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President Donald Trump switched from a new Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 to an older Air Force One jet while departing a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, earlier … Read more
Thomas Goldstein, a former co-founder of the SCOTUSblog legal news website, was sentenced on July 24, 2026, to six years in federal prison for tax evasion, … Read more
Hurricane Fausto strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean, with forecasters warning Hawaiian Islands residents to monitor its trajectory as it approaches next … Read more
Elections Alberta announced Friday, July 24, 2026, that a citizen-led petition seeking a referendum on the province separating from Canada has successfully gathered the required number … Read more
Officials ordered the entire Village of Clinton, B.C., to evacuate on Friday, July 24, 2026, as the fast-growing Pear Lake wildfire threatened the community. The order … Read more
Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein was sentenced on Friday, July 24, 2026, to six years in federal prison for tax evasion and mortgage fraud. The sentencing, delivered … Read more
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens on July 24, 2026, in a contested Democratic primary for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. Whitmer’s … Read more
The fires, fueled by extreme heat and strong winds, have merged into a single massive blaze west of Madrid, described by Madrid’s emergency management chief, Carlos … Read more
A 25-year-old law student was charged with possessing explosives after Irish police intercepted a car bomb near the Northern Ireland border, citing links to dissident republican … Read more
President Donald Trump on Friday issued an executive order requiring the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History to warn visitors of … Read more
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on July 21, 2026, to restore trust in the Smithsonian Institution. The order follows a White House report accusing … Read more
Canada inaugurated the $4.7 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge on Friday, July 24, 2026, proceeding with a ceremony in Windsor, Ontario, without U.S. representatives after President … Read more