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Urban fires can mean long trips for helicopters to get water. One firefighter had a better idea
Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los Angeles County, ...
Why El Salvador President Bukele’s foreign agents law is fueling democratic concerns
Human rights organizations, politicians and experts have sharply criticized a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress as a ...
Venezuelans head to the polls as opposition calls for boycotts and the government tightens grip
As Venezuelans head to a Sunday election, they are again being used as political pawns. Opposition factions are urging ...
China criticizes US ban on Harvard’s international students
The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm ...
In New Zealand’s Parliament, a battered cookie tin decides which new laws get debated
Under the scrutiny of a black-robed official and before a hushed audience, a decorative cookie tin rattles like a bingo drum.
Why King Charles III is delivering a rare speech in Canada
King Charles III is coming to Canada to deliver a message: Canada is a sovereign nation distinct from the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestion that the ...
Trump threatens 25% import tax on Apple unless iPhones are made in the US
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to put a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are manufactured in the United States. The threat delivered over social media ...
Clarksville police seek help locating missing man with dementia
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Clarksville Police Department has called on the public for help locating a missing man with ...
Harvard sues the Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students
Harvard University is challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for ...
Indigenous Amazon tribe says New York Times story led to its members being smeared as porn addicts
An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued The New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s ...
Iran and the US holding a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue
Iran and the United States prepared for a fifth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program Friday ...
Louisiana stifles community air monitoring with threat of million-dollar fines, federal lawsuit says
On days of heavy pollution in Sulphur, a southwest Louisiana town surrounded by more than 16 industrial plants, Cynthia ...