President Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the crypto exchange Binance, according to people familiar with the matter, following months of efforts by Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company.

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Alaska Airlines flights are grounded nationwide on Thursday after the airline said it is experiencing an "IT outage affecting operations." The airline has requested the FAA for the ground stop.

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A third grandchild, age 10, was not on the helicopter and is safe, the Republican gubernatorial candidate's campaign said.

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A Los Angeles man shot by federal officers while he tried to evade arrest Tuesday morning is a popular local TikTok streamer who documents police activity, immigration enforcement and daily neighborhood life.

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California State Senator Scott Wiener announced Wednesday his candidacy for the congressional seat currently held by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, despite previously stating he would wait until her retirement to run for the position.

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The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.

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Ex-CNN host Don Lemon suggested Black and Brown Americans "of all stripes" should legally arm themselves in case Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents show up at their doors.



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With prospects for a special session of the Minnesota Legislature to consider an assault weapons ban and other gun control measures on hold, if not dead, DFL political leaders are turning to a different tactic: Going to the people. 

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North Carolina deputies arrested a Georgia man and later extradited him after he allegedly ripped down a Trump banner and opened fire during a confrontation.

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A Paris court on found TotalEnergies guilty of misleading consumers with its 2021 advertising campaign that depicted wind and solar farms while claiming it could achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, marking the first conviction of a major oil company worldwide for greenwashing.

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According to newly published data from Climate Central, 14 separate weather disasters in the U.S. caused $101.4 billion in damages during the first six months of 2025, allegedly making it the most expensive first half of any year since tracking began in 1980.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reiterated her province’s commitment to becoming a carbon neutral economy by 2050 at a parliamentary committee on Thursday, where MPs are studying Canada’s emissions reduction plan for the end of this decade.

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