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How 'Country Roads' became the soundtrack of the US team's World Cup run
Read full article: How 'Country Roads' became the soundtrack of the US team's World Cup runJohn Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” has become the unofficial anthem of the U.S. men’s national soccer team at the World Cup, with players and fans singing it together after victories.
'Right under our noses and nobody was able to help them.' 16 kids found in squalor shocks Ohio town
Read full article: 'Right under our noses and nobody was able to help them.' 16 kids found in squalor shocks Ohio townThe discovery of 16 siblings living in deplorable conditions in rural Ohio has left people wondering why the life-threatening squalor wasn’t detected earlier.
StubHub sued by fans who say ticket cancellations crushed dreams of going to World Cup
Read full article: StubHub sued by fans who say ticket cancellations crushed dreams of going to World CupAfter weeks of complaints from frustrated fans, StubHub is being sued by customers who say the ticket reseller’s inability to fulfill orders crushed their dreams of going to World Cup.
Couple charged with felonies for Empire State Building climb-turned-proposal
Read full article: Couple charged with felonies for Empire State Building climb-turned-proposalProsecutors say a skyscraper-scaling daredevil told police that he and his girlfriend climbed the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about love and peace because he wanted to “do something special” for their engagement.
This air conditioning strategy is the sweet spot for saving energy and money, experts say
Read full article: This air conditioning strategy is the sweet spot for saving energy and money, experts saySome of us have been told it's more energy-efficient and cost-effective to turn off our air conditioning when we leave home for work.
'Awesome.' 'Sad.' 'Let's keep democracy going.' Americans weigh in on state of a 250-year-old nation
Read full article: 'Awesome.' 'Sad.' 'Let's keep democracy going.' Americans weigh in on state of a 250-year-old nationMany Americans are celebrating their country’s 250th birthday by trying to block out the noise of national division.
Finding freedom from the heat on July 4th will be a challenge in eastern US
Read full article: Finding freedom from the heat on July 4th will be a challenge in eastern USGaining freedom from the heat will be a challenge this Independence Day in the eastern U.S., and it's already starting ahead of the holiday weekend.
Goal of higher voter turnout remains elusive in California as changes have extended ballot counting
Read full article: Goal of higher voter turnout remains elusive in California as changes have extended ballot countingCalifornia has enacted many changes over the years that were intended to boost voter turnout.
UPS never required detailed inspection of part that failed before engine flew off plane that crashed
Read full article: UPS never required detailed inspection of part that failed before engine flew off plane that crashedUPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that allowed an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed and killed 15 people last fall even after Boeing recommended it years earlier.
Sweeping review of grand jury presentations underway in Chicago following misconduct revelations
Read full article: Sweeping review of grand jury presentations underway in Chicago following misconduct revelationsJustice Department officials are conducting a sweeping review of more than 1,000 grand jury presentations made by Illinois prosecutors following the dismissal of a high-profile case over misconduct.
Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year
Read full article: Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last yearThe latest disclosure report listing President Donald Trump's financial holdings shows he took in about $1.2 billion last year from crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that first brought him fame.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to host their wedding Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source says
Read full article: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to host their wedding Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source saysTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce will host their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.
NYC police are bracing for July 4, World Cup action, searing heat and a pop star's wedding
Read full article: NYC police are bracing for July 4, World Cup action, searing heat and a pop star's weddingThe New York Police Department is bracing for a slew of massive Independence Day celebrations along with a World Cup match this weekend, scrambling thousands of officers on land, sea and air to handle security measures as an intense heat wave bears down on the region.
New autopsy of a baby killed by police in Mississippi deepens outrage
Read full article: New autopsy of a baby killed by police in Mississippi deepens outrageA Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when officers fired into a moving car are challenging police claims about the shooting.
From Chocolate Avenue to the World Cup, how Hershey, Pennsylvania, shaped Christian Pulisic
Read full article: From Chocolate Avenue to the World Cup, how Hershey, Pennsylvania, shaped Christian PulisicStandout U.S. national soccer team player Christian Pulisic hails from Hershey, Pennsylvania.
16 children rescued from Ohio home were 'almost feral,' authorities say
Read full article: 16 children rescued from Ohio home were 'almost feral,' authorities sayAuthorities say 16 children from the same family who were rescued from a run-down home in rural Ohio were living in horrific conditions and were confined to just one room over much of the past four years.
