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OBAMA, CENTER, PRESIDENTIAL, OPENING

See more of our coverage in your search results. Former President Barack Obama paid glowing tribute to predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and even their spouses in a public post Thursday — while leaving Joe and Jill Biden in the relative dust. Obama’s

MLB, PRIDE, GIANTS, WARNING

The San Francisco Giants have made themselves the center of the baseball world over the last week since their Pride Night game on June 12. As they've done the past few seasons, the Giants wore specific hats with a rainbow-colored logo. This season though,

REFLECTING, POOL, EASTERN, KILLS

Donald Trump has a new nemesis, with a name worthy of a supervillain: Scenedesmus. The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall has become the country’s most high-profile science experiment, with workers battling against nature. After a week of combat, they have

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IRAN, CEASEFIRE, TALKS, TRUMP

US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start

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TRUMP, FORCE, AIR, NEW

President Donald Trump unveiled the new Air Force One plane Friday at Joint Base Andrews, a day after one of the two Boeing 747-200s used by presidents for nearly the last four decades completed its final trip upon returning from the G7 in France. Trump exited

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MURDER, KARMELO, ANTHONY, METCALF

New images released Friday show the fatal wound Austin Metcalf sustained when Karmelo Anthony stabbed him with a knife during a confrontation at a Texas high school track meet, as well as the moments after the killing. The photos were made public Friday

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UFC, TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE

A Boston College history professor has compared the UFC fight recently held at the White House to a 19th-century lynching. During an interview with former CNN reporter Jim Acosta on his YouTube show, professor Heather Richardson said that the “impulse” to

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FAUCI, GABBARD, COVID, TULSI

Thursday was Tulsi Gabbard's last day as the Director of National Intelligence, as she departs the Trump administration to address her husband's battle with bone cancer. While the tussle over her replacement proceeds, Gabbard made a point on her way out the

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TRUMP, ANTI, WEAPONIZATION, FUND

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference hosted with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin on unaccompanied minors and prosecuting their sponsors, at the Justice Department, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11,

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BURNHAM, BRITAIN, ELECTION, STARMER

Britain has a new prime minister in waiting. Andy Burnham has wanted to lead the Labour Party for more than a decade, and now the deep unpopularity of the incumbent, Keir Starmer, has created a path to Downing Street for the Manchester mayor. Yesterday in Makerfield,

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CAITLIN, CLARK, SIGNATURE, ANGEL

Angel Reese took down Caitlin Clark in Thursday night's latest edition of the WNBA's best rivalry, and -- you'll be stunned to know this -- it didn't come without drama. I know. Drama in an Angel Reese-Caitlin Clark game? Unheard of! Reese led the Dream with

POLL, DEMOCRATS, AMERICA, AVERAGE

On Saturday, July 4, the United States of America celebrates our Semiquincentennial. We have been an independent republic for 250 years. That is a long time but not for certain countries. Egypt, India and Greece have existed for thousands of years longer

BIDEN, GHOSTWRITER, AUDIO, JUDGE

The judge determined that the information is of high public interest. Judge says DOJ can provide Biden conversations with ghostwriter to Heritage Foundation In this Feb. 27, 2026, file photo, former President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during a fundraising

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TRUMP, MELONI, ITALY, PHOTO

Trump and Italy's Giorgia Meloni used to be buds. But a rift is widening toggle caption Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused President Trump of fabricating a story that she "begged" him for a photo at the G7 summit,

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CARLOS, MENCIA, COMEDIAN, FELONY

See more of our coverage in your search results. An Orange County comedy club in Irvine is promoting several standup shows for alleged tax cheat Carlos Mencia despite authorities raiding his home and hauling the comedian off to jail Thursday. The Irvine Improv

NEWSOM, GAVIN, TAX, PROBE

See more of our coverage in your search results. Gavin Newsom has pledged to publicly release all his tax returns as governor in a dramatic development in the ongoing Department of Justice probe into his family’s finances. Newsom’s office said Friday it

CARRIAGE, HORSE, DEATH, RIDES

The City Council is considering a bill that would permanently ban the service An 18-year-old man was transported to NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition after he fell from a horse carriage in Central Park on June 17, 2026,

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TOLD, LIFE, FOUND, TRAINER

Weeks before a body matching her description was found, a missing South Carolina fitness trainer told her best friend she was "scared for her life." A person fitting the description of Elena Katherine Moore, 39, was found dead on Wednesday afternoon in Lexington,

NEGOTIATED, REPUBLICANS, REGIME, CHANGE

See more of our coverage in your search results. Americans are nearly evenly split between favoring Iranian regime change and a negotiated U.S. settlement with Iran, according to a new survey. Some 39% of respondents favor a negotiated settlement where Iran’s

LAX, MEASLES, TRAVELER, GLOBAL

A traveler infected with measles may have exposed passengers at Los Angeles International Airport and guests at a nearby hotel after arriving in Los Angeles County earlier this month, health officials said Wednesday. The Los Angeles County Department of

ILLEGAL, AIRSPACE, DRONE, FIFA

See more of our coverage in your search results. An illegal immigrant from Mexico with a lengthy rap sheet was busted for allegedly operating a drone within restricted FIFA airspace in Atlanta, authorities said, as World Cup organizers and law enforcement

SANDBAR, BRAWL, WILD, FISTS

A popular South Carolina river hangout erupted into chaos when a massive brawl broke out, with shocking video showing dozens of people crowding around as punches flew and fighters grappled in the water. Videos from the June 6 incident at the 601 Sand Bar

BROUGHT, 25, ARREST, CITY

A Mexican man who had been on the run for more than a decade before his arrest in his native country last year for allegedly killing his wife on their wedding night in Illinois has been returned to the United States, the FBI said Thursday. Arnoldo Jimenez