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Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes

By EMILIE MEGNIEN and RUSS BYNUM
Apr 24, 2026 4:57 pm - A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two large blazes, one of which investigators suspect was sparked by an aluminum party balloon touching power lines, officials said Friday.
Violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing lives

By SEAN MURPHY
Apr 24, 2026 4:44 pm - Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. “It is headed right for us,” she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity. Huddled inside the dark 8-by-8 foot concrete shelter with her husband, brother-in-law and a neighbor, she heard roaring, metal slapping on the door and glass breaking.
Intel’s best day since 1987 leads the US stock market to more records

By STAN CHOE
Apr 24, 2026 4:14 pm - A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war.
Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for Warsh

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ERIC TUCKER
Apr 24, 2026 9:48 am - The Justice Department has ended its probe into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of his successor, Kevin Warsh.
In Baltic skies, NATO and Russian pilots size each other up warily but without a tilt into war

By JOHN LEICESTER
Apr 24, 2026 9:45 am - When NATO's call came, the French fighter pilots scrambled with practiced urgency, already suited up to shorten their response times.
Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold

By ALMA SOLÍS and MEGAN JANETSKY
Apr 24, 2026 7:25 am - Businesses have doled out up as much as $4 million to move boats through the Panama Canal with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, according to the Panama Canal Authority, in a move that has created a seismic shift in global trade flows.
Trump dispatches Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran's foreign minister

By MUNIR AHMED, JON GAMBRELL, and DAVID RISING
Apr 24, 2026 7:22 am - President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran's foreign minister, the White House said Friday, as officials in the South Asian nation pushed to revive ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran.
US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid

By HALLIE GOLDEN, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Apr 24, 2026 7:16 am - A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday.
Thinking of using a chatbot for medical advice? Read this first.

By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Apr 23, 2026 8:59 pm - When researcher Nicholas Tiller began to feed health questions into chatbots as a test, he expected some imperfections — but not this level of failure. Five AIs, 250 questions and a total score of just over 50% correct responses.
Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Apr 23, 2026 7:20 pm - The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House.

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