly 16 hours and was carried out largely in the middle of the night through rough waters.“Overwhelmingly, this is the hardest, most high profile, most delicate operation we’ve conducted,” Grey Bull Rescue Foundation founder Bryan Stern told CNN on Friday.Stern told a virtual press conference earlier that Machado had boarded a boat that set sail from the Venezuelan coast to a rendezvou

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Trump honors 1980 ‘Miracle on Ice’ Olympic team with a new gold medal

The 1980 US Olympic men’s ice hockey team defied nearly insurmountable odds to defeat the Soviet Union, the world’s largest hockey superpower, propelling them to win a gold medal and the nation’s adulation.And now 45 years later, the “Miracle on Ice” team reunited in the Oval Office Friday for another medal ceremony as President Donald Trump signed a bill to award the players congressional gold medals.The remarkable game remains iconic among sports fans and those who lived it for the 4-3, come-from-behind upset victory — but also the patriotism it generated amid a moment of nationa

Venezuelan opposition leader says she aims for a peaceful transition after Maduro

FDA approves first new antibiotics to treat gonorrhea in decades, with hope to combat drug resistance

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House Republicans throw federal labor unions a lifeline in a rare rebuke of Trump

A group of House Republicans handed President Donald Trump a rare rebuke on Thursday, voting to restore collective bargaining rights he had stripped from about 1 million federal workers earlier this year.But the legislation still faces significant hurdles before it can become law and aid the unions and their members. Trump has moved to void labor contracts for about 700,000 federal workers as part of his move to take more control of the federal workforce. He wants to defund their unions by ending the practice of collecting union dues from workers’ paychecks.Trump signed an unprecedented exec

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Iran arrests Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

Iranian authorities arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi on Friday, her foundation said, citing her brother.The Paris-based foundation said Mohammadi was “violently detained” by security and police forces during a memorial ceremony for Khosrow Alikordi, a lawyer recently found dead in his office. It cited “verified reports” and her brother, Mehdi. She was arrested in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city.One of Iran’s most prominent human rights activists, Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023.In a statement Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee denounced the �