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Maine Senate hopeful David Costello speaks with a potential voter on Sunday in downtown Brunswick, Maine, as he gathers signatures required to be considered at the Democratic Party's convention.

Platner's voters are reeling as Maine Democratic Party races to choose his replacement

Graham Platner generated enthusiasm in Maine with his progressive policies. Now he's out of the race, and his supporters have to decide what's next, as Maine Democrats prepare to choose a nominee.

In this photo illustration, the Grok website is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen on February 12, 2026. Grok is the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk's SpaceXAI, formerly known as xAI. A class action lawsuit filed against SpaceXAI and Stability AI alleges the companies' AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of children.

Class action suit against AI makers over deepfake child sexual abuse material expands

New plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceXAI and Stability AI say the companies' AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of them as children.

Federal agents confront Paigelynn Gonyea at a polling place in Syracuse, NY on June 23, 2026 in a video captured by another pollworker on the scene.

She posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post down

In January, Paigelynne Gonyea posted about the immigration surge in Minneapolis. This week, she was visited by ICE officials who claimed one of her posts had doxxed a federal agent.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at an event unveiling a new U.S. air traffic control system at the Department of Transportation on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Trump administration unveils a plan to modernize the air traffic control system

The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.

Commuters walk past a wall mural along the street in Tehran on July 21.

U.S. and Iranian attacks continue as tensions mount on a key waterway in the Red Sea

The fighting comes as the Trump administration is seeking billions of dollars more from Congress for the war with Iran, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says has already cost $37.5 billion.

Celebrating Tony Bennett on what would have been his 100th birthday

Bennett, who died in 2023, was known for a string of hits, including "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation and remembers some of Bennett's lesser-known songs.

Gugu Gumede plays Joyce Gomora in The Polygamist.

Netflix-viewers are binge-watching South African series 'The Polygamist.' Here's why

Why is a Zulu-language drama taking the world by storm? The Polygamist mixes sex and scandal with a sharp portrait of modern South Africa.

Where are Iran and Ukraine wars headed after NATO summit?

Fresh strikes between Iran and the United States and a tense ceasefire scrapped — Is the war with Iran back on?

A medical illustration depicts the Shigella bacteria, a leading cause of diarrheal disease.

A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease

Over 1 million people a year die from diarrheal disease. Nearly half are kids under age 5. A new vaccine in trials offers great hope.

U.S. troops fly over northern Afghanistan in the early days of the war in 2001. The U.S. fought its longest ever war in Afghanistan, for 20 years, only to see the Taliban retake control of the country as the U.S. withdrew in 2021.

Why is it so hard for the U.S. to win wars?

U.S. presidents have promised short, decisive wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. All have proved much more difficult than advertised and fallen far short of the political goals set at the beginning.

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