Consumers are finally getting a break when it comes to egg prices. Egg prices dropped to $4.55 in May, down 11% from $5.12 in April, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The price drop for a dozen Grade A large eggs comes as the effects of a …
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Washington — House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, a Tennessee Republican, announced Monday that he plans to resign after Congress passes President Trump’s budget bill. “Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up. As a result, today I notified the …
Read More »The Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee is demanding that former President Joe Biden’s White House physician testify before the panel — ramping up a congressional investigation into Biden’s age and health. Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, sent a letter to Dr. Kevin O’Connor on Thursday subpoenaing him …
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When the Oklahoma City Thunder tip off against the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals Thursday night, it won’t just be a battle for the title — it’s a generational milestone. Led by almost entirely Gen Z players born between the late 1990s and early 2010s, the Oklahoma City …
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An Australian woman accused of serving poisonous death cap mushrooms in a dish that killed three of her four guests who ate it spoke Wednesday about the incident and detailed how she planned the meal. Prosecutors in the Supreme Court case in the state of Victoria say Erin Patterson, 50, …
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With weather forecasts showing above-normal temperatures throughout the country this summer, heat-weary Americans will soon likely be turning up their air conditioners for relief. But that comfort will come at a cost. Home electricity bills are expected to reach their highest average rate in 12 years, at $784 for the summer period, according …
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The 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail more than two weeks ago by cutting out a hole behind a toilet received help from at least 15 people who provided food, cash, transport and shelter, according to court documents. The aid was given both before and after the …
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A retired Russian commander who led airstrikes on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol died in a blast early Thursday in Stavropol in southern Russia, authorities said. Zaur Gurtsiev, 34, received several medals for participating in Russia’s grueling assaults on the cities of Mariupol and Avdiivka. Authorities did not say …
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A U.S. Navy sailor was arrested in Illinois Thursday as the suspect in a mass shooting over Memorial Day weekend in South Carolina that wounded at least 10 people. Shawon Shamarion Williams, 19, was arrested by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, or NCIS, and was booked into the Lake County Jail …
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Instagram users under 16 won’t be able to livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages they’ve received without parental approval, owner Meta Platforms said Tuesday as it widened its safety measures for teenagers. The social media company also said it was extending safeguards for users under 18 to Facebook and …
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