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Fire is still raging at a Nebraska biofuels plant where explosion left 3 missing
Fire and heavy smoke were still pouring out of a Nebraska biofuels plant Wednesday morning, preventing firefighters from ...
Hawaii and parts of Japan downgrade tsunami warnings, Chile upgrades to highest level
No substantial damage has been reported so far, but authorities warned people away from shorelines and said the risk could ...
Ozzy Osbourne honored as his hearse makes way through his hometown in England
Thousands of Black Sabbath fans were paying their respects Wednesday to frontman Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse made its way ...
What is the largest earthquake ever recorded?
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake – one of the most powerful in recorded history – struck off the coast of Russia Tuesday, ...
Questions emerge about NYC gunman’s mental health and his security-sensitive job in Las Vegas
The man who stormed a Manhattan office tower with a gun, killing four people before killing himself, worked in the ...
Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump’s big bill is chiseling it back
On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a U.S. health ...
Justice Department says Epstein and Maxwell grand juries heard from only 2 law enforcement witnesses
The Justice Department says in support of its request to unseal grand jury transcripts of proceedings that led to the sex ...
French ministers condemn ‘excessive use of force’ after Jewish youths were removed from a flight
A summer camp counselor has accused Spanish police of using brute force against her during the removal of a group of French ...
European economy sees growth of only 0.1% as scramble to get ahead of US tariffs goes into reverse
Europe’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter as frantic earlier efforts to ship goods ahead of new U.S. tariffs ...
Léon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 52.61 seconds
Léon Marchand broke the world record in the 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute, 52.61 seconds to surpass the ...
FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months
The Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing vaccine chief is leaving the agency after a brief tenure that drew the ire of biotech executives, patient groups and conservative ...
In ‘Sinners’ and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn’t been easy
For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of the blues — there’s nothing more important than keeping his chosen genre at the forefront of conversation. It comes ...