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Wildfire smoke is clouding the countdown to Sunday's Spain-Argentina World Cup final, and it's still unclear whether conditions will worsen by kickoff.

Irish actress Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for "My Left Foot" and charmed generations of moviegoers as the "Pigeon Lady" in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. She was 81.

House Republicans say they limited their ambitions for a third party-line spending package to make it easier to get through the Senate, but the ploy does not appear to be working.

Federal health and food safety authorities have found that cyclosporiasis cases across multiple states are linked to a single lettuce supplier used by Taco Bell.

Iran released a U.S.-Iranian dual national stranded in Iran since December 2024, President Trump has announced.

Rep. Haley Stevens has scored the support of the Congressional Black Caucus in her bid for the U.S. Senate, handing her some late-innings bragging rights with African American voters who have the power to swing her hard-fought Democratic primary race ...

Severe storms across Texas triggered a wave of flight delays and cancellations at airports nationwide Wednesday into Thursday. As of Wednesday evening, more than 3,600 flights had been delayed and 83 canceled nationwide.

Director Christopher Nolan's long-awaited Greek epic "The Odyssey" collected $17.6M in Thursday preview screenings, the best preview total of any film in 2026 and a strong signal for an opening weekend that could reach or exceed $100M.

States that work with President Trump to clean up their voter rolls can get more taxpayer money to help do it, but those that refuse could face fines and penalties and, if they ignore evidence of noncitizens on their lists, the administration is ...

The National Park Service is assessing the potential impacts of building a Triumphal Arch in the District of Columbia and is inviting public feedback on the proposal.