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Pope thrills hundreds of thousands of young Catholics at Holy Year youth festival

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Aug 02, 2025 6:51 pm - Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of thousands of young people on Saturday to have the courage to make radical choices to do good, as he presided over his first big encounter with the next generation of Catholics during the highlight of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year.
Who’s the top dog? Wave-riding canines compete in the World Dog Surfing Championships

By AUDREY McAVOY
Aug 02, 2025 4:49 pm - Charlie the yellow lab likes surfing so much he'll grab his surfboard and run toward the water, so much so that his humans sometimes have to hide his board if they want to chitchat with friends on the beach. On Saturday, Charlie is set to join about 15 to 20 other canine wave riders to vie for top dog in the World Dog Surfing Championships outside San Francisco. The annual contest draws thousands of spectators to Pacifica State Beach.
Officials scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar shooting

By MATTHEW BROWN, COLLEEN SLEVIN and LISA BAUMANN
Aug 02, 2025 3:47 pm - Authorities were scouring a mountainous area of western Montana on Saturday for a military veteran who they say opened fire at a bar, killing four people.Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled The Owl Bar in the small town of Anaconda in a white pickup truck but ditched it at some point, said Lee Johnson, administrator of the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, which is overseeing the case.
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith faces investigation by Office of Special Counsel

By Maegan Vazquez and Meryl Kornfield
Aug 02, 2025 3:42 pm - The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Saturday it is investigating Jack Smith, the former Justice Department official who oversaw two federal prosecutions of Donald Trump, for potentially violating the law barring federal officials from political activity.
Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs

By JEFFREY COLLINS
Aug 02, 2025 2:31 pm - Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.
Mom in Arkansas park attack killed after helping kids to safety, police say

Angie Orellana Hernandez, Victoria Bisset, Jordan P. Hickey
Aug 01, 2025 8:07 pm - The 28-year-old schoolteacher suspected of fatally stabbing a married couple in an Arkansas state park made his first court appearance Friday as police released new detai...
Manhunt launched after 4 killed in a shooting at a Montana bar

By MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN
Aug 01, 2025 6:14 pm - A shooting at a Montana bar left four people dead Friday, prompting a lockdown in a neighborhood several miles away as authorities searched for the suspect in a wooded ar...
Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of the central bank from Powell

By JOSH BOAK
Aug 01, 2025 4:48 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve's board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of t...
Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev

By WILL WEISSERT
Aug 01, 2025 3:53 pm - WASHINGTON — In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he's ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative st...
What consumers can expect from import taxes as the US sets new tariff rates

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Aug 01, 2025 3:50 pm - It’s been almost 100 years since the U.S. had tariffs at the level they could reach next Friday. Once President Donald Trump's planned tariffs take effect, Americans will...

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