Climber couple arrested after scaling Empire State Building antenna for apparent marriage proposal
Read full article: Climber couple arrested after scaling Empire State Building antenna for apparent marriage proposalA daredevil couple has been arrested after scaling the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurling a banner about “the power of love” and peace.
AP's long-time Supreme Court reporter Mark Sherman reflects on front row seat to legal history
Read full article: AP's long-time Supreme Court reporter Mark Sherman reflects on front row seat to legal historyMark Sherman has covered the Supreme Court for The Associated Press for 20 years during some of the most momentous decisions in history.
A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off
Read full article: A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-offMany seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters.
Americans step out for their nation's 250th in a proud moment sown with division and doubt
Read full article: Americans step out for their nation's 250th in a proud moment sown with division and doubtAmerica has come to a landmark moment of pride and patriotism — and a time of division and doubt.
Trump visits newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota's Badlands
Read full article: Trump visits newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota's BadlandsPresident Donald Trump visited the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota on Wednesday.
Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn
Read full article: Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warnFor decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities.
Judges sentence 7 more to prison over shooting outside Texas immigration detention center
Read full article: Judges sentence 7 more to prison over shooting outside Texas immigration detention centerSeven more people have been sentenced to prison over a shooting during a protest outside a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer.
Adults arrested after 16 children found in 'deplorable' conditions in southern Ohio home
Read full article: Adults arrested after 16 children found in 'deplorable' conditions in southern Ohio homeAuthorities have arrested four adults on felony child endangerment charges after discovering 16 children in need of medical treatment in a rural Ohio home.
Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma march
Read full article: Hawaii displays historic photos of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing flower lei during Selma marchPhotographs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing lei from Hawaii during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches are now on display in Honolulu.
Judges strike down Trump administration's overhaul of student loan forgiveness program
Read full article: Judges strike down Trump administration's overhaul of student loan forgiveness programA pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution.
World Cup buzz has the potential to mint more soccer fans among kids — some just toddlers now
Read full article: World Cup buzz has the potential to mint more soccer fans among kids — some just toddlers nowAcross the country, experts are watching to see whether the World Cup will give a boost to youth soccer and mint fans for decades to come.
Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price-fixing claims
Read full article: Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price-fixing claimsThe U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers over allegations of that the companies illegally colluded in a multiyear scheme to raises prices.
Trump administration seeks to stomp out all fires quickly, reviving policy that has been discredited
Read full article: Trump administration seeks to stomp out all fires quickly, reviving policy that has been discreditedThe deaths of three firefighters in Colorado are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration’s creation of a new federal fire agency and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out all wildfires quickly.
Supreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment
Read full article: Supreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second AmendmentA Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
Read full article: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limitsThe Supreme Court has upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
Read full article: Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teamsThe Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.
The Latest: Trump's envoys are in Qatar for Iran war mediation
Read full article: The Latest: Trump's envoys are in Qatar for Iran war mediationIt’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the world again awaits another round of some sort of talks as President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree over what and even how they’ll communicate.
Carnegie Foundation unveils 2026's 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' list
Read full article: Carnegie Foundation unveils 2026's 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' listThe Andrew Carnegie Foundation has announced this year’s “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” honorees, including Citi CEO Jane Fraser and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Hernan Diaz and Cristina Rivera Garza.
Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court ruling
Read full article: Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court rulingArkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda.
Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction
Read full article: Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud convictionA self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a fraud conviction.
San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuits
Read full article: San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuitsThe San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials.
More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
Read full article: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missingSurvivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble.
Echoes of deadly Arizona wildfire with 3 firefighters killed in Colorado-Utah blaze
Read full article: Echoes of deadly Arizona wildfire with 3 firefighters killed in Colorado-Utah blazeA wildfire that has killed three firefighters along the Colorado-Utah border is one of the deadliest for firefighters since an Arizona wildfire 13 years ago.
New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets
Read full article: New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streetsNew Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities.
Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballots
Read full article: Supreme Court ruling gives a reprieve to states with grace periods for receiving mail ballotsElection officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to outlaw the practice.