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Forest Service Exceeds Seasonal Hiring Targets Amid Staff Cuts

The U.S. Forest Service reports it has surpassed its hiring goals for this summer’s wildland fire season, saying 11,550 seasonal employees are now either being trained or are ready to deploy.

Sports

Iraq's World Cup Return Sparks Joy in Michigan

DEARBORN, Mich. — On a sweltering evening at a domed soccer field in the Detroit suburbs, the passion for the game is unmistakable. Zee Esho watches a local Iraqi Chaldean league opener where tempers flare and a goalie’s shout sounds like the stakes are huge.

Politics

Former Senate Leader Mitch McConnell Hospitalized

Former Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital on Sunday. The 84-year old Kentucky senator's condition is currently unknown but he has suffered

Politics

Trump Cancels Iran Strikes, Again Says Peace Deal Is Near

President Trump has canceled planned strikes in Iran, claiming, once again, that a peace deal is near. This is just the latest salvo in a series of whiplash proclamations when it comes to the U.S.-Israel-led war in Iran.

Politics

Veterans Oppose Trump's Proposed Triumphal Arch Near Arlington

A group of veterans, relatives and preservationists are mounting a legal and public campaign to block President Trump’s proposed 250-foot Triumphal Arch at Memorial Circle, the roundabout just outside the main entrance to Arlington National Cemetery.

Politics

House Approves $70B for ICE and Border Patrol

Federal agencies responsible for immigration enforcement are set to receive tens of billions more dollars after Congress voted to fund them not just for the year, but through the rest of President Trump's term. The House narrowly voted

Science

City Birds Alter Songs to Rival Traffic Noise

Researchers at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary report that some city-dwelling birds are changing their songs to be heard above traffic and other urban noise.

Technology

How a Historian Uses Social Media to Relive D-Day

Why one historian uses social media to remember D-Day in real time At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944.

Health

Eroded Public Health Powers Increase Outbreak Vulnerability

As concerns grow about hantavirus, Ebola and other threats, many state and local health agencies now have fewer tools to protect communities than they did during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Politics

Senate Republicans Advance ICE Funding via Reconciliation

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks during a news conference following a weekly policy luncheon with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on June 02, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Thune was joined by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK), U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), U.S. Sen.