Nation and World
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Why many Americans are turning to AI for health advice, according to recent polls
Apr 15, 2026 7:13 am - When Tiffany Davis has a question about a symptom from the weight-loss injections she’s taking, she doesn’t call her doctor. She pulls out her phone and consults ChatGPT.
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Sexual abuse allegations are spurring calls for a broader reckoning in Congress
Apr 15, 2026 7:11 am - Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members. Yet for many of the women of Capitol Hill, the moment of accountability was years in the making — and far from enough.
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Lebanon and Israel hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington
Apr 14, 2026 7:37 pm - Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear that no breakthrough agreement would happen right away.
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Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
Apr 14, 2026 7:27 pm - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in office over five years ago.
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Trump says Iran talks may resume this week, but opposes enrichment compromise
Apr 14, 2026 7:15 pm - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S.-Iran peace talks may resume “over the next two days” in Pakistan, but that he was not pleased with the offer of a 20-year suspension of Tehran’s nuclear enrichment program made last weekend by his chief negotiator, Vice President JD Vance.
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Citing fallout from the Iran war, IMF cuts the outlook for global growth, expects higher inflation
Apr 14, 2026 7:02 pm - The Iran war has stalled the world's economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared with 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday.
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California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018
Apr 14, 2026 4:14 pm - A California woman on Tuesday said she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018 and now plans to make a report to law enforcement.
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Kennedy Center wants to show that the building really needs a renovation
Apr 14, 2026 4:05 pm - The Kennedy Center's new leadership wants to prove to critics that the building is damaged beyond simple repair. It's starting with Congress.
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Pope Leo XIV in Algeria walks in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine
Apr 14, 2026 4:00 pm - Pope Leo XIV walked Tuesday in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins in Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought.
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Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails the method
Apr 14, 2026 3:43 pm - A major U.S. Postal Service union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail, stepping into a politically charged debate as skepticism about mail-in ballots has been raised by President Donald Trump and others.