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Animals not leaving Yellowstone en masse, says park service
Social media videos claiming animals are fleeing Yellowstone National Park in large numbers are wrong, the National Park Service says.
Source: Washington Times
Attorney General Bondi says at least 3 dead after incident at L.A. sheriff facility
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says at least three people are dead after an incident at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department facility where an explosion was reported Friday morning.
Source: Washington Times
Another former White House aide takes the Fifth in House probe of Biden's mental decline
Former Biden aide Annie Tomasini became the third witness to invoke their Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination in the House probe of an alleged cover-up of President Biden's mental…
Source: Washington Times
After years of tough rules on liquids and footwear, U.S. air travel may be on the cusp of a new era
When limits on liquids were introduced at TSA checkpoints across the country in 2006, bins overflowed with bottled water, toothpaste, shaving cream and so much more. Nearly two decades later,…
Source: Washington Times
President Donald Trump will sign a new cryptocurrency bill into law on Friday
President Donald Trump on Friday will sign into law a new set of regulations for a type of cryptocurrency that are seen as a way to legitimize the burgeoning industry.
Source: Washington Times
Trump's firing of 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission was unconstitutional, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump illegally fired two Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission earlier this year in his efforts to exert control over independent agencies across…
Source: Washington Times
Most consumers blame price increases on corporate greed, not Trump's tariffs
A majority of Americans blame corporate greed rather than President Trump's tariffs for rising consumer prices, recent polls reveal.
Source: Washington Times
Wall Street drifts near records as it heads for the finish of a winning week
Wall Street is drifting on Friday toward the finish of its third winning week in the last four, as more big U.S. companies deliver stronger profits for the spring than analysts expected.
Source: Washington Times
Witnesses to Felix Baumgartner's fatal paragliding crash heard large boom as it spun to the ground
Beachgoers knew something was wrong when they heard a loud boom ring out as a paraglider spun out of control, killing its only occupant, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, when it crashed next to a…
Source: Washington Times
Tomorrowland music festival opens after its main stage was destroyed by a huge fire
Fans roared in excitement and organizers sighed with relief as the Tomorrowland music festival kicked off Friday - just two days after a massive fire engulfed the main stage and threw one of Europe's…
Source: Washington Times
Trump's pivot from aid to trade leaves Africa wary as it faces tariffs and uncertainty
When U.S. President Donald Trump met five African leaders in Washington in July, his lack of familiarity with the continent was on display. He praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai's English -…
Source: Washington Times
Britain is lowering the voting age to 16. It's getting a mixed reaction
There has been a mixed reaction in Britain to the government's announcement that it will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election.
Source: Washington Times
17-year-old arrested in connection to the slaying of paddleboarder in Maine
The Maine State Police arrested a 17-year-old boy as part of their investigation into the recent killing of a paddleboarder found dead near a pond in Union on July 3.
Source: Washington Times
Most U.S. adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds
Republican elected officials are promoting their recently passed tax and spending bill as a win for working Americans, but a new survey shows that Americans broadly see it as a win for the wealthy.
Source: Washington Times
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro ordered to wear an electronic ankle monitor
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, authorities said on Friday, in a move he described as "a supreme humiliation."
Source: Washington Times
Pentagon shifts focus to drone warfare to bolster American military power
Drone warfare is emerging as a central strategic tool in the Trump administration's plan to expand American military power.
Source: Washington Times
Hong Kong's new prison rules may curb lawyer and chaplain visits on national security grounds
Hong Kong tightened prison rules, allowing authorities to restrict visits, including those by certain lawyers and religious personnel, on national security grounds, in the latest expansion of its…
Source: Washington Times
U.S. part of global operation to take down pro-Russian hacker group
The U.S. was part of an international law enforcement operation aimed at dismantling a pro-Russian computer crime network targeting Ukraine and its supporters, according to a statement from Europol,…
Source: Washington Times
Men deported by U.S. to Eswatini in Africa to be held in solitary confinement for undetermined time
Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration's third-country program are being held in solitary confinement in various…
Source: Washington Times
K-pop group 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members
With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts its single album Friday.
Source: Washington Times
