Roaring crowds in stars and stripes show up for the US team, and soccer’s moment in their country
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It was a stadium like any other, packed with American sports fans wearing their favorite team’s jerseys…
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Tent collapses during Virginia church’s 20th anniversary celebration, killing 1 and injuring 22
A large tent collapsed during a Virginia church’s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly…
Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls
AI giant Anthropic says it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline…
A coalition sues to block Kentucky’s new 14.25% prediction markets tax
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A coalition that includes Kalshi, Crypto.com and Polymarket filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Kentucky’s first-in-the-nation excise tax…
How Americans celebrated the bicentennial — with fireworks, a Freedom Train and Farrah
WASHINGTON — In 1976’s “ Rocky,” heavyweight champion Apollo Creed arrives for the title fight dressed as George Washington, reenacting…
US Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans on Friday that they would try…
Kids’ nonprofit in Seattle returns 20 free World Cup tickets over barring referee
SEATTLE — Ali Abdulla was over the moon when he learned his youth-soccer nonprofit would receive 20 free tickets to…
Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama on Friday moved to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was…
Trump is raising expectations that this time he really will close deal with Iran to wind down war
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has long been looking for this weekend to be a big one for his presidency….
Officials search tornado-damaged areas after strong storms hit Illinois and Indiana
Authorities and residents searched tornado-ravaged areas and assessed damage Friday after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south…