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Iran tells US there is no military solution to Middle East war

TEHRAN: Iran's top diplomat insisted on Sunday (Oct 4) that there would be...

Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met

The document being circulated outlines a seven-day period of trust-building aimed at returning...

Cornell president vows review in wake of alleged student gang rape

Hochul slammed how the initial investigation into the complainant's claims unfolded at Cornell,...

Musk is back in White House as warfare options privatised

OpinionCory AlpertFormer White House stafferOctober 4, 2026 — 4:30pmOctober 4, 2026 — 4:30pmSaveYou...

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Hochul eyes changes to state’s rape law amid Cornell crisis

RAPE LAW LOOPHOLE: Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed today to close a loophole embedded in state rape law around voluntary...

Adam Hamilton on faith, Trump and the fight for Kansas

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New York grapples with kinks in $1B Medicaid system

WORKING OUT THE KINKS: New York’s Department of Health began transitioning more than 147,000 Medicaid and Medicare Savings...

Democrats’ mail-voting plans shift as officials work to reassure voters

The Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict mail voting. But for Democrats trying to turn...

Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ads feature damning news headlines. They're not from an unbiased source.

Facing his toughest election challenge in years, GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has blanketed southeast Pennsylvania with attacks on...

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2 shot dead, dozens hurt in Georgia block party...

VIENNA, Georgia -- Two people were shot to death and nearly three dozen others were injured at a block party early Sunday morning in...

12-year-old girl fatally shot in park where youth football...

BALTIMORE -- A 12-year-old girl was fatally shot and three other people were wounded at a Baltimore park where a youth football game was...

A replica Oval Office near the White House just...

WASHINGTON -- It’s glitzier. And there’s way more gold.The People’s House museum exhibit has overhauled its replica Oval Office for visitors to experience President...

A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without...

SCOTLANDVILLE, La. -- If you cross the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long-O.K. Allen Bridge, pass the Exxon Refinery, then head north for...

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BEIJING — Under continued fire for its early mishandling of the coronavirus, the Chinese government vigorously defended its actions in a new, detailed account...

Global coronavirus death toll tops 400,000 as protesters continue to defy lockdowns

The coronavirus pandemic has now claimed more than 400,000 lives, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. More than a quarter of...

Should images of coronavirus victims be sanitised?

The New York Times chose a startling way to mark the catastrophe COVID-19 has wreaked in the US. With the country approaching the grim...

Hundreds Of Positive COVID-19 Cases At D.C.’s Children’s National Hospital

A visit to the Children's National Hospital in the Washington, D.C. shows how doctors are trying to keep up with testing demands for children...

What We Can Learn From The 1968 Hong Kong Flu Pandemic

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with epidemiologist Ed Belongia about the Hong Kong flu that's still circulating today, and what it can teach us about...