Trump-backed Paxton defeats incumbent Cornyn in Texas runoff primary election
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated Sen. John Cornyn for the Republican Senate nomination, NBC News projects, the latest challenger backed by President Donald Trump to unseat an incumbent. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Paxton will face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in a […]
Clarence B. Jones, civil rights activist who helped write MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, dies at 95
Clarence B. Jones, a top civil rights activist and lawyer who helped write part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s celebrated “I Have a Dream” speech, has died. He was 95. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Jones was one of the organizers of the 1963 […]
Chemical Tank in California Cools, Eliminating Risk of Explosion
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Thousands can return home after ‘catastrophic’ explosion risk at California tank is averted
The risk of a “catastrophic” explosion at a chemical tank in a Los Angeles-area city was averted by Monday, but around 16,000 people remained under evacuation orders as some risks remained, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The liquid in the 7,000-gallon tank of […]
U.S. military says it conducted strikes against targets in Iran
The U.S. military struck targets in Iran near the Strait of Hormuz in what a spokesman for the military said Monday were acts of self-defense. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said the attacks were “self-defense […]
Ebola patients flee in attacks on DR Congo health facilities, hobbling response
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, already grappling with shortages of basic supplies, are now also having to deal with attacks on their facilities and fleeing patients as the virus spreads rapidly. Subscribe to read this […]
Pope Leo XIV Warns of Risks of AI, Calls for Robust Regulation
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Potential crack on California toxic chemical tank could be easing pressure as officials race to prevent explosion
LA PALMA, Calif. — A potential crack may be releasing pressure inside a toxic chemical tank in Southern California, officials said Sunday, a development they hope could help avert a devastating vapor explosion. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The possible crack was identified during a visual […]
Torrential rain and dangerous floods threaten holiday plans
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Venezuela’s Machado vows another run for presidency and eyes return from exile before end of 2026
Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announced Saturday that she plans to run for president again and intends to return to her home country before the end of 2026. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Machado’s remarks, made while meeting in Panama with several […]