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Beachgoers leave during a missile alert from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies

The U.S. State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and President Donald Trump has warned of the possibility of getting directly involved in the conflict.
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Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)

US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts

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Staff search visitors entering the Wisconsin Senate gallery in the state Capitol just days after the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)

Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings

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Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, speaks with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., right, during a Senate hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

California senators demand Trump immigration officials stop using Medicaid data

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as a flag pole is installed on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says supporters ‘more in love’ with him than ever, as MAGA world splits over Iran

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Steve Kramer is seated June 5, 2024, at Superior Court, in Laconia, N.H., during his arraignment in connection with charges of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool)

Steve Kramer is seated June 5, 2024, at Superior Court, in Laconia, N.H., during his arraignment in connection with charges of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool)

New Hampshire jury acquits consultant behind AI robocalls mimicking Biden on all charges

A political consultant who sent robocalls that used artificial intelligence to mimic former President Joe Biden has been acquitted of 22 criminal charges in New Hampshire.
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Consultant on trial for AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden says he has no regrets

June 11

Consultant behind AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden goes on trial in New Hampshire

June 5
Allison Riggs swears in for her seat on the state Supreme Court as her husband Bryan Everly stands beside her and Associate Justice Anita Earls reads Riggs' oath in the old Capitol building's House chamber in Raleigh, N.C. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

North Carolina justice sworn in after long battle over result

May 13

  1. Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent

  2. Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race with Democrat ahead must be certified

African American Museum in Philadelphia celebrate Juneteenth with art

Joining communities across the U.S., the museum will commemorate the end of slavery with a block party and special exhibitions. (AP Video: Tassanee Vejpongsa)
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Iranian missiles intercepted in the sky above Jordan

Youth, advocates and parents react to Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee gender-affirming care ban

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White House

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, questions the witnesses during a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Senate Republicans hold hearing on Biden’s mental fitness as Democrats boycott

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  1. Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing national security agreement

  2. Joe Biden to attend Juneteenth celebration at historic AME church in Texas

  3. Judge says government can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

Congress

President Donald Trump gestures during a business roundtable, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s big tax bill has passed the House. Here’s what’s inside it

May 22

  1. Here’s the late changes Republicans made to Trump’s big bill

  2. House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

  3. Senate clears way to block clean air standards in California, including vehicle emission rules

Supreme Court

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts speaks during a lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights

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  1. Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2 million in income last year for her memoir, ‘Lovely One’

  2. Abortion clinics are closing, even in states where abortion is legal

  3. Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easier

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President Donald Trump speaks as a flag pole is installed on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he’s ‘not looking for a fight’ with Iran but stands ready to act if necessary

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Virginia State Sen-elect, Ghazala Hashmi speaks to supporters at a Democratic victory party in Richmond, Va., Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Ghazala Hashmi wins Democratic nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor

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President Donald Trump speaks as a flag pole is installed on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump remakes the White House with new flagpoles

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Supporters of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez embrace at the end of a protest in her defense after she began serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Large crowds protest in support of Argentine ex-President Fernández as she starts house arrest

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Cook Islands Prime Minister, and outgoing Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown, speaks at the opening of the annual Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay, File)

New Zealand, the Cook Islands’ biggest funder, halts money to the Pacific nation over its China ties

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro shows his cell phone during his Supreme Court trial as he and others face charges for an alleged coup plot to keep him in office after his 2022 election defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro used intelligence agency to spy on judges, lawmakers and journalists, police say

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An aerial image of Consumer Energy's J.H. Campbell Generating Complex in Ottawa County, Mich., Sept. 21, 2024. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)

Michigan, environmental groups challenge federal order to keep power plant open

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A man uses a cell phone in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in July

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures as he and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, answer questions after a roundtable discussion at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)

Three more DeSantis allies to take the helm of public universities in Florida

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Eli Givens walks in a park Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Franklin, Tenn., after the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Families of trans kids worry about what’s next after Supreme Court rules on gender-affirming care

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Montana governor vetoes community solar bill

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Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster holds up a ceremonial copy of a bill he signed changing South Carolina's energy laws on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Under a hot summer sun, South Carolina’s governor says energy law will keep air conditioners humming

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Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis waits in front of his residency in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Czech coalition government survives no-confidence vote over bitcoin scandal

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A U.S. Marine stands guard outside the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)

Photos of downtown Los Angeles after mayor lifts curfew imposed during protests

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Zambian President Edgar Lungu attends the Southern African Development Community's leaders' conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)

Funeral standoff halts repatriation of former Zambian president’s body

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Wind turbines stretch across the horizon at dusk at the Spearville Wind Farm, Sept. 29, 2024, near Spearville, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Federal judge to deny Trump administration’s motion to dismiss lawsuit over block on wind projects

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The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)

Justice Department challenges Kentucky reg allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

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Congo’s justice minister resigns following allegations of embezzling $19 million

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A man looks at flames rising from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

As Israel strikes Iran, many wonder if the US will deepen its involvement

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The letters "CJNG" for the group's formal name, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, covers the facade of an abandoned home in El Limoncito, in the Michoacan state of Mexico, Oct. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

US sanctions leadership of Mexico’s Jalisco cartel

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People gather in support of transgender youth during a rally at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court’s ruling on transgender care for youth

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U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink speaks during a news conference in Izmail, Ukraine, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File)

Former US ambassador to Ukraine who resigned in protest launches run for Congress in Michigan

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The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court work goes on with 16 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship

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A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates. That's according to an annual report released Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs, new SSA law

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Josh Weil talks to a group of supporters during a Get Out the Vote event in Ocala, Fla., Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephany Matat, file)

Josh Weil announces 2026 Senate run to challenge Ashley Moody in Florida

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Armenian billionaire appears in court accused of calling for regime change as church feud spirals

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

The Latest: US says foreign students seeking visas must unlock social media accounts

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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas addresses the media at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU’s top diplomat warns that Russia has a plan for long-term aggression against Europe

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Andrea Lucas, nominee to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Acting head of civil rights agency defends decisions undercutting transgender workers

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A view of the bridge connecting the Russky Island and Vladivostok, in Russia's far east, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Khitrov, File)

EU summons Russia envoy over attack of a diplomat in Vladivostok

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CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME TASS news agency First Deputy Director General Mikhail Gusman, left, and Xinhua News Agency President Fu Hua, right, attend a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, with the heads of international news agencies at the newly renovated St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Alexander Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says Russia could help broker a deal between Iran and Israel

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands during a meeting at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

India and Canada to restore diplomatic services nearly two years after killing of Sikh separatist

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FILE- A Cambodian Buddhist monk walks toward the Cambodia's 11th century Hindu Preah Vihear temple, which was enlisted as UNESCO's World Heritage site in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

A look at soaring border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand

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