The View Sparks Bias Debate

A vice president walking onto one of television’s most hostile stages and walking off saying “they were only a little bit vicious” tells you a lot about how the media game is played.Story SnapshotVice...
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Columbia Reverses Test-Optional Admissions

Columbia University just became the last Ivy League school to drop its test-optional policy — and the reversal raises a big question: was going...
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World Cup Fans Confront LAX Reality

As the world rushes into Los Angeles for the World Cup, the first thing many visitors may see at the airport is not American greatness, but people sleeping on the floor with nowhere else to go.Story SnapshotLos Angeles International Airport is a key gateway for World Cup fans heading to SoFi Stadium and other venues.Online videos show homeless people sleeping inside airport terminals, sparking a fight over safety, image, and basic dignity for everyone involved.Airport police and staff have long dealt with large numbers of homeless people in terminals, with thousands of calls for service each year.Homeless advocates say...
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Multiple Injured in Station Knife Attack

A man many say the system should have stopped long ago was able to slash commuters in New York’s busiest train station before anyone stepped in.Story SnapshotFive to six people were stabbed or slashed in a crowded Penn Station concourse during Sunday evening travel.Police say the 51-year-old suspect is a homeless, emotionally disturbed man with prior arrests and an open warrant.One victim suffered a serious head wound while others were treated for moderate and minor injuries.Conflicting reports and missing public records show how little the public really knows after a high-profile attack.What We Know About the Penn Station Stabbing...
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Knicks Complete Record 29-Point Finals Comeback

A basketball game that should have been over by halftime turned into proof that even the biggest lead is not safe in today’s made-for-TV...
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ISS Leak Triggers Emergency Shelter

A rare air leak emergency on the International Space Station has exposed aging Russian hardware and raised fresh questions about how long America should keep trusting Moscow as a critical space partner.Story SnapshotNASA ordered five orbiting crew members to shelter in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule as a worsening air leak hit the Russian side of the station.The leak came from an aging Russian transfer tunnel that has struggled with cracks and slow leaks for years, forcing increasingly drastic repair attempts.Mission control treated the event as a real evacuation alert, yet NASA later allowed the astronauts to leave Dragon...
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Rare Screwworm Pest Detected in Texas Livestock

Texas ranchers and federal officials are now confronting a pest that had been absent from the United States for decades, and the first Texas case has reopened fears about how quickly agricultural threats can move across the border.Quick TakeUSDA confirmed a New World screwworm case in a Texas calf in Zavala County and said there have been no further detections so far.Texas officials placed the area under quarantine and launched joint containment steps with federal partners.USDA said the food supply remains safe because screwworms do not infest food products.Livestock experts still describe the insect as a serious animal-health threat...
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Hegseth Sparks D-Day Migration Controversy

When the sitting U.S. war chief uses a sacred D‑Day cemetery to warn that Europe is facing a new “invasion” from the sea, it...
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Veteran Actor Fatally Stabbed in LA Home

A veteran Hollywood actor is dead, a troubled 44-year-old is charged with murder, and once again Los Angeles leaves Americans wondering whether justice and sanity still have a place in a major liberal city.Story SnapshotVeteran actor James Handy, 81, was fatally stabbed outside his Los Angeles home; his girlfriend’s son, Michael Gledhill, is charged with murder.Police say a 911 caller declared, “I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin,” before officers found Handy stabbed in the chest.Prosecutors charged Gledhill with one count of murder and a special allegation that he personally used a knife,...
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House Vote Challenges War Powers Over Iran

The House vote on Iran was more than a symbolic reprimand; it was Congress briefly forcing a constitutional question that presidents usually prefer to keep buried.Quick TakeThe House adopted a war-powers resolution aimed at ending U.S. military action against Iran, with the final vote reported as 215-208.Four Republicans joined Democrats, turning the vote into a genuine bipartisan break with President Donald Trump.The measure rested on Congress’s war powers and on the claim that military action needed fresh authorization.The vote did not end the conflict by itself; the Senate still had to act, which left the practical effect uncertain.Why This...
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