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‘Thunder ice’ and flooding strike several U.S. states

By John Raby, Associated Press

Residents and storm spotters in portions of Indiana, southern Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania reported the unusual mix of freezing rain accompanied by flashes of lightning in the unstable air.

California utility says its equipment may have started blaze that erupted during LA firestorm

By Christopher Weber, Associated Press

A California utility says its equipment may have sparked a small wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to push out federal employees by offering financial incentives

By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau, Associated Press

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.

Analysis: Who are the immigrants who come to the U.S.? Here’s the data

By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation

Most undocumented immigrants either have lived in the country for decades or have legal protections.

Trump administration plans to pressure the IOC to come up with a uniform transgender athlete ban

By Will Graves, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International Olympic Committee.

Elon Musk uses his X ownership to be a mouthpiece for Trump narratives and his White House position to push his priorities

By Ali Swenson, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who's using one of the world's most powerful information platforms to sell the government's…

Trump blames ‘obsolete’ U.S. air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he thinks last week's deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter wouldn't have happened if the U.S. had a more modern air traffic control computer system.

Trump’s global policy ideas have some wondering how the president went from America First to America Everywhere

By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn't waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars and nation building.