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Winds of more than 80mph, severe flooding and tornadoes swept through Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and KentuckyPowerful storms swept across ⁠the midwest on Tuesday, leaving three dead and more than 800,000 without power in four states as winds gusts of more than 80mph (130km/h) tore down trees and power lines.⁠In Indiana, a four-year-old child died after […]

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news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeLawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk say he shouldn’t be eligible for the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” during the assassination last year at a Utah event attended by thousands of people.Defendant Tyler Robinson’s attorneys say prosecutors have […]

As August 2026 begins, another round of approval polls for President Donald Trump is available.As reported by USA TODAY on Aug. 12, a recent poll from Economist/YouGov placed the president’s approval ratings at a “new low,” with one in three Americans, or 33%, of respondents approving of his job performance, according to the results. USA […]

Morning Rundown: Why Wisconsin pollsters got it wrong, the best eclipse photos, and Hollywood could lose one of its oldest studios news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeA Minnesota man who killed an elderly relative went on to fatally stab his wife and their 7-year-old daughter Wednesday at a Minneapolis-area home daycare where […]