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Fire shelters are a key defense for firefighters. But they don't guarantee survival

Five firefighters battling a fast-moving wildfire in Colorado were forced to deploy their fire shelters when they couldn't escape the flames. Three of them were overcome and died, while two ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: Trump administration plans new rule that could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion

The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says that could save consumers $1.1 billion next year, ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rescue teams in Venezuela cling to hope as US rebuffs criticisms of government earthquake response

CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — Black smoke from fires in flattened buildings and the smell of decomposing bodies spread across ruins Thursday, eight days after Venezuela’s devastating earthq...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakes

CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling dayslong operation that became a symbol of hope ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Russia lands heavy strikes on Ukraine's capital, killing at least 21

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what M...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Princess Kate greets fans at Wimbledon and sits next to Andy Murray to watch the tennis

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon's famous Queue and sat beside Andy Murray in a day of rooting on British players at the grass-court Grand Sl...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Declaration's forgotten (non)signer: John Dickinson’s missing 1776 signature haunts his legacy

NEW YORK (AP) — For a quarter century, Jane Calvert has been on a mission shared by few scholars of the Revolutionary War era. She has championed a founder mostly remembered, when remembered...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have lasting effects on U.S. politics and so...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump Accounts launch July 4, giving newborns $1,000. Here's what to know

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Saturday, President Donald Trump's administration plans to launch Trump Accounts, tying the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to an eff...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump administration’s $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border

PHOENIX (AP) — For decades, all that separated the U.S. from Mexico was barbed wire. Now, after a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump's administration is swiftly b...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 9

BANGKOK (AP) — An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing nine, officials said. A total of 35 monks fr...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow

New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawma...

DATE: Jul 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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