President Trump has targeted Chicago and other Democrat-led cities for expanded federal intervention.
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Saturday’s Powerball jackpot soared to $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest jackpot in history. One town north of Los Angeles is looking for a little luck after a devastating year. Elise Preston has the story from Altadena.
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Forecasters warned that swells from Hurricane Kiko could reach the Hawaiian Islands by the end of the weekend and cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.
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This school year, more states are moving to limit cell phones in the classroom. It’s happening as new data reveals that ⅔ of Americans believe all-day bans would boost grades, social skills and behavior. Skyler Henry has more from a school in Atlanta.
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Three people survived the incident and were rescued, and “a search is ongoing in the hope of finding the missing victims,” an official said.
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Aryna Sabalenka has done it again. The world’s number one women’s tennis player defeated American Amanda Anisimova, 6-3, 7-6, to become the first back-to-back U.S. Open winner since Serena Williams.
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Israel has urged the residents of Gaza City to evacuate as it prepares for a full-scale military assault. Leaflets dropped from the sky telling residents of the famine-stricken area to leave. Haley Ott reports.
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Saturday’s Powerball jackpot would be the second-biggest in U.S. lottery history, only trailing the world-record $2.04 billion grand prize won in 2022.
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According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce that the use of Tylenol by pregnant women may be linked to autism in children.
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A group in South Carolina is determined to solve some of the Revolutionary War’s cold cases.
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