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Houston neighbors started seeing more ICE agents around. Then came a fatal shooting.

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a 52-year-old Mexican national who worked in construction for more than three decades. The father of three was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after they attempted to pull him over.

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A major housing bill is set to become law at midnight — even though Trump says he won't sign

President Donald Trump points during a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

President Trump says he is refusing to sign the bill without Congress first passing his sweeping voter ID bill.

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U.S.-Iran fighting appears to pause. And, life inside Gaza's expanding military zones

Huge crowds line the streets of the holy city of Mashhad for the burial of Iran

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran appears to have paused after two days of clashing amid a shaky ceasefire. And, a look at what life is like inside Israel's expanding zone of control in Gaza.

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Taliban declares war on smartphones

In this 2022 photo, three university students check their smartphones. In June, the Taliban announced a ban on the devices in certain sectors of society. The ripple effect is making students afraid to bring their smartphones to school.

A newly announced ban on smartphones for government workers, police and military personnel is spilling over into healthcare and educational facilities. Ordinary citizens worry they'll be next.

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Trump leans on 'communist' messaging as economic angst drives Democrats

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 08, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey.

During the last election, when struggling to find a memorable attack line against Kamala Harris, Trump eventually landed on "Comrade Kamala."

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Count Binface: The intergalactic warrior who could upend Britain's strangest election

Count Binface, a candidate in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election, poses for photographers at the Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England, June 29, 2024.

Meet Count Binface: the challenger from another planet taking on Nigel Farage as questions over the Reform UK leader's finances overshadow his election comeback.

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Waymo called the cops on teen riders, raising privacy concerns

A Waymo robotaxi drives in San Francisco

Two 15-year-olds were allegedly drinking alcohol and shooting toy guns from a driverless taxi when the company disabled it and alerted police.

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No internet, no screen time? FCC weighs cutting subsidy that lowers school internet bills

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr asked for a review of the E-Rate program, which helps many public schools and libraries, and some private schools, pay monthly internet bills.

Many schools rely on consumer fees funneled through the federal government to cut internet costs. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called for ending this program before Donald Trump tapped him for the job.

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One U.S. visa program is growing rapidly. No one is happy with it.

Farmworkers harvest strawberries in a field on Farmworkers Day on March 31, 2026 near Oxnard, Calif.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are starting to talk about one facet of immigration reform: how to expand the popular H-2A visa program for farm laborers. They face obstacles.

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Shelling at night, gunfire by day in Israel's expanding zone of control in Gaza

Palestinian children leap into the air while playing on a trampoline in northern Gaza

When the U.S. brokered a ceasefire last year, Israel controlled half of Gaza. Now Israeli forces have pushed deeper, and Palestinians are paying a deadly price.

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One of Spain's deadliest wildfires kills at least 12 people, with 23 others missing

This image made from video provided by INFOCA shows firefighters battling a wildfire near Los Gallardos, Almeria, Spain, on Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Several victims of the fire in the southern province of Almeria, a popular holiday destination, were found inside burnt-out vehicles and were thought to have died while trying to flee the flames.

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One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 11 people

This image made from video provided by INFOCA shows firefighters battling a wildfire near Los Gallardos, Almeria, Spain, on Thursday, July 9, 2026.

A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 11 people, making it one of the country's deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country.

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Fighting between U.S. and Iran appears to have stopped as Iran buried its Supreme Leader, TPS holders close to losing work permits, investigation continues into Mississippi teen's death.

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Ebola death toll reaches 600, as new cases suspected in other parts of Congo

Health workers interact at the Evangelical Medical Center, in Bunia, eastern Congo, Friday, July 3, 2026, where Ebola clinical trials are scheduled to take place.

New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri.

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U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal

A truck carrying the coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family moves through a main avenue lined with thousands of mourners during the final stage of funeral ceremonies in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Back-and-forth attacks have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire, but Thursday's appeared bigger all around.

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President Trump cleans house at the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission

From left to right: Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama talks with U.S. Election Assistance Commissioners Thomas Hicks, Benjamin Hovland and Christy McCormick after a House hearing on May 20.

With just months until the midterms, President Trump relieved the remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, a move condemned by Democrats and voting rights advocates.

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In private call, Education Dept. tried, but failed, to reassure disability advocates

The Education Department plans to shift oversight of special education to another agency, alarming many disability rights advocates.

The disability community has long worried about what would happen if special education oversight moved from the Education Department to another agency. Now, those moves are becoming more real.

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Do height limits apply to Trump's arch? A debate looms as it clears another vote

A scaled-down replica of Trump

The Interior Department is arguing D.C. height limits don't apply to federal projects, bucking a century of precedent. If the panel reviewing Trump's arch agrees, experts say it could change the city.

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France downs Morocco 2-0 to advance to the World Cup semifinal

France forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his team

Morocco was no match for France, which lost 2-0. The French, one of the pre-tournament favorites, move on to the World Cup semifinals against either Spain or Belgium.

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Smithsonian chief emphasizes 'accuracy and integrity' after White House report

Lonnie Bunch III is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian. He

The memo from the Smithsonian's secretary, Lonnie Bunch, responded to a White House report that calls the National Museum of American History driven by "a radical, activist ideology."

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How to deal with seesawing gas prices

William Mao puts fuel in his vehicle at a gas station in Miami, Florida on April 6.

Gas prices have fluctuated since the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran, which disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and left consumers unsure of what they'll pay at the pump.

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EPA proposes weakening heavy-duty truck pollution rules

An exhaust pipe is pictured atop a truck traveling along Interstate 35 on July 30, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The EPA is proposing changes to rule limiting hazardous pollution from heavy trucks.

The Trump EPA calls Biden-era rules for cutting pollution from heavy trucks "unworkable." The proposed changes have been celebrated by trucking groups and denounced by environmental groups.

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A new kind of robot swims the seas and soars the skies

Scientists tested their aerial-aquatic flying robot in Lake Geneva, proving that it had enough speed and power to lift itself out of the water with its wings alone.

Inspired by diving birds, roboticists built the lightweight machines to move from water to air. The design may one day lead to robots that can monitor and sample the coastal ocean.

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OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR DISABLED IN VERMONT

Louis Arevalo rides his adaptive mountain bike through the trails at Randolph Town Forest during an adaptive assessment on Thursday, June 25. Nick Bennette, with the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, rides behind.

Mountain bike enthusiasts have been working for years on an ambitious 485-mile, multi-use trail called The Velomont that will span the length of the state. They're making sure it's friendly for people people with disabilities, particularly cyclists.

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Class action suit against AI makers over deepfake child sexual abuse material expands

In this photo illustration, the Grok website is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen on February 12, 2026. Grok is the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk

New plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceXAI and Stability AI say the companies' AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of them as children.

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'Solo agers' are a growing group. Changes that would help them could help everyone

Carl Smigielski, 61, is single now, after being a caregiver to his husband, Moshe, who died in 2019. He  expects to be a "solo ager," someone who doesn

Many older adults navigate aging on their own — without children or a spouse. An expert says this is "a reality to be supported" rather than a crisis to be solved.

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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charges

Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn (left) walks with his attorney Norman Eisen to speak to reporters and protesters gathered after his arraignment at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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Former coach at Bucknell University charged in death of freshman football player

Former strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis was charged Monday in the death of Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., a freshman athlete with sickle-cell trait who collapsed during training in July 2024.

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Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026 in Portland, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Collins (R-ME) for Maine

Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of Nolan Wells.

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Bonnie Tyler, singer of ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75

FILE - Singer Bonnie Tyler performs her song "Believe in Me" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden on May 17, 2013.

Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday in a statement on her website.

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