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Smoke from growing New Jersey wildfire to affect air quality in the New York City area
A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens was expected grow Thursday, with smoke affecting the air ...
Election officials from across the US meet to consider Trump’s order overhauling election operations
State and local election officials from across the country are meeting Thursday to consider President Donald Trump’s ...
Vatican keeps St. Peter’s open all night for public viewing of Pope Francis
So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...
Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump’s tariffs, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be faltering, with a new poll showing that ...
The UK says at an energy summit that green power will boost security, as the US differs
Britain announced a major investment in wind power Thursday as it hosted an international summit on energy security — with ...
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 28 people, Palestinians say
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 28 people, mostly women and children, the territory’s Health ...
China says there are no negotiations with the US over tariffs
China on Thursday denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations over ...
March home sales slowed in a lethargic opening to the spring buying season
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in March, a sluggish start to the spring homebuying season as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged prospective home shoppers.
Former Phillies slugger Ryan Howard makes pitch for Negro Leagues Baseball Museum expansion
Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers ...
The Latest: Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of tariffs, AP-NORC poll finds
Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be faltering, with a new poll showing that many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and that ...
Can ‘Étoile’ make ballet cool? ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ creators pirouette to ballet-themed show
Ballet is beautiful. Ballet is ethereal. Ballet is mysterious. Can ballet also be cool? The creators of the new Prime Video show “Étoile” – Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel ...
In rare criticism of Putin, Trump urges the Russian leader to ‘STOP!’ after a deadly attack on Kyiv
President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s ...