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Trump hints escalation, Iran’s retaliation options, heat dome & more

6 mins; June 23, 2025

One Thing: Cuomo on the Cusp of a Comeback in NYC

21 mins; June 22, 2025

5 Good Things: These Dads Offer Hugs—and a Spiral—at Pride

16 mins; June 21, 2025

Khalil release granted, Geneva talks end, ‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary & more

6 mins; June 20, 2025

Iran’s message to Trump, SCOTUS ruling, world’s best restaurant & more

6 mins; June 20, 2025

Iran-Europe talks, Aflac hack, news alert fatigue & more

6 mins; June 20, 2025

Iran’s biggest backers, tariff warnings explained, pitcher carted off & more

6 mins; June 20, 2025

A deadline for diplomacy, derailment health studies, NBA finals & more

6 mins; June 20, 2025

US grace period on Iran, TikTok’s lifeline extended, ICE agents denied & more

6 mins; June 19, 2025

US weighs options, Trump rages at interest rates, new Covid-19 variant & more

6 mins; June 19, 2025

Israel’s warning, Gabbard ‘off message’, Juneteenth celebrations scaled back & more

6 mins; June 19, 2025

Iran-Israel attacks, Hortman house break-in, ready meal deaths & more

6 mins; June 19, 2025

Israeli hospital hit, ‘bunker buster’ bomb, Hurricane Erick & more

6 mins; June 19, 2025

Karen Read acquitted, 988 suicide hotline cuts, Social Security shortfall & more

6 mins; June 18, 2025

Trump considers Iran strikes, interest rates held, US Steel sold & more

6 mins; June 18, 2025

Iran ‘won’t surrender’, gender-affirming care ruling, UK abortion vote & more

6 mins; June 18, 2025

Fear in Iran, Tyler Perry accused, Amazon’s warning & more

6 mins; June 18, 2025

Iran’s ‘battle’ warning, Minnesota shooting posts, passport gender markers & more

6 mins; June 18, 2025

Trump's dilemma, journalist facing deportation, R. Kelly hospitalized & more

6 mins; June 17, 2025

Israel-Iran trade strikes, NYC candidate arrested, ‘infinite workdays’ & more

6 mins; June 17, 2025

Iranians flee, ICE worksite raids, minimum wage proposal & more.

6 mins; June 17, 2025

Nuclear claims questioned, energy security risk, law enforcement face covers & more

6 mins; June 17, 2025

Trump’s early exit, all-out war concerns, Matthew Perry case update & more

6 mins; June 17, 2025

MN suspect hearings, new attacks on Israel, ‘Diddy’ juror dismissed & more

6 mins; June 16, 2025

Iran state TV targeted, Minnesota suspect charged, Trump criticizes G7 & more

6 mins; June 16, 2025

Shooting suspect’s ‘hit list,’ ICE arrests questioned, Trump Mobile & more

6 mins; June 16, 2025

Trump opposes Israeli plan, Washington Post hack, blockbuster baseball trade & more

6 mins; June 16, 2025

Minnesota manhunt, G7 expectations, ‘No Kings’ protest death & more

6 mins; June 16, 2025

One Thing: ‘It's Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell 2.0.’: Trump’s Trans Service Member Ban

21 mins; June 15, 2025

5 Good Things: You’re Invited to an Udderly Ridiculous Cow Wedding

15 mins; June 14, 2025

Missiles from Iran, ‘No King’ protests, Mahmoud Khalil’s letter & more

6 mins; June 13, 2025

Iran’s retaliation, Marines in LA, Abrego Garcia hearing & more

6 mins; June 13, 2025

Israel-Iran fighting continues, LA businesses struggling, limb regeneration study & more

6 mins; June 13, 2025

Iran vows retaliation, Air India flight recorder, Karen Read re-trial wraps & more

6 mins; June 13, 2025

Israel strikes Iran, escalation concerns, plane crash survivor & more

6 mins; June 13, 2025

Deadly crash under investigation, CA senator forcibly removed, GOP DOGE cuts & more

6 mins; June 12, 2025

One plane crash survivor, CA vs. Trump admin, wildfires in Oregon & more

6 mins; June 12, 2025

Crash casualties rise, Gaza blockade march, deep-fake maker sued & more

6 mins; June 12, 2025

Plane crash latest, protests set to escalate, Mahmoud Khalil court order & more

6 mins; June 12, 2025

UPDATE: India plane crash, protests flare, US diplomats withdrawn & more

7 mins; June 12, 2025

Trade deal to-do list, Weinstein retrial verdict, Switch 2 record sales & more

6 mins; June 11, 2025

Trump hush money hearing, lawmaker stock market rules, Brian Wilson passes & more

6 mins; June 11, 2025

Trump admin vs. CA, risks for federal health cuts, ‘Dirty Dozen’ list grows & more

6 mins; June 11, 2025

Inflation snapshot, Musk 'went too far', US Army bases renamed & more

6 mins; June 11, 2025

Los Angeles curfew, US-China trade truce, FEMA’s days numbered & more

6 mins; June 11, 2025

CA emergency order, sanctions on Israeli ministers, Meta’s ‘superintelligence’ & more

6 mins; June 10, 2025

Military deployment cost, Greta Thunberg deported, global ‘fertility crisis’ & more

6 mins; June 10, 2025

Hegseth in the hot seat, ‘a chip shortage on steroids,’ BTS stars discharged & more

