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Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the US
President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow...
Read moreDetailsElon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump ’s blessing, sidelining career...
Read moreDetailsSenate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to ‘unleash’ US resources
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key...
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Officials say remains of 55 of 67 victims of midair collision have been recovered and identified
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Families of victims of the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001 visited the crash site on Sunday and...
Read moreDetailsJimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy for narrating an audiobook of his Sunday school lessons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award. Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in...
Read moreDetailsUSAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after...
Read moreDetailsTrump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from tariffs as he threatens more import taxes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs...
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With home prices and mortgage rates high, many families find the American dream out of reach
The Petersen family’s two-bedroom apartment in northern California is starting to feel small. Four-year-old Jerrik's toy monster trucks are everywhere...
Read moreDetailsWith plans in the works and troops on the way, military assumes a mostly familiar role on the border
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dozens of Marines unfurled coils of concertina wire — one on the ground and one slightly...
Read moreDetailsSeven dead, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities sifted through burned cars, damaged homes and charred debris Saturday to gather clues that might explain...
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