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Local health officials and police are alerting residents to a phone scam targeting Medicare recipients in the Yuma area.
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Many people have been enchanted watching Artemis II circle the moon and start the journey home. President Trump doesn't appear to be among them. Some critics say his lack of enthusiasm is calculated.
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In Vancouver, the Squamish Nation had a chance to do what many housing advocates dream of, developing a plot of prime urban real estate without zoning constraints. So what did they build? Housing.
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Teens and young adults have a growing problem with sports betting and gaming. How can parents talk to their kids about gambling before it becomes a problem?
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The war with Iran has split many of President Trump's supporters, but rather than criticize the policy, some of the biggest names in the MAGA movement are criticizing Trump.
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The celebrated mountaineer, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and later as its president and CEO, died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, his family said. -
North Korea said its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to expand nuclear-capable forces. -
A man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court and acknowledged his involvement in an attempt to illegally smuggle migrants to the U.S. when a truck crashed in Mexico in 2021, killing more than 50. -
The teen birth rate continues its decades-long downward trend. Researchers say many factors are at play, including less sexual activity and more access to contraception and abortion. -
Until a few years ago, Ben Roberts-Smith was one of Australia's most celebrated war heroes. But now, he will stand trial for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
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Bill Gates will appear before the House Oversight Committee in June. The Department of Justice said Wednesday that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not testify for now. -
Mobile home parks are an important source of lower-cost housing. In Durango, Colo., one community fights to keep theirs affordable.
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Montgomery, Ala., helped shape America — from the cradle of the Confederacy to the birthplace of the civil rights movement to the city's draw today as the place to reflect on the legacy of slavery.
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