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U.S. Olympic canoeist David 'Davey' Hearn charged in Reflecting Pool vandalism

U.S. Olympic canoeist David "Davey" Hearn was indicted Thursday on a single count of destruction of property following his arrest last month at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Hearn was indicted in D.C. Superior Court on the felony charge. Hearn previously told NBC News that he was arrested and detained for five hours on June 19 after he touched a piece of the detached coating in the pool. He said he had stopped at the landmark during a bike ride "to satisfy my curiosity a ...

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N95 mask encouraged for July 4 Washington DC National Mall fireworks

Story by Mike Stunson, USA TODAY NETWORK • 2h • Saturday's Fourth of July fireworks on the National Mall in Washington DC could be the largest ever staged, according to President Donald Trump, but officials are also warning of health concerns alongside the spectacle. Freedom 250 organizers say the July 4 show will feature 850,000 fireworks shells launched from 10 sites. With it comes the possibility of "a significant amount of smoke," National Mall and Memorial Parks says. Her ...

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Tillis: SAVE America Act is 'dead' as time has run out to implement new voting rules

07/02/26 11:50 AM ET Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says the SAVE America Act, President Trump’s No. 1 legislative priority, is “dead” on Capitol Hill because there is not enough time to change election laws before the midterms — even if Senate Republicans muster 60 votes for the legislation, which is unlikely. “Unless they do the work to get to the 60 votes, they know it’s dead, and so all this is theater,” Tillis told The News & Observer, repeating arguments he has made in Washington calling on ...

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Polis defends data centers as Colorado juggles energy demands

10h ASPEN, Colo. — Colorado's Democratic governor, Jared Polis, defended data centers, touted oil and gas rules and bemoaned climate change in a recent interview in this mountain town. Why it matters: Colorado has long been a microcosm of the nation's debates on energy, AI and the effects of a warming planet. Polis, who is leaving office in January due to term limits, has spent nearly eight years governing through each of those fights. Inside the room: In an interview with Axios on stag ...

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'Weird Al' Yankovic Pulled Out of AI Ad Despite Offer to Make a 'Nice Pile of Money': 'I Can't Be the Poster Boy for AI'

Some things are too weird even for parody king “Weird Al” Yankovic. Ahead of a Syracuse, New York, stop on his “Bigger & Weirder” tour, Yankovic revealed to Syracuse.com in an interview published this week that he was offered “a nice pile of money” to appear in a commercial for business-focused software, but he backed out once he realized the ad would involve AI. “I’m not a fan of AI,” he said. “I’m not going to mention any names, but they told me it was for a business. It was business softwar ...

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Trump hijacked US's 250 anniversary to serve 'political ideology and pet projects', congressional report says

(The Guardian) Donald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology, according to a congressional investigation released on Thursday. The interim report, “From Vanity to Insanity: How the White House Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday”, outlines a web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes orchestrated through a shadow corporation embedded within the National Park Foundation (NPF).

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U.S. Air Force Officer Arrested on Capitol Steps for Call to Impeach Trump: 'The Bill Must Come Due'

(Mediaite) Air Force Major Jason Watson was arrested on the Capitol Steps after delivering a speech calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Watson listed several perceived crimes committed by the president and vice president, including unconstitutional military actions and granting sweeping authority to unelected individuals. Watson was joined by various individuals and organizations in his call for impeachment, with Free Speech for People praising his courage and commitment to upholding the Constitution.

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U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, less than expected; unemployment rate at 4.2%

(CNBC) The U.S. economy saw job creation cool sharply heading into the summer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. Nonfarm payrolls for June increased by a seasonally adjusted 57,000 for the month, slower than the downwardly revised 129,000 added in May and worse than the 115,000 Dow Jones consensus forecast.

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Soaring revenue at Mar-a-Lago shows how Trump's business interests and politics intersect

(CNN) As President Donald Trump’s wealth has soared since retaking office, a new financial disclosure shows his two premier Florida resorts have also delivered record-breaking surges in revenue – a potent illustration of how Trump’s personal business and presidential politics overlap. Trump has visited the properties, Mar-a-Lago and Trump National Doral, more than two dozen times since the beginning of last year, hosting million-dollar-per-plate fundraising dinners, feting foreign dignitaries and welcoming GOP galas as industry leaders and political groups have scrambled to book their own events there as well.

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Grand Jury indicts Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill

1 hr ago - Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has been indicted by an Orleans Parish grand jury on 16 felony counts tied to a letter she sent to several Orleans Parish leaders after lawmakers passed a bill combining the Orleans Parish courts. The grand jury ... (WDSU-TV)

Shannon Miranda Admits Sending Fake Adoption Texts About Dogs He Shot Dead, Affidavit Says

2 hrs ago - In interviews with law enforcement, Shannon Miranda admitted to burying “numerous dogs” at a time in mass graves at his “no-kill” animal sanctuary in Fortuna, according to an affidavit from Humboldt County Sheriff’s Sergeant ... (Lost Coast Outpost)

Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives

3 hrs ago - snip-"It is one of 11 copies printed in Exeter, New Hampshire in July 1776 to spread news of American independence through the colonies before it was seized by British forces." snip-"The document was seized by the Royal Navy on Christmas Eve 1776 whe ... (BBC.com)

