Nation and World
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What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted
May 29, 2025 5:42 pm - CHICAGO — One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive commutations this week from President Donald Trump, a puzzling move that has raised q...
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Record heat to hit Las Vegas, California’s Central Valley this weekend
May 29, 2025 3:17 pm - A short-lived but punishing blast of intense heat will spread over the western United States through Saturday, pushing temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this...
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Caves and other mountain hideouts are being searched for fugitive known as 'Devil in the Ozarks'
May 29, 2025 8:23 am - There are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains, from abandoned cabins to campsites in the vast forests where searchers are hunting for a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.”
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Israel authorizes more settlements in the occupied West Bank. Strikes on Gaza kill 34, officials say
May 29, 2025 8:17 am - Hospital officials say an Israeli airstrike on a house in central Gaza has killed 22 people, including nine women and children.
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Harvard grads cheer commencement speakers who urge the school to stand strong
May 29, 2025 6:54 am - Harvard graduates celebrated commencement on Thursday at a pivotal time for the Ivy League school, cheering speakers who emphasized maintaining a diverse and international student body and standing up for truth in the face of attacks by the Trump administration.
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Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion
May 28, 2025 9:39 pm - President Donald Trump signed pardons Wednesday for reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who were serving federal prison sentences after being convicted three years ago of bank fraud and tax evasion.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
May 28, 2025 6:58 pm - WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, “including those with connections to the Chine...
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Federal trade court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
May 28, 2025 6:52 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into do...
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RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
May 28, 2025 4:08 pm - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that he may bar government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, inst...
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Air traffic control system must be improved to prevent problems like Newark airport, officials say
May 28, 2025 2:37 pm - The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey's largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his plan to overhaul the nation's air traffic control system that will cost “tens of billions.”