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New Mexico woman's bodycam confession about hiding newborn baby in hospital garbage tossed by state court
Body camera footage shows Alexee Trevizo confessing to hiding her newborn in a hospital trash can, but New Mexico's Supreme Court ruled it inadmissible.
After Most Migrants Leave Ceuta, Exhausted Holdouts Find Shelter on Beach
Most of the people who surged into Spain on Thursday have since returned to Morocco. A small minority are holed up on a seafront, tired, hungry and vowing to s…
Australia’s Indie Music Venues Closing as Costs Rise and Attendance Drops
When Mary’s Underground in Sydney closed, it was a familiar tune for a scene hit by high costs and low attendance. Critics worry about a shrinking space for ne…
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Fox News Campus Radicals Newsletter: Parents left in the dark, Trump starving socialist breeding grounds
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How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners
An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collec…
Europe’s Far Right, Once Marginal, Now Sets Tone on Spain Migrant Crisis
Europe sheltered many refugees in 2015. Its hard-line reaction to a new crisis in Ceuta shows how, …
Texas man allegedly bought 77 head of cattle with bad checks totaling over $159K: sheriff
A 25-year-old man from Barry, Texas, allegedly used bad checks to purchase 77 head of cattle worth …
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North America
Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending
Trump said that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the U.S. "to hold off any attack"…
This Is What My Father’s Assassination Taught Me About the War in Iran
After a lifetime of observing Iran’s revolutionary generation, I know that expecting meekness or di…
Trump Says He Is Canceling Strikes on Iran, Pending a Rapid Deal
President Trump said he agreed to requests from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to cancel p…
WestJet begins cancelling flights ahead of strike deadline, leaving travellers in limbo
Airline is continuing to bargain with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 4,40…
Europe
On the front line of Europe's battle against wildfires
French firefighters have won out over a massive blaze, with almost 200,000 evacuees returning home.…
Callas, Beethoven, bee-eaters or storks: competition seeks to redesign euro notes
The EU is using a currency redesign as an opportunity to be less neutral and try some finely balanc…
At least three killed in Moscow restaurant bombing, Russian officials say
At least three people have been killed and 21 injured after a homemade explosive device was detonat…
‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia
Exclusive: At a launch site in the Ukrainian countryside, members of the elite ‘Magyar’s Birds’ bri…
Asia
3 more suspects arrested over murder of businessman in Hong Kong bar fight
Hong Kong police have arrested three more suspects in connection with the death of a 32-year-old en…
Ukrainian drone strikes kill 2 in Russia, hit another Wildberries warehouse
Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least two people in Russian regions along the Volga River over…
EXCLUSIVE: Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka Test series
Star bowler Jasprit Bumrah will miss the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. He continues to fe…
CUHK earmarks Pak Shek Kok site for new medical building and 10th college
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will construct a new medical building and its 10th const…
Africa
Moroccan migrants return from Ceuta tired and disillusioned
Tired and disappointed, migrants pushed back from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta returned to Morocco …
Why Uganda seems to be winning the battle against Ebola as virus spreads in DR Congo
Uganda discharged its last Ebola patient from hospital roughly two weeks ago.
Life in Spanish enclave 'disrupted' by migrant influx, says Ceuta mayor
Migrants and residents alike complained on Saturday of the conditions in Ceuta, Spain’s North Afric…
Ceuta: Spain slams "selfish" EU partners
Almost all of the migrants who entered Spain’s enclave of Ceuta had left by Saturday, according to …
Oceania
Fears shared on Australia reaching bleak milestone in spread of H5 bird flu
There are fears Australia has reached a bleak milestone in the spread of H5 bird flu, following the…
Queensland reveals concept plans for Brisbane Olympic stadium precinct – but critics say they are ‘fantasy vision’
David Crisafulli says ‘Queenslanders will enjoy for generations’ as opponents point to lack of deta…
Grandfather and grandson pedal 5,300km from Broome to Bowral for MND
Bob Montgomery, 82, and his grandson Tom Malcolm, 18, have completed an epic cross-country cycling …
NRLW: Warriors fall short in tussle with Titans
The Warriors wāhine clawed their way back into the contest only to fall agonisingly short in a 18-1…
South America
Jorge Pérez Gallego, astrophysicist: ‘A total eclipse creates an energy similar to a big concert, to the feeling of celebrating a goal’
For the Spaniard who directs communications at the U.S. National Solar Observatory, the unique sens…
US: This is what we’re like
Robert Frank photographed ‘The Americans’ of the 1950s; what are those living in the senseless nigh…
La Fortuna, Costa Rica: Where the community takes its share of the tourism industry
A waterfall in the middle of the jungle, run by a community association, is among the world’s top-r…
Daniel Ortega establishes Latin America’s last dictatorship in Nicaragua
The authoritarian leader’s announcement of eradicating electoral processes seals the autocratic dri…
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Utah
Bountiful’s ‘Pantry Packs in the Park’ Returns August 8
On Saturday, August 8, the Bountiful Food Pantry will host its second annual Pantry Packs in the Pa…
Sports on the air: Here’s what games are on TV and radio for the week of Aug. 2-8
Match review: Real Salt Lake snap two-game losing streak in 1-1 stalemate at St. Louis
Idaho
Red Flag Warning issued August 2 at 1:04AM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Red Flag Warning: Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF, Mi…
Heat Advisory issued August 2 at 12:35AM MDT until August 2 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Heat Advisory: Cody Foothills, North Bighorn Basin, Southwest Bighorn Basin and 16 more areas until…
“El momento es ahora”: inversionistas se preparan para entrar en Venezuela pese a enormes riesgos
Por Anna Cooban, CNN En un deslumbrante salón de baile en el centro de Londres, alrededor de 200 pe…
Wyoming
Your Sunday, August 2 Guide: Two things to do in the Oil City - Oil City News
Your Sunday, August 2 Guide: Two things to do in the Oil City Oil City News
Big Boy returns home to Wyoming after cross country journey - CBS News
Big Boy returns home to Wyoming after cross country journey CBS News
The crowded and feisty race for Wyoming’s lone congressional seat - Deseret News
The crowded and feisty race for Wyoming’s lone congressional seat Deseret News
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WATCH: Latest fitness fashion trends
Fitness expert and coach Ciara Lucas shares the latest activewear trends and workout styles for the…
WATCH: Can a spreadsheet help you find love?
ABC News' Morgan Norwood reports on how some singles are using spreadsheets to find the perfect mat…
Rand Paul Managed to Silence Fauci, While Underscoring the Egregious Lies Fauci Spouted
Oil prices jump following fighting with Iran, while sinking AI stocks drag Wall Street lower
Oil prices are back to jumping on Wednesday, while sinking technology stocks are dragging Wall Stre…
Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service
Roughly six weeks before the first midterm ballots are mailed out, the U.S. Postal Service is emerg…
WATCH: Obstinate Anthony Fauci Pleads the Fifth when Asked if a Red Folder Is in Front of Him
Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth when asked by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) if a red folder was sitting in …
Southern Europe burns as 2 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris
An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest France …
Kentucky Takes a Step Forward: New Data Center and Energy Initiative to Enhance Energy Affordability
