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President Donald Trump signed his $3.4 trillion budget bill into law Friday, enshrining an extension of tax cuts, temporary new breaks for tipped workers and funding to crack down on illegal immigration.

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NEW YORK — Around 75 demonstrators gathered across the street from Trump Tower Friday afternoon to stage a die-in protesting the passage of what President Donald Trump calls the “Big, Beautiful Bill.”

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Boston has declared its independence from disgraced City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, whose last day of work after resigning following her conviction on federal corruption charges was July 4.

Fernandes Anderson, 46...Read more

Young Noble, a former member of the Outlawz rap group founded in the 1990s by Tupac Shakur, has died by apparent suicide at the age of 47, according to reports.

Noble, who’s real name was Rufus Lee Cooper III, was found...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Lawrence Herrera started carrying a folded-up copy of his birth certificate in his wallet last week. He also saved a picture of his passport on his phone's camera roll.

For the 67-year-old Atwater Village ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Households in Maryland struggling with rising utility costs will receive increased energy assistance benefits this year, Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced Thursday.

The expanded aid comes from increased ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Waiting in a lineup of floats ready to embark on Eagan’s annual July Fourth parade, DFL Rep. John Huot flinched when he heard a loud pop.

It was a balloon tied to a van behind him, bursting from the heat...Read more

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has announced that there was a measles exposure this week at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

On Friday, the agency gave details of the exposure. It occurred from 10 p.m. ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A tropical depression formed in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida on Friday headed for the Carolinas and expected to become a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Cherelle L. Parker is putting it all on the line.

In a fiery news conference on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Parker made clear on Thursday that she wasn't ready to capitulate in ...Read more

The four women sat in camping chairs on 19th Street sipping mix-made mojitos. One was knitting, another talked on her cellphone. Amalia Alejo sang in Spanish and Ana Flores held onto her small white dog.

They looked at ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An arrest warrant has been issued for a Kansas City woman months after she allegedly made terrorist threats to a children’s hospital, according to court records.

La’toya Summerville is charged in ...Read more

Powerful thunderstorms that swept through New Jersey on Thursday killed at least three people and knocked out power to thousands, officials said.

In a social media post late Thursday night, Gov. Phil Murphy said he had ...Read more

MIAMI — A state-run detention facility for migrants has opened in the Florida Everglades. Alligator Alcatraz — that is the official name — was assembled in eight days and opened on July 1. President Donald Trump ...Read more

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and Donald Trump agreed to cooperate on air defense as the Ukrainian leader sought to press Washington to resume key weapons deliveries.

The two leaders held a phone call hours after...Read more

Russia has formally recognized the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, almost four years after the controversial regime came to power, according to a statement issued by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Amid exploding fireworks, more than 130 firefighters battled a fire that engulfed four homes in Pacoima on Thursday night, authorities said.

On Friday morning, officials said one person was found dead.

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Trent Reznor hailed the late David Bowie as his "hero" during Nine Inch Nails' headline slot at Open'er Festival in Poland on Thursday (03.07.25).

The 60-year-old frontman noted the increasing relevance of their ...Read more

Sir Ringo Starr gave "extensive notes" to Sir Sam Mendes about his Beatles biopic.

The 59-year-old filmmaker is working on four separate movies about each member of the iconic band, and Ringo has revealed that he's been ...Read more

Jennifer Lopez has detailed the "very difficult time" after her split from Ben Affleck in a new song.

The 55-year-old singer/actress split from the Hollywood actor in April 2024 after less than two years of marriage and ...Read more