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Elon Musk interviewed Donald Trump on his social media platform X. Tim Walz is making his first solo campaign stop on Tuesday. Mystery surrounds one of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords.
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The Israel-Hamas war is an issue in Ilhan Omar's Democratic primary race
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar faces a familiar primary challenger as voting closes on Tuesday. Yet even as the war in Gaza is also a focus for voters in Minnesota, the dynamics of this race are different.
Walz to address AFSCME workers at their convention in Los Angeles
In his first solo campaign experience, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will address a prominent public sector union to highlight both his own and Vice President Kamala Harris' support for workers.
A 4.4 magnitude quake jolts a wide region of Southern California
If you were anywhere in the Los Angeles area during lunch time on Monday, you likely felt a little shake -- or a big shake depending on your location.
Ex-GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls for a reset of the Trump campaign
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Republican presidential candidate and Trump campaign surrogate Vivek Ramaswamy about what Trump has to do to get his campaign back on track.
Musk interviewed Trump in a freewheeling conversation that covered many subjects
Elon Musk is using the power of his social media platform X to put his weight behind Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Kentucky moves to expand a state law to make it easier to rock climb on private land
Rock climbers who want to explore cliffs on private land in Kentucky hope to get help from state lawmakers to do so.
Here’s how you can keep finding new sports to love between now and the next Olympics
One of the joys of watching the Olympics is getting sucked into sports you’ve barely heard of. If you still need that feeling in your life, these sports are out beyond the Olympic fringe.
Former police chief faces a felony charge in the raid of a Kansas newspaper
The former Marion police chief is charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential witness for a probe into his conduct of withholding information from authorities.
A former Cornell student is sentenced to 21 months for threatening to kill Jews
Patrick Dai admitted to posting anonymous threats against Jews on campus in October. His lawyer argued it was a "misguided attempt to highlight Hamas’ genocidal beliefs and garner support for Israel.”