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Three firefighters were injured Tuesday after a gas explosion at a North Carolina veterinary clinic that was struck by a hit-and-run driver, police said. The Wilmington Police Department identified the driver as 46-year-old Jason Lee Beach. He was charged with…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Smithsonian Institution places too much emphasis on “how bad slavery was” rather than highlighting the “brightness” of America, as his administration reviews the content of museum exhibits. “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL,…
The White House launched its official TikTok account on Tuesday afternoon, featuring President Donald Trump in its first post. The verified account, @whitehouse, gained thousands of followers within an hour. Its bio reads, “Welcome to the Golden Age of America.”…
Florida on Tuesday executed a man convicted of abducting and killing an insurance office worker in 1982. Kayle Bates, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He had been…
Parts of the Texas Capitol were evacuated Tuesday evening following reports of an active shooter threat, according to officials. The building was closed to visitors, forcing a protest in support of Representative Nicole Collier to move outside. Although the Capitol…
US destroyers are heading to waters off Venezuela as President Donald Trump intensifies efforts to confront Latin American drug cartels, according to a US official briefed on the plan. The USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham, and USS Sampson are expected…
An Orange County employee opened fire outside her workplace on Monday before being killed in a police shooting in Los Angeles County. Huntington Beach police said the incident began around 7:15 a.m. at the California Closets store in Huntington Beach,…
California almond orchards are under siege from an unprecedented rat infestation, creating widespread damage and heavy financial losses for growers. Rodent expert Roger Baldwin, a professor at the University of California, Davis, said that until recently he received fewer than…
Anger boiled over on the streets of San Bernardino this week as community members denounced a federal immigration enforcement operation that ended in gunfire. On Saturday morning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents pulled over a car during what…
Texas House Democrats returned to Austin this week after a two‑week walkout, only to find state troopers posted outside their offices and trailing them to lunch, the bathroom and even home. The unusual surveillance, which Republicans insisted upon to prevent…