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From Iron Dome to Abraham Accords: Congressional trips helped shape 15 years of US-Israel cooperation

For 15 years, dozens of American lawmakers have had the opportunity to see one of the country's most important — and increasingly debated — alliances firsthand. Since 2011, the U.S.-Israel Education Association (USIEA) has brought members of Congress to Israel, giving them an on-the-ground look at the security, technology and geopolitical issues that often come before them in Washington. USIEA Founder and President Heather Johnston reflected on the organization's 15th anniversary in a conversati

Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries ups

Record-low water levels in the Danube have exposed remnants of Europe’s Nazi past, with dozens of second world war warships emerging from the riverbed during an intense drought. In the middle of the river on the Serbian and Romanian border, a broken-up hull was visible on a sandbank that is normally underwater. Other vessels were partly submerged, some still believed to be laden with weapons. The ships were part of Adolf Hitler’s Black Sea fleet that the German military deliberately sank towards

The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut

The Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, the Boston Hunters and the San Francisco Firebells take the field in Springfield, Ill., as the Women's Pro Baseball League kicks off its inaugural season. (Image credit: Jaclyn Licht for NPR )

Democratic socialist Francesca Hong has former child star, OnlyFans model in senior campaign role: report

Former child actress and OnlyFans model Renee Olstead is reportedly serving in a senior role on Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong's gubernatorial campaign ahead of next week's Democratic primary. Olstead, who also goes by Renee Faust, is serving as Hong's deputy campaign manager, according to The Heartland Post. Hong, a Democratic socialist, is among the candidates competing in next week's Democratic gubernatorial primary . The outlet reported that Olstead has worked as a paid campaign operati

Charlotte career criminal records himself punching woman in unprovoked attack, posting to social media: police

A North Carolina man accused of punching a woman in a Charlotte sidewalk attack and allegedly posting video of the encounter on social media had been arrested at least nine times since 2023, records show. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said 32-year-old Di-Quan Schafar Hunt was arrested Thursday after officers responding to an attempt-to-locate call were shown a social media account containing videos detectives had already been investigating. Officers determined one video depicted an

Federal funds can't be used to give test strips to drug users, raising overdose fears

Drug addiction groups are reeling after Trump officials said federal grants cannot be used to hand out test strips to drug users. The strips help users check street drugs for dangerous adulterants. (Image credit: Bebeto Matthews)

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Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb

That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities to the Department of Homeland Security. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)

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Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump's demands for voting bill

Senators have headed for the exits in the predawn hours without having met President Donald Trump’s push to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill

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Schumer said ‘Democrats support voter ID’ — then every Senate Democrat voted against GOP bill

Senate Democrats blocked a key component of the SAVE America Act that, in the past, they have supported. During the wee hours of Saturday morning, Senate Republicans tried and failed to get Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his colleagues to back a stripped back voter ID bill amid a spree of last-minute legislative business. But Senate Democrats, including Schumer, have for years espoused support for identification to vote. Several states with Democratic senators have voter ID la

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Progressives win in Michigan, and a pop star announces a break: The news quiz

A rocket collides with the moon, restaurants grapple with salmonella, and the CDC finally has a permanent leader.

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High divers take the plunge in Paris for a new test of reclaimed Seine’s water

European Aquatics Championships taking place in city Threat to water quality tested two years after Games Paris is staging its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes launching themselves from a 20-metre platform in front of the Eiffel Tower – a spectacular new test of the city’s effort to reclaim its river for sport. The event on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim has also exposed the fragility of that ambition. Organisers suspended training on Thursday when traces of hydrocarbons were de

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Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates

Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates Two months after OpenAI and Oracle broke ground on a massive data center campus in Saline Township, Michigan, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a rally in front of the site, using the controversial project as a backdrop for his insurgent campaign. "I stand with local and state elected officials saying that we cannot approve any more of these until we have federal-level guardrails," said El-Sa

Europe resorts to drastic measures as rivers dry up, bringing energy and economic pain

A controlled underwater explosion in the riverbed of the Danube in Izvoarele village, Romania, on Monday.

Police investigating Ann Widdecombe murder reopen attempted burglary case from 2025

Watchdog examines alleged failure to pursue a line of inquiry ‘which may have been relevant’ Counter-terrorism police investigating the death of Ann Widdecombe say they have reopened an old investigation into an attempted burglary last year. The incident at an address in Greater London was reported in April 2025. Continue reading...

Former Miss North Carolina USA says conservative Christian values played role in losing crown

Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse is speaking out after being stripped of her crown weeks before the Miss USA pageant, saying she believes her conservative Christian values played a role in the decision. The Miss USA Organization announced Aug. 5 that Boltinhouse had been stripped of her title. Chairman Thom Brodeur did not specify the conduct behind the decision but said the organization "does not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia nor language that strips any person of

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