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Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
Read full article: Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 millionA Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens has sold for a record $50.1 million at an auction.
As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause
Read full article: As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible causeInfections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with 2026 already the nation's worst year for reported cases.
What it means when federal authorities say cars are being weaponized
Read full article: What it means when federal authorities say cars are being weaponizedThe term weaponized vehicle has become commonplace at news conferences and in statements released by federal officials during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Mahmoud Khalil files suit alleging a 'public-private' conspiracy to target Israel's critics
Read full article: Mahmoud Khalil files suit alleging a 'public-private' conspiracy to target Israel's criticsMahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups for allegedly conspiring to suppress criticism of Israel.
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after 2 deadly shootings
Read full article: Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after 2 deadly shootingsTrump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates' foundation after Microsoft cofounder's Epstein ties disclosed
Read full article: Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates' foundation after Microsoft cofounder's Epstein ties disclosedBillionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows
Read full article: An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study showsAn experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain's production of a protein called tau.
The Latest: Justices testify about Supreme Court security in rare appearance before Congress
Read full article: The Latest: Justices testify about Supreme Court security in rare appearance before CongressU.S. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress.
Encounter with ICE turns deadly when man runs from agents into path of semi in St. Johns County: FHP
Read full article: Encounter with ICE turns deadly when man runs from agents into path of semi in St. Johns County: FHPA pedestrian was hit by a semi and killed Tuesday morning on State Road 16 near I-95, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue.
New York won't build big data centers for a year as it weighs energy and climate risks
Read full article: New York won't build big data centers for a year as it weighs energy and climate risksNew York is blocking new large data centers that fuel artificial intelligence for up to a year to protect the environment and energy grid.
Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead
Read full article: Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay aheadThe strategy calls for moving firefighters, engines and aircraft into areas where wildfire risk is high in hopes of catching flames before they make a catastrophic run.
Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delay
Read full article: Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delayMinnesota prosecutors have obtained key evidence in their investigations into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Aortic tear blamed in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death is a fast-killing emergency
Read full article: Aortic tear blamed in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death is a fast-killing emergencyThe aortic tear that likely caused the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is a medical emergency that can rapidly kill.
ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was 'fearing for public safety,' agency says
Read full article: ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was 'fearing for public safety,' agency saysSen. Angus King says the motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing.
US citizen is found guilty of helping export tech to Iran in violation of sanctions
Read full article: US citizen is found guilty of helping export tech to Iran in violation of sanctionsA Massachusetts man has been found guilty of conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran, violating U.S. sanctions.
Regulators issue new guidance on bank lending risk tied to borrowers living illegally in US
Read full article: Regulators issue new guidance on bank lending risk tied to borrowers living illegally in USThe Trump administration is cracking down on banks lending to people living in the U.S. illegally.
The Latest: Trump says US will blockade Iran in Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for safe passage
Read full article: The Latest: Trump says US will blockade Iran in Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for safe passagePresident Donald Trump said Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries’ eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway.
Support for Israel isn't a high priority for younger Jewish Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Support for Israel isn't a high priority for younger Jewish Americans, an AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll finds that support for Israel is a key component of the religious identity of many Jewish adults ages 45 and older in the United States, but younger Jewish adults are more likely to prioritize other forms of connection, like celebrating Jewish holidays.
Man who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 to get a chance at parole in about 20 years, judge rules
Read full article: Man who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 to get a chance at parole in about 20 years, judge rulesA judge has ruled that a Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago will have a chance at parole in about 20 years, when he reaches the age of one of his victims.
Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida
Read full article: Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in FloridaFlorida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back — each one older than the last.
Lindsey Graham's journey from a pool hall to the heights of political power
Read full article: Lindsey Graham's journey from a pool hall to the heights of political powerLindsey Graham was the garrulous son of South Carolina pool hall owners and he rose to become a prominent senator and fixture on the global stage.
Disney's live-action 'Moana' crashes to shore with an underwhelming splash at the box office
Read full article: Disney's live-action 'Moana' crashes to shore with an underwhelming splash at the box officeDisney's live-action “Moana” may be the top movie at the box office, but it didn't make a big splash in its first weekend.
Georgia teen charged in Apalachee High School shooting to appear in court for plea and sentencing
Read full article: Georgia teen charged in Apalachee High School shooting to appear in court for plea and sentencingA judge has set a plea and sentencing hearing for a teenager accused of killing four people in a 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.
Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools
Read full article: Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schoolsThe U.S. agency that oversees dozens of schools serving Native Americans is reporting more on-time high school graduations than ever.
Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreak
Read full article: Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreakThe Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease amid the city’s latest outbreak.
Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trump's broad clemency
Read full article: Judge tosses remnants of Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case after Trump's broad clemencyA federal judge has dismissed the remnants of the government’s landmark case against far-right Proud Boys members who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US
Read full article: Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the USA widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend.
To the GOP, he's a sham candidate. At home, he’s Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopeful
Read full article: To the GOP, he's a sham candidate. At home, he’s Mr. Sullivan, ex-teacher and Alaska Senate hopefulMany longtime residents of the small Alaska fishing community of Petersburg say they opposed efforts by the state to keep a local man named Dan Sullivan from running in this year's U.S. Senate race, even if they're not voting for him.
As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are fighting for cleaner alternatives
Read full article: As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are fighting for cleaner alternativesRenewable energy allies are trying to ensure that massive data centers will be powered by climate-friendly sources.
Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned after making a life in the US
Read full article: Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned after making a life in the USThe builder got up every morning long before dawn, left home to pick up his construction crew and then headed out to work on yet another house somewhere across the sprawl of Houston.
Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
Read full article: Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young usersMeta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is appealing the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles.
Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race and Democrats announce process to name new nominee
Read full article: Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race and Democrats announce process to name new nomineeGraham Platner has submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats’ pursuit of chamber control.
DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had none
Read full article: DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had noneHomeland Security has not fulfilled its promise to equip all officers with body cameras, despite receiving significant funding.
Detroit-Canada bridge to open by late July after delay due to issues between countries, sources say
Read full article: Detroit-Canada bridge to open by late July after delay due to issues between countries, sources sayA completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after a dispute delayed its debut.
Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their family
Read full article: Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their familyThe discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a home for years in squalid conditions is straining their rural Ohio county’s resources as it works to prosecute their parents and two grandparents and address the needs of so many children at once.
Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp
Read full article: Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revampCrews are draining the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool again as President Donald Trump's problem-plagued effort to renovate the site pushes past his initial July 4 deadline.
Lawsuit claims Costco protein powder contains dangerous levels of lead, cadmium, arsenic
Read full article: Lawsuit claims Costco protein powder contains dangerous levels of lead, cadmium, arsenicA class action lawsuit filed July 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington accuses Costco Wholesale Corporation of selling a popular protein powder contaminated with dangerous levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic — while marketing the product as “good, clean nutrition.”
Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window
Read full article: Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger windowThree men who survived a fatal shooting involving federal immigration officers in Houston say no officer was threatened.
Transgender girls who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling
Read full article: Transgender girls who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit after Supreme Court rulingTwo transgender girls who were the first to challenge President Donald Trump's executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports,” have withdrawn their lawsuit in New Hampshire based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in related cases and their own personal hardships.
