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Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 850,000 homes and businesses

Severe thunderstorms have hit southeastern Texas for the second time this month, and Houston's mayor says at least four people are dead More »

 

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Israel will respond to genocide charges at UN court after South Africa urgently requests cease-fire

Israel will respond to charges of genocide at the United Nations’ top court after South Africa filed an urgent request with the court to order a cease-fire in Gaza More »

 

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing

Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United States More »

 

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians in the lead-up to June elections

Cartel violence haunted the central Mexican town of Huitzilac days after a mass shooting claimed the lives of eight men More »

 

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

Donald Trump’s lawyers have sought to portray the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars More »

 

What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza

A U.S.-built pier is in place to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, but no one will know if the new route will work until a steady stream of deliveries begins reaching starving Palestinians More »

 

The latest hot spot for illegal border crossings is San Diego. But routes change quickly

U.S. figures show that San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April More »

 

Vatican updates norms to authenticate visions of Mary, weeping statues and stigmata

The Vatican is updating its norms on how to determine if visions of the Virgin Mary are authentic More »

 

Funeral set for Roger Fortson, the Black US Air Force member killed in his home by Florida deputy

A funeral will be held for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy More »

 

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