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Cities brace for large crowds at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across the US

PHILADELPHIA -- Cities large and small were preparing for major demonstrations Saturday across the U.S. against President Donald Trump, as…

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Judge blocks plan to allow immigration agents in New York City jail

NEW YORK -- A judge blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the…

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Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in a record-high helicopter rescues

Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues…

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U.S. weather presenter’s coverage of Canadian wildfires has intensified

Three American TV weather presenters say their viewers’ appetite is soaring for information on the swaths of wildfire smoke drifting…

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More than 1 million power banks recalled after some consumers report fires

NEW YORK -- More than 1.15 million power banks are under recall across the U.S. after some fires and explosions…

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Detained Columbia protester asks judge to order his release after government misses appeal deadline

NEW YORK -- Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil on Friday asked a federal judge to order the release of the Columbia…

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An immigrant in Wisconsin released on bond after false accusation he threatened Trump

MADISON, Wis. -- A man who was falsely accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and threatened with deportation…

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South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders is scheduled to die Friday…

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Judge rules Trump illegally deployed National Guard to L.A. protests – National

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the…

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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George…

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