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Fire at medical equipment warehouse in California prompts evacuations at nearby warehouses
A fire at a medical equipment warehouse in Northern California sent thick black smoke pouring into the sky Thursday and prompted evacuations of other nearby facilities as authorities fought to get the…
Source: Washington Times
U.S. Catholic bishops consecrated nation to the Sacred Heart at gathering in Orlando
The nation's Catholic bishops gathered Thursday afternoon in Orlando for a liturgy consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, drawing on a centuries-old devotion to mark the…
Source: Washington Times
Senate intelligence chairman seeks federal probe of Chinese AI-related influence operation
China is engaged in a covert influence campaign to prevent the development of U.S. data centers needed for artificial-intelligence capabilities, according to the chairman of Senate Select Committee on…
Source: Washington Times
Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel visits Delaney Hall families, urges Congress to end detention
Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel visited families connected to detainees at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, calling on the federal government to end…
Source: Washington Times
Foreign surveillance law set to expire as Congress leaves town after rejecting extensions
Congress left Washington this week without renewing a foreign surveillance law that expires Friday, ensuring America's spy network will lose some of its powers used to thwart terrorist plots.
Source: Washington Times
U.S. slaps sanctions against Cuban oil and gas company as tensions rise
The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against Cuba's state-owned oil and gas company in a move some experts say will only deepen the island's crises and hit vulnerable Cubans the…
Source: Washington Times
Appeals court says U.S. government can keep collecting 10% tariffs for now
The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed in February while legal challenges to the levies continue to work their way through the courts, a federal court ruled…
Source: Washington Times
Police officer in Toronto killed in shooting linked to investigation of a U.S. Consulate attack
A Toronto police officer was shot and killed Thursday by a suspect in the investigation into a shooting attack that damaged the facade of the U.S. Consulate in the Canadian city in March, police said.
Source: Washington Times
Argentina's inflation slows to 8-month low in a boost for President Milei
Argentina's inflation slowed for the second straight month in May, economic data released Thursday showed, providing some welcome news for President Javier Milei after almost a year of stubbornly…
Source: Washington Times
U.S. stocks jump to best day in 2 months on hopes for a deal to get crude flowing globally again
U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell Thursday after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran in the evening. That raised hopes for a potential deal…
Source: Washington Times
Markwayne Mullin says he has 'zero respect' for Mamdani amid ICE surge threat
HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF on Mamdani's NYC: "Mamdani is a socialist communist that I have zero respect for. He's running a great city by allowing lawless activity to continue to run rampant on the…
Source: Washington Times
Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved 'issues'
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, was delayed on Thursday due to unresolved issues.
Source: Washington Times
NTSB says fiery 2024 North Dakota derailment proves the need to replace flawed tank cars
A fiery North Dakota derailment that happened two years ago demonstrated yet again why the National Transportation Safety Board has been urging the rail industry for decades to replace flawed tank…
Source: Washington Times
Republicans ask EPA to consider abortion drug as contaminant in public water systems
A group of Republican lawmakers from the House and Senate are asking Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to add a chemical abortion drug to the list of contaminants in public…
Source: Washington Times
Trump: Feds will take over D.C. if Democratic socialist wins mayoral election
President Trump said Thursday the federal government will take over Washington if Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George is elected mayor.
Source: Washington Times
Alabama asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow Thursday's blocked nitrogen gas execution
Alabama is waging a last-minute legal fight to execute a man with nitrogen gas Thursday night, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set aside a judge's finding that the method violates the Constitution's…
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Marlene Louise Johnson, 89, former TWT editor and AP reporter who sued wire for discrimination, dies
Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of female, Black and…
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Feds identify 146,000 unaccompanied migrant children smuggled into country under Biden
Federal officials on Thursday said they have accounted for 146,000 unaccompanied migrant children who were smuggled into the U.S. during former President Joseph R. Biden's administration and, at…
Source: Washington Times
Papa Johns closes dozens of locations across 17 states amid industry shakeout
Papa Johns is executing a sweeping contraction of its North American footprint, with financial filings showing 44 store closures in the first quarter of 2026 alone, the opening salvo of a broader…
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Female athlete sues after prosecutor declines to charge transgender wrestler with sexual assault
A female high school wrestler who says she was sexually assaulted on the mat by a biological male has filed a Title IX lawsuit against Washington state officials, taking the case to court after…
Source: Washington Times
