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School Bus Standoff Sparks Arrest

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Parents smashed a school bus window as children crawled out, after the driver kept students onboard for nearly an hour during a behavior incident, and deputies later arrested one parent for vandalism.Story SnapshotDeputies say...

AI Whiplash: Gates Warns No Plan

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Bill Gates says the world is entering a “turbulent” artificial intelligence era and that leaders still have no plan to manage it.Story HighlightsGates published a long essay warning of rapid AI disruption and weak...

Supreme Snub Sparks Gun Industry Panic

One word, "reasonable," is doing more legal heavy lifting in New York's gun laws...

Massive Meta Payout — Details Still Hidden

A 29-state coalition forced Meta into a reported $16.68–$17 billion settlement and child-safety changes...

Helicopter Stunt Triggers High-Rank Purge

Days before he was pushed into “retirement,” the Army’s top general was urged to...

School Threat Suspect Walks — Days Before Class Starts

Days before school starts, a man accused of threatening mass shootings at five Charlotte...

SpaceX Land Grab Stuns Louisiana

Louisiana is preparing to announce a multibillion-dollar SpaceX spaceport on 130,000 coastal acres, sparking...

Texas Race Becomes a Cash Inferno

Ted Cruz says Texas’ Senate showdown will cost $200 million, signaling a race where...

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Voter Vouching Sparks Firestorm

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Hidden-camera clips from Minnesota polling places sparked a statewide fight over a legal rule that lets one registered voter “vouch” for up to eight neighbors’ addresses on Election Day.Story HighlightsState law allows “vouching” to...

Talks Back On? War Games Dialed Down

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President Trump signaled he may reopen direct contact with Kim Jong Un and said the Korean Peninsula is getting “safer,” even as the United States scales back joint drills with South Korea.Story SnapshotTrump hinted...

Double Jeopardy Showdown Stalls N.Y. Murder Case

A New York judge paused Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial after his federal guilty...

Oman Warned: Keep Hormuz Open

Reports say President Trump warned Oman to keep the Strait of Hormuz open or...

Six Dead—Rivers Still Rising

State officials say at least six Hoosiers are dead after days of destructive storms...

Trump Approves Aid As Waters Surge

As floodwaters rose to record levels, President Trump approved emergency aid for Indiana while...

Bill Maher’s Burrito Math Ignites Backlash

Bill Maher turned a $20 burrito into a gut check on what “affordability crisis”...

ABC Lawsuit Explodes: Mental-Health Fallout

A veteran ABC News field producer has sued, alleging CBS correspondent Matt Gutman sexually...

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