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Wildfire threatens Yosemite
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Russian woman arrested for conspiring to infiltrate U.S. political groups

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Bloody Honduras

Immigration | As murderous gangs rule the streets, despair causes many people to head north to the United States

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La frontera: La verdad y las mentiras

Immigration | At the Mexico-Texas frontier, truth and lies

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‘Exercise increased caution’

Travel | Summer travel abroad now comes with stepped-up travel alerts and complex risks, but worthwhile pleasures

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Between Anywhere and Somewhere

Politics | An afternoon with U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse

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An ugly Roe?

Supreme Court | A tense confirmation fight to replace Justice Kennedy seems certain

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Paid family leave, and nursing home recitals

Laura Finch explains new legislation that would require companies to provide paid family leave, Sarah Schweinsberg reports on the economic success of African-American men, and Kim Henderson reports on a typical recital in a not-so-typical place.

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A conversation with Bruce Ashford

This week, Warren Smith talks with Bruce Ashford, the provost at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ashford recently wrote a book called Letters to An American Christian, in which he offers advice to a hypothetical college student.

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White House renews fight against AT&T–Time Warner merger

The Trump administration’s campaign to block AT&T’s megamerger with Time Warner is still going strong.

Canada ups trade ante with tariffs

Canadian tariffs on many U.S. imports take effect this week to the tune of $12.5 billion.

Amazon moves into the prescription drug business

Amazon announced a deal Thursday to acquire PillPack, an online pharmacy that caters to people who take multiple prescription medications each day.

Trade trauma: Harley-Davidson to send business overseas

As a mounting trade war between the United States and other countries heats up, Harley-Davidson announced Monday it would move some production over

Dow Jones drops GE

The S&P Dow Jones Indices said Tuesday it will drop General Electric from the Dow Jones industrial average next week.

Let’s clean up this town!

Jobs | Homeless residents pick up trash—and life skills—in Texas city

Judge approves AT&T, Time Warner merger

A federal judge on Tuesday approved AT&T’s merger with Time Warner, rejecting the U.S.

The seeing blind

Work & Calling | What a legendary gospel singer reminds the world after a week filled with sad news of death

Coffee tzar Schultz brews presidential buzz

Starbucks executive chairman Howard Schultz said Monday he would step down, further fueling speculation he will run for president.

Djokovic and Kerber win at Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber won the Wimbledon men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, this weekend in London.

France captures World Cup title

France closed out an exciting World Cup in Russia on Sunday, defeating Croatia 4-2.

Croatia downs England, faces France in World Cup final

Croatia shocked England in a come-from-behind 2-1 victory in the World Cup semifinals Wednesday in Moscow, denying England its first World Cup fina

Players union challenges NFL anthem policy

The National Football League Players Association filed a grievance Tuesday against the national anthem policy adopted by the NFL in May.

France advances to World Cup final

France finds itself in the finals of the World Cup for the first time since 2006, defeating Belgium 1-0 Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Russia.

World Cup semifinals set

The World Cup soccer tournament is down to its final four teams following this weekend’s quarterfinal matches.

‘Jesus is gonna win!’

Books | A helpful aid in understanding the book of Revelation and its message of impending persecution of the Christian church

Hollywood agent drops pro-Trump actor

Entertainment | Shaming and shunning are the new tactics of nasty personal politics

Recent classical releases

Music | Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor  The Choir of St.

China takes trade complaints to the WTO

China on Monday said it filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the United States’ imposing additional tariffs on $200 bil

Protests drive out Haitian prime minister

Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned over the weekend after a botched plan to raise fuel prices triggered violent protests.

Suicide bomber strikes government target in Kabul

A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people and wounded 15 others after detonating an explosive vest in Kabul.

U.S. and U.K. are fine despite Trump’s critiques

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Syrian government secures birthplace of civil war

Syrian officials on Thursday raised the country’s flag over the southern city of Daraa, where the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad that l

Stranded church groups return home from Haiti

A number of U.S.

Trump claims victory at end of NATO summit

President Donald Trump on Thursday said several European allies agreed to increase their defense spending after concerns the United States cou

Latest tariffs aggravate Congress

Congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are beginning to push back against President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs in trade disputes.

Remembering the 709 crackdown

Persecution | Chinese human rights lawyers remain in detention on the third anniversary of the ‘709 Incident’

Republicans rebuke Trump for summit comments

House Speaker Paul Ryan and other high-profile Republicans responded with criticism of U.S.

Judge: U.S. must wait to deport families

The federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to reunite illegal immigrant parents and children blocked the deportation of those families

Trump raises Russian election interference at Helsinki summit

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Lawmakers: Page more helpful than Strzok

Republican lawmakers said a closed-door meeting with former FBI lawyer Lisa Page

No left turns?

Supreme Court | A conservative legal infrastructure developed over the last 20 years has conservatives hoping the days of unpleasant surprises from Republican-appointed justices are over

U.S. indicts Russian hackers who targeted Clinton

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced indictments Friday of 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking into the computer networks of t

Giuliani slams Strzok testimony

President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani responded harshly Friday to FBI agent Peter Strzok’s congressional testimony by calling it a dis

Fracas in House as Strzok testifies

A tension-filled House hearing for FBI agent Peter Strzok erupted into chaos along partisan lines Thursday.

Judge upholds rights of Iranian Christian refugees

About 90 U.S.-bound refugees trapped in Austria have a little more hope for the future after a federal judge ruled Wednesday that the governme