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Why this July 4 weekend is a wildfire tinderbox

A firefighting plane releases a long stream of red fire retardant over a large wildfire burning across a dry, mountainous landscape in southern Colorado.

How the world's top AI models were revived

Illustration of a computer screen featuring an American flag with red tape making up the stripes and covering up parts of the screen

Democrats plot subpoena storm over Trump's $2 billion gold rush

Illustration of a giant blue magnifying glass focusing a beam of light onto a pile of hundred dollar bills
Jul 3, 2026 - World

Ukraine proves it can hit Russia almost anywhere

A Ukrainian drone launches from a rail in a green field. A military member can be seen squatting in the left corner. The sky is blue.
Jul 2, 2026 - Business

Portrait exhibit brings 47 American presidencies to life

Six vintage-style portraits of U.S. political figures in a 3x2 grid on tan backgrounds, sketched in colored-pencil style.
Updated Jul 2, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalizing Reflecting Pool

People work in the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool as seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2026

America's 250th fireworks party collides with burn-bans

OpenAI courts Trump administration as its latest investor

Photo illustration of Sam Altman looking nervously towards an exclamation point with the dot in the shape of the OpenAI logo
Jul 2, 2026 - Economy

The World Cup's hiring head fake

Scotalnd Fans in Boston

Jobs report gives labor market a yellow card

Soccer referee holding up a yellow card at 2026 World Cup.

Trump puts allies on notice: AI power comes first

Animated illustration of a waving American flag with stripes made out of binary code moving from left to right, and sparkle shapes for stars.

The Supreme Court hands Trump — and itself — more power

Illustration of Donald Trump weighing down the scales of justice, with a group of lawyers on the other scale.

Polis defends data centers as Colorado juggles energy demands

Two panelists on a colorful geometric stage at the "Aspen Ideas Festival": a woman in white with a scarf on the left, a man in a blazer and glasses on the right, audience visible in foreground.
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