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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

Tornadoes pummel communities outside Chicago, tearing up homes and toppling power poles

Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who was known for her legal work, dies at 47

Kennedy Center board seeks pause of ruling ordering removal of Trump's name by Friday deadline

From white knuckles to open barbs, Trump and Macron bring a rocky history to the G7 summit

Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang

Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional

Jury convicts the brother of Massachusetts attorney general of sexual assaults

Trump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence

Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula

Alaska election official threatens to disqualify Republican who shares name with Sen. Dan Sullivan

Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer

US Catholic bishops consecrated nation to the Sacred Heart at gathering in Orlando

FISA spy powers are almost certain to expire after Congress fails to act

More than 30 lawsuits filed against aerospace company in California over damaged chemical tank

Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn's Octagon is ready for Trump's 80th birthday bash

Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, cites breakthrough in talks to end the war

Argentina's inflation slows to 8-month low in a boost for President Milei

UK defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn't willing to spend enough on the military

Trump administration identifies 'super-sponsors' of migrant children in a possible prosecution tack

Newsom announces $46 million of voter-approved funding to help address Tijuana River pollution

A car hits a school group in the Netherlands, killing 4 people, including 3 children

US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island

Slovenia's new government lifts entry ban on Netanyahu and other measures against Israel

New Hampshire court reverses father's murder conviction in case of missing 5-year-old girl

El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

Melania Trump unveils a spinoff of Trump Accounts for foster kids

Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan

The 'King of the North' seeks a path to becoming Britain's next leader in a special election

FDA's e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones

Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations

Israel deports French journalist over coverage critical of its policies in Gaza and the West Bank

Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands

Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved 'issues'

Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients

Courthouse glimpse of prominent Gaza doctor renews calls for his release from Israeli detention

A fire on the Spanish island of Mallorca kills 2 people and injures several

Saudi Arabia lifts 5-year ban on Lebanese imports, marking a thaw in Gulf-Lebanon ties

The Latest: Iran and US exchange fire for second day as hostilities escalate in Mideast region

Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans

A mass funeral is held for 22 Pakistani soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in Kashmir

Mexico City installed a chandelier in its metro for the World Cup. Then came the crush of memes

Philippine town seeks immediate airlift of food to ease hunger in quake-hit villages

Police blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbing

VIDEO: Crews respond to massive warehouse fire in Ballard

VIDEO: Crews respond to massive warehouse fire in Ballard

VIDEO: Seattle crews fighting warehouse fire

VIDEO: World Cup watch party

VIDEO: Families remember loved ones killed in crash

VIDEO: Officials respond to Aurora Ave. violence

VIDEO: Boeing Future of Flight

VIDEO: SEATAC Concourse C expansion opens to the public

VIDEO: New e-bike law starts today

VIDEO: Speeding up clinical trials with AI

2026 Governors Awards: Glenn Close, Floyd Norman among honorees

High school graduate accepted to 264 colleges, awarded $17M in scholarships

Police: Passenger, Frontier manager fight on jet bridge at Atlanta airport

James Handy’s girlfriend explains what happened before ‘Jumanji’ actor’s death

Recall alert: 86K thermal insulated bowls recalled due to fire hazard