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How ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ seeded a music nonprofit supporting the songwriters of tomorrow
It’s sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States. But the impact of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” goes ...
Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US as more planned
Activists say they will hold even larger demonstrations in the coming days, with “No Kings” events across the country on ...
House will vote on Trump’s request to cut funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid
House Republicans are moving to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s ...
Democratic governors will defend immigration policies before Republican-led House panel
As President Donald Trump spars with California’s governor over immigration enforcement, Republicans in Congress are calling ...
Standoff with troops in Los Angeles reignites old feud as Newsom resists Trump’s immigration raids
It was earlier this year that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was making nice with President Donald Trump as he sought help for ...
Hamas says it killed 12 Israeli-backed fighters. Israeli-supported group says they were aid workers
A unit of Gaza’s Hamas-run police force said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed militia after detaining them early ...
Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans
Every month, thousands of women thwart abortion bans in their home states by turning to telehealth clinics willing to ...
Robert F. Kennedy met with the CIA after a trip to the Soviet Union, newly declassified files show
The CIA released nearly 1,500 pages of previously classified documents relating to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and his 1968 assassination Thursday, detailing the agency’s work ...
These 2 items added to ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of most pesticide-contaminated produce
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) added blackberries and potatoes to its “Dirty Dozen” list of produce containing the most residue of potentially harmful pesticides.
Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI
An Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI will get a new day in court, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday. The opinion comes after a predawn 2017 ...
Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos faces detention hearing
A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States faces a detention hearing in Massachusetts on Thursday. Kseniia ...
European court rules Italy not liable for Libyan Coast Guard actions in fatal 2017 boat sinking
Judges at the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Italy couldn’t be held liable for the actions of the Libyan Coast Guard, rejecting a case brought by a group of migrants ...