6 mins; June 10, 2025

Army celebrations, Austrian school shooting, New Jersey primaries & more

6 mins; June 10, 2025

700 Marines activated, poor work schedules, Israeli hostage video & more

6 mins; June 10, 2025

CA vs. Trump, newborns' investment account, Justin Baldoni lawsuit update & more

6 mins; June 09, 2025

CA governor to sue Trump, Harvard visas resume, consumer sentiment report & more

6 mins; June 09, 2025

US-China trade talks, Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, runaway pet zebra & more

6 mins; June 09, 2025

National Guard in LA, Army celebrations, French Open comeback & more

6 mins; June 09, 2025

LA protest clashes, Israel detains Greta Thunberg, TikTok skin care worries & more

6 mins; June 09, 2025

One Thing: How Trump’s Coal Cuts are Hitting His Diehards

22 mins; June 08, 2025

5 Good Things: Alaska Man vs. 700-pound Boulder

17 mins; June 07, 2025

Abrego Garcia returns, DOGE data ruling, US-China trade talks & more

6 mins; June 06, 2025

Education SCOTUS appeal, Trump to sell his Tesla, WA mass shooting foiled & more

6 mins; June 06, 2025

Trump’s cold shoulder, Israel strikes Hezbollah, miscarriage warning & more

6 mins; June 06, 2025

May jobs report, Biden’s physician subpoenaed, Tom Cruise’s world record & more

6 mins; June 06, 2025

Trump and Musk break up, moon landing fails, Super Bowl champ’s new home & more

6 mins; June 06, 2025

Trump-Musk war of words, Israel strikes Beirut, moon-landing in limbo & more

6 mins; June 05, 2025

Trump-Musk fallout, reverse discrimination ruling, judge warns ‘Diddy’ & more

6 mins; June 05, 2025

Trump-Xi call, Democrats slam travel ban, Mangione’s diary & more

6 mins; June 05, 2025

Travel ban backlash, migrant returned to US, Japan’s baby problem & more

6 mins; June 05, 2025

Trump’s travel ban, Biden investigation, Baltimore oil spill & more

6 mins; June 05, 2025

Columbia’s accreditation threatened, Boulder firebombing latest, Gaza ceasefire resolution vetoed & more

6 mins; June 04, 2025

Trump-Putin speak, Gaza aid operation paused, CA fertility clinic arrest & more

6 mins; June 04, 2025

GOP bill’s CBO score, FEMA confusion, town evacuated & more

6 mins; June 04, 2025

Best trade offers, Musk’s motives questioned, singer’s cancer diagnosis & more

6 mins; June 04, 2025

Steel and aluminum tariffs double, biological pathogen charges, mushroom deaths defense & more

6 mins; June 04, 2025

CO suspect’s family held, Musk blasts tax bill, Knicks coach fired & more

6 mins; June 03, 2025

Trump bill drama, Dollar General record sales, lost dog’s 100-mile journey & more

6 mins; June 03, 2025

Ukraine strikes Crimea bridge, South Korea’s new president, escaped inmates & more

6 mins; June 03, 2025

Gaza aid site shootings, transgender athlete deadline, actor shot dead & more

6 mins; June 03, 2025

Firebombing attack details, formalizing DOGE cuts, Aldi sued & more

6 mins; June 03, 2025

Colorado suspect’s murder charges, stocks’ ups and downs, Mongolia protest & more

6 mins; June 02, 2025

Russia-Ukraine negotiations, Colorado suspect charged, graduate job market struggles & more

6 mins; June 02, 2025

Colorado suspect overstayed visa, ICE arrests, volcano erupts & more

6 mins; June 02, 2025

Colorado attack witnesses, peace talks, retailers’ quiet Pride month & more

6 mins; June 02, 2025

Colorado fire attack, Poland’s political upset, US tennis success & more

6 mins; June 02, 2025

One Thing: Under RFK Jr.’s HHS, Who Decides the Facts?

19 mins; June 01, 2025

5 Good Things: This Rock Band Could Play at a Backyard Near You

17 mins; May 31, 2025

Musk’s farewell, new ceasefire deal in Gaza, Taylor Swift buys back catalog & more

6 mins; May 30, 2025

US-China tensions, visa vetting, Biden cancer update & more

6 mins; May 30, 2025

Americans spend less, trans athlete speaks out, candy recall & more

6 mins; May 30, 2025

Israel given ultimatum, Russell Brand enters plea, Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater & more

6 mins; May 30, 2025

Tariff whiplash, Canada wildfires, spelling bee success & more

6 mins; May 30, 2025

Tariffs unblocked, Trump meets Fed chief, Israel accepts ceasefire proposal & more

6 mins; May 29, 2025

Harvard hearing, West Bank settlement expansion, town’s relocating perk & more

6 mins; May 29, 2025

Harvard commencement, wine company’s tariff triumph, NBA finals contenders & more

6 mins; May 29, 2025

Tariff ruling uncertainty, Ukraine’s ‘drone wall,’ sparkly name crackdown & more

6 mins; May 29, 2025

Court blocks tariffs, Musk leaves DOGE, billion-dollar beauty deal & more

6 mins; May 29, 2025

Deadline for Russia, ‘TACO’ trade, Tate brothers charged & more

6 mins; May 28, 2025

Visa restrictions policy, South Sudan deportations, Terry Bradshaw’s comments & more

6 mins; May 28, 2025

Hamas leader killed, international students targeted, Missouri abortions cancelled & more

6 mins; May 28, 2025

Gaza’s grim milestone, Musk criticizes Trump’s bill, sperm donor’s cancer gene & more

6 mins; May 28, 2025

Deadly Gaza aid chaos, Starship spins out, reality couple pardoned & more

6 mins; May 28, 2025

Student visa appointments paused, King Charles’ speech, chaos in Gaza & more

6 mins; May 27, 2025

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