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Weather, Environment, & Infrastructure

Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts

Ruth Sherlock

The scythe-winged birds have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands of years.

President Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 2026, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on.

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Trump to attend dignified transfer of fallen soldiers. And, Hegseth testifies on Iran

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Rachel Reyes holds a photo of her son, Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic encounter in Texas.

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Her son was killed by ICE at a traffic stop. She says she's still waiting for justice

Juliana Kim

Commuters walk past a wall mural along the street in Tehran on July 21, 2026.

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U.S. and Iranian attacks continue as tensions mount on a key waterway in the Red Sea

Jane Arraf

This NOAA satellite image taken at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 21, shows Tropical Storm Bertha moving along the Gulf of Mexico's northern coast.

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Weather, Environment, & Infrastructure

What forecasters expect this hurricane season, as Tropical Storm Bertha edges along

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States want to bring Medicaid behind bars. Federal changes make that harder

Julie Wernau

Funding cuts and program changes required by President Trump's big budget law are forcing states to rethink bipartisan efforts to bring Medicaid into jails and prisons.
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Peptides get their regulatory closeup

Will Stone

A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will meet this week to make recommendations on whether specialized pharmacies should be allowed to make some popular wellness peptides.
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Trump-backed candidates, 2020 election deniers, win Arizona primaries

Saige Miller

The primaries set the field for what are expected to be heated contests for Congress and governor in a swing state this fall.
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Mamdani says New York City can't arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should

The Associated Press

New York Mayor Mamdani said the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the top war-crimes court for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so.

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FILE - Phones are kept for charging at a Doctors Without Borders informal camp in Mardyck, northern France, Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Nicolas Garriga

French lawmakers approve a sweeping social media ban for children under 15

The Associated Press

The move makes France the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on platforms as concerns grow worldwide over the harmful effects of digital content on kids.

A new study from West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America finds "job lock" is even more prevalent for people with chronic conditions, 41% of whom report staying in a job to keep health insurance.

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Business & Economy

Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey says

Joseph Kim

The U.S Capitol is seen on July 17, 2026.

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Policy and Politics

House votes to extend government funding, aiming to avoid an election year shutdown

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Smithsonian too focused on 'oppressors and the oppressed,' say House Republicans

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In a House DOGE subcommittee hearing, GOP representatives excoriated the director of the National Museum of American History, following a White House report earlier this month that also criticized her.
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Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia

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Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia's invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief.
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Nicaragua's President Ortega says no more elections, extending his 20-year rule

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The announcement effectively canceled Nicaragua's next elections, originally scheduled for November 2027.
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Is that food really made with 100% avocado oil? Likely not

Maria Godoy

A new study finds that consumers who are paying a premium for foods advertised as made with avocado oil are probably not getting what they think they're buying.