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New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, stoking fresh cattle fears
A deadly cattle pest called New World screwworm has been found in Texas, 60 years after it was effectively eradicated in the United States.Why it...
Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon ceasefire terms
Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to a full ceasefire, contingent on Hezbollah halting attacks and withdrawing its operatives from the area south of the Litani...
The population crisis hiding in California's suburbs
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates; Chart: Russell Contreras/AxiosCalifornia is losing people from suburbs year after year, revealing a deeper demographic shift reshaping...
Stocks drive record share of American wealth
Data: Federal Reserve, FactSet; Note: Includes both directly held stocks and shares held indirectly in mutual funds and ETFs, as a share of total assets...
Pulte pick sparks a Senate GOP rebellion
Just when President Trump removed one thumb from the eye of Senate Republicans — scrapping his $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" — he put another right...
Netanyahu squeezed between Trump and election year politics
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent spat with President Trump over Lebanon underscored how his military objectives, and possibly his political survival, are dependent on...
AI is ushering in a new era of colonialism
As AI changes the way the world gathers information, some critics say that it is perpetuating stereotypes and erasing cultural nuances for Indigenous groups and...
Trump broadens U.S. military footprint
President Trump has expanded military operations across multiple regions during his second term, with U.S. forces targeting drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific even as...
House tensions erupt as Rashida Tlaib pushes vote to constrain Trump on Lebanon
Tensions in the House boiled over Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans alike fumed at Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her push to pass a Lebanon...
Trump allies renew Greenland, Canada takeover talk
Greenland remains part of Denmark "for now," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a Wednesday House hearing — a nod to President Trump's repeated...
MAGA isn't sold on Trump's face on the $250 bill
Over a quarter of President Trump's MAGA loyalists don't want the Treasury to print $250 bills with his face on them, according to a new...
New forecasts lay out 2 rocky paths for global economy
The Iran war has divided the global outlook into two tracks:A modest slowdown if the conflict ends soon or a severe hit, with some economies...