Nation and World
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Retail sales fall modestly in January as American consumers pull back on spending
Mar 06, 2026 9:07 am - American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year.
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Iowa man charged with aggravated murder in the deaths of 3 women found in Utah
Mar 05, 2026 9:41 pm - An Iowa man faces three counts of aggravated murder in southern Utah where authorities said Thursday that he killed a woman, stole her vehicle and drove it to a nearby trailhead where he killed two more women before fleeing in one of their vehicles.
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Intense Israeli strikes target Iran and Lebanon as US warns bombardment to ‘surge dramatically’
Mar 05, 2026 9:33 pm - Intense Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon early Friday as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships.Iran launched new retaliatory attacks in the Middle East at the end of a full week of bombardment, which U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned was “about to surge dramatically.”
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Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs after issuing a blanket evacuation order
Mar 05, 2026 7:53 pm - Israel launched a series of strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday after ordering all residents of the densely populated area to evacuate.
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Iran’s regime maintains its grip, despite devastating losses
Mar 05, 2026 7:41 pm - The U.S. and Israeli air campaign against Iran has decimated the highest ranks of political and military leadership, destroyed critical military command-and-control infrastructure and fighting capability, and damaged civilian buildings across the country.
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House narrowly rejects war powers resolution to halt Trump’s attacks on Iran
Mar 05, 2026 7:30 pm - The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution Thursday to halt President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad.
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Montana Republican US Sen. Steve Daines drops reelection bid in surprise move
Mar 05, 2026 4:36 pm - BILLINGS, Mont. — Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for a third term on Wednesday in a surprise withdrawal just minutes before a filing deadlin...
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House Republican leaders urge Gonzales to end reelection bid after he admitted to affair with aide
Mar 05, 2026 4:30 pm - House Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP leadership are calling for Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to withdraw from his reelection race after he admitted having an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide.
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Thousands of public comments slam Trump’s ballroom: ‘I did not vote for this’
Mar 05, 2026 4:12 pm - President Donald Trump has spent months touting his planned White House ballroom, but this week the public gets its first chance to formally offer him their thoughts.The verdict: They don’t like it.
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Capitol rioter who was pardoned by Trump gets a life sentence for molesting 2 children in Florida
Mar 05, 2026 2:07 pm - A Florida handyman who was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump.