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AIRPORTS, SHUTDOWN, TSA, TRUMP

Airports all across the country are on the brink of closure as TSA agents continue to ride a jet stream of resignations and callouts, warned TSA’s acting deputy administrator Adam Stahl. “It’s not hyperbole to suggest that we may have to quite literally shut

POLL, HARRIS, NEWSOM, CALIFORNIA

Then-Vice President Kamala Harris joined Gov. Gavin Newsom at a rally against the gubernatorial recall election in 2021. Newsom easily defeated the recall attempt and now, along with Harris, is considering running for president in 2028. A new poll shows California

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ROBERT, MUELLER, DIRECTOR, FBI

Robert S. Mueller III, ex-FBI director who led 2016 Russia inquiry, dead at 81 toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Robert Mueller, the ex-FBI director and former special counsel who led the high-profile investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election

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DEATH, BARCELONA, STUDENT, ALABAMA

Spanish authorities have found that foul play was likely not a factor in University of Alabama student James Gracey’s shocking death in Barcelona. “Everything points to it being an accidental death,” Mossos d’Esquadra police, who cover the area where Gracey’s

DHS, ICE, SHUTDOWN, FUNDING

The seeming impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is causing havoc in the nation's airports, with long lines at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints, as TSA employees are working without pay, and some of them are

BREONNA, TAYLOR, OFFICERS, CHARGES

Walker fired a single shot when the police knocked the door down, hitting one officer, John Mattingly, in the leg. Walker said the officers did not announce themselves as police, and he thought they were intruders. The three officers returned fire, shooting

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HARVARD, STUDENTS, JEWISH, SUES

The Trump administration sued Harvard on Friday, accusing the university of taking billions in taxpayer funding while failing to protect Jewish students on its own campus. Advertisement At the center of the case is the school's handling of anti-Israel protests

TRUMP, NAVY, ARMY, GAME

American Conference Commissioner Tim Pernetti praised President Donald Trump after Trump signed an executive order to protect the exclusive broadcasting window for the annual Army-Navy football game. Pernetti expressed the conference's "deep gratitude" for

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MAMDANI, NYC, TERRORISTS, MEDIA

The social media history of Rama Duwaji, wife of Islamist-communist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, reveals an affection for Islamic terrorists, the N-word, and all kinds of Jew-hating. The Syrian-American Duwaji “glorified terrorist violence in a wide

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HOCHUL, NY, CLIMATE, LAW

On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul finally started tiptoeing toward reality on New York’s climate law. In a lengthy opinion column, she laid out her proposal to postpone by a decade the state’s stringent greenhouse-gas emissions rules, set by law to hit in 2030

EPSTEIN, JEFFREY, FLORIDA, PALM

A Florida man has been forced to shoot down the latest Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy — after becoming “a viral sensation” for being the spitting image of the notorious sex trafficker. The silver-haired, square-jawed stranger found himself unexpectedly going viral

JUDGE, PRESS, PENTAGON, HANDS

U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has blocked a Pentagon policy that sought to limit what journalists are able to report about the U.S. military, ruling

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IRANIAN, OIL, SANCTIONS, RISING

The Trump administration temporarily paused sanctions on Iranian oil “stranded at sea” Friday in an effort to curb soaring prices. “Today, the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian

CRASH, TROOPER, NY, STATE

Heart-pounding video shows the moment a New York State trooper miraculously walked away when a speeding SUV went out of control, causing a chain-reaction crash during a routine traffic stop. The trooper was struck — but lucky to be alive — by a Mercedes that

AI, CHINA, 510M, CONTROLS

Federal prosecutors say three men, including a co-founder of Supermicro, smuggled restricted Nvidia AI servers to China, America’s top strategic rival, evading U.S. export controls. The indictment says more than $510 million in advanced AI hardware was funneled

SHARK, ATTACK, CALIFORNIA, SURFER

A Northern California surfer mauled by a shark this week described how a serene day on the waves turned into a life-threatening nightmare — and left him fighting for his life. From his hospital bed, 39-year-old Jason Eastman recounted the chilling moment

ID, VOTER, GOP, BAN

Democratic leaders say they don’t oppose voter ID laws, but they blocked a bill to impose a nationwide requirement Thursday. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, attempted to pass a standalone voter ID bill through unanimous consent Thursday night, but Sen. Jeff Merkley,

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IRANIAN, NUCLEAR, BASE, ARRESTED

This is one of those things you can only describe as "alarming." On Thursday, in Scotland, an Iranian man and a woman of "unknown nationality" were arrested attempting to enter the Royal Navy base HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane. Naval Base Clyde is the home