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N.C.'s Roy Cooper Raises Record $3.4M in First 24 Hours
Former North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper raised a record $3.4 million in the first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy, shattering the previous record by nearly $1 million, Politico reported Tuesday.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:33:40 EDTNYC Mayor: Gunman Who Killed 4 in Manhattan Targeted NFL Headquarters
A man stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle on Monday, killing four people including a New York City police officer, and wounding a fifth before taking his own life, officials said.
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:29:25 EDTWiley Nickel Ends N.C. Senate Campaign, Endorses Cooper
Former Rep. Wiley Nickel is ending his campaign for North Carolina's open Senate seat, endorsing former Gov. Roy Cooper, who is now expected to glide to the Democrat nomination.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:41:11 EDTDOJ Files Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Boasberg
The Justice Department (DOJ) has filed a complaint alleging misconduct by James Boasberg, the chief U.S. district judge in Washington, D.C., who is overseeing several cases involving the Trump administration, NBC News has reported. The DOJ complaint alleges that Boasberg...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:34:36 EDTFed Cases in N.J. Halted Amid Challenge to Alina Habba
Federal criminal proceedings across New Jersey were canceled Monday over questions regarding the authority of acting U.S. attorney Alina Habba, who was named to the post by the Trump administration last week, The New York Times reported.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:17:10 EDTEPA Set to Overturn Greenhouse Gas Findings
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced draft plans to overturn a key scientific finding about greenhouse gases that forms the basis of many climate regulations.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:37:52 EDTNatural Disasters Contribute to More Than $131B in 2025 Losses
Natural disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires have caused more than $131 billion in global losses during the first six months of 2025, according to a report from insurance company Munich Re.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:55:32 EDTNew Drug May Halt Alzheimer's Disease Progression
Experts are calling a new drug a "game-changer" in the battle against Alzheimer's disease. The novel therapeutic agent, trontinemab, has been found to cross the blood-brain barrier - a longstanding obstacle in Alzheimer's research. And researchers say the drug could...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:12:56 EDTSean 'Diddy' Combs Seeks Release on $50M Bond Ahead of Sentencing
Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers on Tuesday urged the judge who oversaw his sex crimes trial to release him from jail on a $50-million bond ahead of his Oct. 3 sentencing, after the hip-hop mogul was found not guilty of the most serious charges he faced.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:10:08 EDTTrump Brings Tariff Levels to 17.3%, Highest Since Pre-WWII
President Donald Trump has raised the United States' tariffs on foreign goods to an estimated 17.3% since taking office, the nation's highest since before World War II, according to the Yale University Budget Lab.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:54:01 EDTUS-EU Trade Deal Could Affect Drug Prices
The pharmaceutical industry's fear of being hit with extremely high levies related to national security was soothed by President Donald Trump's trade deal with the European Union, it was reported.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:34:05 EDTJob Openings Fall to 7.4M as Labor Market Cools
Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market continues to cool.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:27:13 EDTUS Trade Deficit at 2-Year Low as Imports Tumble
The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed to the lowest level in nearly two years in June as imports fell sharply, cementing economists' expectations that trade likely accounted for much of an anticipated rebound in economic growth in the second quarter.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:48:41 EDTAnalysis: Trump Tariffs May Raise Factory Costs by 4.5%
As President Donald Trump prepares to announce new tariff increases, the costs of his policies are starting to come into focus for a domestic manufacturing sector that depends on global supply chains, with a new analysis suggesting factory costs could increase by roughly 2%...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:05:18 EDTPope Leo XIV Gets Rock Star's Welcome at Catholic Influencer Festival
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday received a rock star's welcome at the Vatican's festival of Catholic influencers - priests, nuns, and ordinary faithful who use their social media presence to preach and teach the faith - as he urged them...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:02:02 EDTUS Appeals Court Judges Question 3K Daily Migrant Arrests
Three Democrat-appointed federal appeals court judges on Monday demanded an explanation as to whether the Trump administration has an official policy that requires the daily arrests of 3,000 migrants.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:15:31 EDTAP-NORC Poll: 60% of Americans Use AI to Find Information
Most U.S. adults say they use artificial intelligence to search for information, but fewer are using it for work, drafting email or shopping.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:02:04 EDTRussia's Aeroflot Cancels Flights, Says Schedule Stabilized After Cyberattack
Russian airline Aeroflot canceled dozens more flights on Tuesday but said it had now stabilized its schedule after a major cyberattack a day earlier. Two pro-Ukraine hacking groups claimed on Monday to have carried out a year-long operation to penetrate Aeroflot's network....
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:57:31 EDTGallup Poll: Dems, Independents Sour on Israel's Gaza War
Support for Israel's military action in Gaza has declined substantially among U.S. adults, with only about one-third approving, according to a new Gallup poll - a drop from the beginning of the war with Hamas, when about half of Americans approved of Israel's operation.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:55:25 EDT3 Men Convicted in Theft of Ancient Celtic Gold Coins From a German Museum
Three men were convicted Tuesday in the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a German museum in 2022 and handed prison sentences ranging up to 11 years. A court in the southern city of Ingolstadt convicted...
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