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A strike by air traffic controllers is disrupting travel to, from and over France
About 40% of flights were canceled Friday at all Paris airports and tens of thousands of passengers were rearranging plans at the height of the summer travel season because of a ...
A year before declaring independence, colonists offered ‘Olive Branch’ petition to King George III
Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas. Mindful of next year’s 250th anniversary of ...
Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards 20,000 ...
Excitement mounts as the Oasis reunion tour prepares to kick off in Cardiff
Oasis is due to take to the stage in Cardiff, Wales on Friday, kicking off a hotly, and somewhat anxiously, anticipated ...
Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical ...
Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans’ $1 trillion Medicaid cut
Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area’s aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room. Now, with Congress planning ...
US expands militarized zones to 1/3 of southern border, stirring controversy
Orange no-entry signs posted by the U.S. military in English and Spanish dot the New Mexico desert, where a border wall cuts ...
Democrats see Trump’s big bill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy
It is big and it is beautiful, says President Donald Trump. But for many Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut ...
Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut hopes for a comeback victory in annual Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest
The Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is hoping for a comeback 17th win on Friday. The 41-year-old, ...
US military’s attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian opposition
A high-altitude plateau on the Big Island is the only place in Hawaii where thousands of ground forces can practice firing ...
What to know about Julio César Chávez’s arrest by U.S. immigration officials
U.S. immigration officials have arrested famous Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. — days after his high-profile fight with Jake Paul — for overstaying his visa and lying on a ...
Pop star Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom split 6 years after getting engaged
Popstar Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have split, multiple media outlets reported Thursday. Outlets including People and ...