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Environment|US

Evacuations ordered as winds pose challenges for firefighters battling California blaze

Firefighters stopped the forward spread of a wildfire tearing through a remote area of eastern California but evacuation orders for hundreds of homes remained in place

Evacuations ordered as winds pose challenges for firefighters battling California blaze
Crime|MidEast|World

UAE court sentences 3 people to death in killing of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan

A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced three people to death for the killing of Israeli-Moldovan Zvi Kogan

UAE court sentences 3 people to death in killing of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan
Americas|Crime|US

Florida bus driver fatally shoots 2 passengers, police say

Police in Florida say a bus driver fatally shot two passengers over the weekend

Crime|Health|US

Apparent explosion, fire injures about a dozen in Detroit apartment building

An apparent explosion injured about a dozen people, including six children, at a 2-story apartment building in Detroit

Apparent explosion, fire injures about a dozen in Detroit apartment building
Crime|Election|Europe|Political

What to know about the ruling barring Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office for embezzling EU funds in a major political earthquake

What to know about the ruling barring Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years
Business|Crime|Europe|Technology|World

16 Tesla EVs are destroyed in a fire in Rome as Italian police investigate possible arson

Italian police are investigating as possible arson a fire that destroyed more than a dozen Tesla electric vehicles at a dealership on the outskirts of Rome

16 Tesla EVs are destroyed in a fire in Rome as Italian police investigate possible arson
Crime|Environment|US

Wild weather blamed for deaths of 3 kids in Michigan and a man in an Amish buggy in Indiana

A fierce storm has swept through Michigan, killing three children when a tree fell on their van

Wild weather blamed for deaths of 3 kids in Michigan and a man in an Amish buggy in Indiana
Asia|Europe|Political|World

Chinese official visits Moscow as Russia and Ukraine discuss Trump's proposal to end war

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is headed to Moscow for talks with his counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, as Russia and Ukraine discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war

Business|Crime|Europe|Fashion and Beauty

CEO of fast-fashion brand Primark steps down after allegations of bad behavior in social situation

The chief executive of Primark, one of Europe’s biggest fast fashion retailers, has resigned after an investigation into his behavior toward a woman in a social environment

CEO of fast-fashion brand Primark steps down after allegations of bad behavior in social situation
Business|Europe|Technology

France's antitrust watchdog fines Apple for problems with App Tracking Transparency

France’s antitrust watchdog fined Apple 150 million euros ($162 million) on Monday over a privacy feature that protects users from apps snooping on them because its introduction resulted in abuse of competition law

France's antitrust watchdog fines Apple for problems with App Tracking Transparency
Business|Europe|Political|US|World

European countries resist US push to scrap diversity and inclusion initiatives

U.S. government efforts to eliminate diversity initiatives are not going down well on the European continent

European countries resist US push to scrap diversity and inclusion initiatives
MidEast|Political|World

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza's southern city of Rafah

The Israeli military has issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza's southern city of Rafah
Crime|Political|US

Authorities investigate damaging fire at New Mexico's GOP headquarters

Federal authorities are investigating an early morning fire that damaged the entryway to the headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque

Authorities investigate damaging fire at New Mexico's GOP headquarters
Sports

Min Woo Lee holds off Scheffler and Woodland to win Houston Open for first PGA Tour title

Min Woo Lee is finally a winner on the PGA Tour and it he had to sweat it out at the Houston Open

Min Woo Lee holds off Scheffler and Woodland to win Houston Open for first PGA Tour title
Sports

Alex Ovechkin scores his 890th career goal to move 5 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s NHL record

Alex Ovechkin is now five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 890th of his career in the Washington Capitals’ game Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres

Alex Ovechkin scores his 890th career goal to move 5 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s NHL record
Sports

Rafael Devers fans twice more to give him an MLB-record 12 in Red Sox's first 4 games

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers became the first major leaguer to strike out 12 times in a season’s first four games

Rafael Devers fans twice more to give him an MLB-record 12 in Red Sox's first 4 games
Sports|US

Denny Hamlin ends 10-year win drought at Martinsville Speedway

Denny Hamlin ended an agonizing 10-year winless streak at Martinsville Speedway, holding off teammate Christopher Bell in his home state to secure a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs

Denny Hamlin ends 10-year win drought at Martinsville Speedway
Sports

New Mexico taps UC San Diego's Eric Olen to replace Richard Pitino

New Mexico has hired UC San Diego’s Eric Olen as its next basketball coach

New Mexico taps UC San Diego's Eric Olen to replace Richard Pitino
Arts|Education|Entertainment|US

First disappointment and then a celebration as video captures high school band's big surprise

A small high school in eastern North Carolina is celebrating the highest ranking its band has won at a statewide musical competition

Crime|US

Driver facing multiple charges in Brooklyn crash that killed mother, two children

Police say a woman is facing multiple charges after she crashed into a family out for a walk in Brooklyn, killing a mother and her two children

Driver facing multiple charges in Brooklyn crash that killed mother, two children
Education|Political|US

Minnesota officials seek answers in case of graduate student detained by ICE

Officials in Minnesota are seeking answers in the case of a University of Minnesota graduate student who’s being detained by U.S. immigration authorities for unknown reasons

Minnesota officials seek answers in case of graduate student detained by ICE
Sports

Blue Jays put 3-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on IL because of right thumb inflammation

The Toronto Blue Jays put right-hander Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list Sunday because of inflammation in his right thumb

Blue Jays put 3-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on IL because of right thumb inflammation
Asia|World

A 7.0 earthquake causes slight damage in Tonga and brief tsunami evacuations

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has caused slight damage in Tonga and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami passed

A 7.0 earthquake causes slight damage in Tonga and brief tsunami evacuations
Business|Europe|Political|World

France accuses US diplomats of meddling with a 'diktat' about Trump's DEI policies

A French minister has accused U.S. diplomats of interfering in the operations of French companies by sending them a letter reportedly telling them that U.S. President Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives could also apply outside of the United States

France accuses US diplomats of meddling with a 'diktat' about Trump's DEI policies
Business|Europe|Science|Technology

A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle

A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later

A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle

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