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Southern California wildfire destroys 132 structures as officials look for fierce winds to subside
Southern California firefighters working to contain a wildfire that has destroyed 132 structures in two days could be assisted by a forecast of fierce wind gusts easing.
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Hungary's leader Orbán predicts Trump will end support for Ukraine in comments before EU summit2m read
Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation1m read
European countries are spending more on defense, a think tank says2m read
The Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decompose are set to plead guilty2m read
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Union puts potential Philadelphia mass transit strike on hold as talks continue1m read
Leader of the free world has never been a role Trump has embraced. The world has gotten the message4m read
Study: Weather extremes are influencing illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico4m read
AP VoteCast: How Donald Trump built a winning 2024 coalition3m read
A research boat will scan the seabed to help search for those missing in Spain's floods2m read
Wildfires keep coming in bone-dry New Jersey
Assailants attack Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic3m read
Brother of Buffalo's acting mayor dies in fall from tree stand while hunting
Turkey's foreign minister visits Athens to help mend ties between the regional rivals2m read
Yemen's Houthi rebels shoot down what they say was a US drone as American military investigates1m read
Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister officially steps down4m read
A 6.2-magnitude quake strikes off the coast in southern Chile without reports of damage
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ViewBoy, 13, in custody after trying to enter Wisconsin elementary school while armed, police say1m read
The story of how Trump went from diminished ex-president to a victor once again11m read
A ship suspected of carrying toxic waste docks at a port in Albania to have its cargo inspected2m read
The Latest: Election officials say key Maine race must go to ranked choice counting3m read
Trump rebuilds Democrats' 'blue wall' states with red bricks. Especially Pennsylvania5m read
Italian President Mattarella meets Chinese leader Xi in Beijing amid complex ties1m read
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki continues to unleash towering column of hot clouds2m read
AP VoteCast shows Trump boosted his level of support among Catholic voters3m read
Mozambique on edge as army is deployed to help stop post-election protests1m read
Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania under processing centers deal3m read
Districts in Pakistan close parks, zoo and schools as residents choke on record-breaking smog wave1m read
Prince William describes family's 'brutal' year as wife and father faced cancer treatment1m read
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