Mamdani mocked by GOP for telling New Yorkers to set thermostats to 78

3 hrs ago - Republicans are criticizing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) after he suggested residents set their thermostats to 78 degrees to help conserve energy in the city as it braces for triple-digit temperatures this weekend. “New York: it’ ... (The Hill)

Former CDC official says RFK Jr.'s response to measles outbreak "not based on science or reality"

4 hrs ago - By July 2, 2026 / 7:20 PM EDT / .................... In an interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Wednesday, former CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry, one of four senior CDC officials who resigned in protest last summer, s ... (cbs news)

Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

5 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered an $800-a-day fine for a former Fox News reporter if she refuses to reveal her confidential source for stories about a Chinese American scientist who was ... (AP)

Jack Smith says he's 'very concerned what's going to happen next election' under Trump

5 hrs ago - Former special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday said that under President Donald Trump, "We are facing an attack on the rule of law," and that he is "very concerned about what's going to happen next election" Smith also said that a potential indictment ... (CNBC)

Democrats demand HHS reinstate canceled teen pregnancy prevention grants

5 hrs ago - 07/02/26 3:13 PM ET Democrats across both chambers of Congress are demanding the Trump administration reinstate tens of millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) grants that were suddenly canceled last week. In the House, 79 Democrats, ... (The Hill)

L.A. County man admits he sent Nancy Guthrie's family fake ransom notes

5 hrs ago - A Hawthorne man on Thursday pleaded guilty to federal charges of sending a fake ransom note to the family of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, whose mother, Nancy, was abducted in a mystery that captured national attention. Derrick Cal ... (LA Times)

DOJ scrambles after accidentally releasing sealed Jack Smith report on Trump

6 hrs ago - July 2, 2026 11:59AM ET The Justice Department accidentally released former special counsel Jack Smith's sealed report on President Donald Trump to lawyers for the former prosecutor accused of stealing it. Volume II includes Jack Smith's evidence in ... (Raw Story)

Former ethics lawyer says Trump's crypto poses 'clear conflict of interest'

6 hrs ago - Updated July 2, 2026 12:27 PM ET President Donald Trump and his family earned more than $1 billion last year through cryptocurrency ventures and other businesses, according to a 927-page financial disclosure report filed with the Office of Governmen ... (NPR)

Delaney Hall's air conditioning goes out during N.J.'s worst heat wave in 15 years

6 hrs ago - Neither the Department of Homeland Security nor the GEO Group, the company that runs the facility, responded Thursday to requests for comment. Eyes on ICE, an activist group that monitors conditions at the Newark immigration detention center, said re ... (NJ.com)

Mitch McConnell is still in the hospital after medical episode, his office says

6 hrs ago - Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized, his office said in a statement Thursday — without offering details about a recent medical episode that has renewed concern about the health of the former Republican majority leader. McConnell “cont ... (Politico)

Activists to rally about 14th Amendment at Supreme Court

6 hrs ago - Updated July 2, 2026, 11:48 a.m. ET Demonstrators from across the country will gather outside the Supreme Court on July 9 to celebrate the 158th birthday of the 14th Amendment and protest what they call attempts by the Trump administration to undermi ... (USA Today)

Judge Demands Answers About Plans for Trump's East Potomac Golf Course

6 hrs ago - Judge Demands Answers About Plans for Trump's East Potomac Golf Course In a fiery hearing, Judge Ana C. Reyes hammered the government over denials that the president was forging ahead with plans to renovate the course without approval. President Trum ... (New York Times)

Sexual assault nonprofit in New Mexico providing space for Epstein survivors

7 hrs ago - Posted 2:49 PM, Jul 02, 2026 Less than 50 miles from Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch, a Santa Fe nonprofit is serving as a haven for survivors of his alleged crimes — a middle ground between their pain and the public. Solace Sexual Assault Servic ... (Scripps News)

Google search empire stuck with $4.7 billion fine after losing final Android appeal in Europe

8 hrs ago - July 2, 2026 (CN) — The smartphone that put Google in millions of pockets also left it with one of Europe’s biggest antitrust fines after the EU’s highest court rejected the company’s final Android appeal Thursday. The European Co ... (Courthouse News Service)

Trump administration's $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border

8 hrs ago - Updated 7:48 AM EDT, July 2, 2026 PHOENIX (AP) — For decades, all that separated the U.S. from Mexico was barbed wire. Now, after a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump’s administration is swiftly building what it ... (AP)

The Dan Sullivan saga in the Alaska Senate race is under investigation, sources say

9 hrs ago - July 2, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT State and federal prosecutors in Alaska are investigating whether the campaign for a U.S. Senate candidate who has the same name as the Republican incumbent could be part of a conspiracy to confuse voters, two people with kn ... (NBC News)

Tugboat workers go on strike days before Sail Boston and July 4th fireworks: "You need us"

9 hrs ago - By Penny Kmitt July 2, 2026 / 12:40 PM EDT / CBS Boston Tugboat workers in Boston have gone on strike, just days before two of the city's biggest events this summer, Sail Boston and the July 4th fireworks on the Charles River Esplanade. Riley Tucker ... (CBS News)