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A severe matcha shortage has sent prices skyrocketing. Tariffs are about to make it worse.

The Charlotte Chess Center announced the passing of 29-year-old chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky through a social media post Monday morning.

Trump posted an AI video of himself wearing a crown inside a fighter plane, dumping what appears to be feces on "No Kings Day" protesters, whom he called "whacked out."

The Colombia-U.S. alliance against drug trafficking is at risk as the U.S. ramps up deadly airstrikes off Colombia's coast and the nations' leaders trade barbs.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Trump administration after Oregon challenged the president's authority to deploy the National Guard.

Trump administration says gun rights under the 2nd Amendment do not extend to "habitual users" of drugs, including marijuana.

A new survey from the Trevor Project found that between 2023 and 2025, LGBTQ+ youth reported an increase in anxiety, depression and suicide ideation.

Israel strikes targets in Gaza and halts the arrival of aid after it said Hamas militants fired on Israeli troops.

Aaron Mahan, who's spent decades as a server on and off the Strip, says inflation and Trump's pugnacious immigration and foreign policies have chased tourists away. He's feeling it in his wallet.

State Sen. Scott Wiener is running to take Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat, although the former House speaker has not yet announced if she will run for another term.