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Gulf states still hammered with dangerous flooding as Tropical Storm Arthur weakens

Flash Flood Threat. (ABC News)

(NEW YORK) --Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of theAtlantic hurricane season, weakened overnight but its energy is still powerful enough to cause serious flooding and other issues in the southeast Thursday.

A rare High Risk, level 4 of 4, for life-threatening flood potential was in place over southern Mississippi, southern Alabama and western Florida ...

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Ukraine strikes Moscow oil refinery in large-scale drone attack, with Zelenskyy saying it's 'time the war ended'

Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

(LONDON) -- Ukraine launched hundreds of drones on Thursday targeting more than a dozen Russian regions, including Moscow, where they struck an oil refinery, sending plumes of black smoke into the air over the Ru...

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Supreme Court allows some marijuana users to own guns, limiting federal gun ban

Cherry blossoms at the Supreme Court on a windy morning in Washington, D.C. (John Baggaley/Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) --In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a longstanding federal ban on guns for unlawful users of any controlled substance is unconstitutional as applied to a Texas gun owner who used marijuana several times a week.

The decision set new limits on federa...

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Fed set to make interest rate decision as inflation hits 3-year hig

Kevin Warsh, Chair of the Federal Reserve, on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)v

(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest decision on interest rates on Wednesday as the central bank weathers the highest inflation in three years.

The announcement will mark the first possible adjustment of the benchmark interest rate since Trump nomine...

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'Outer Banks' season 5 gets teaser trailer, release date

Chase Stokes as John B and Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron in episode 3 of 'Outer Banks' season 5. (Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix)

Outer Banks is starting up on its final adventure.

Netflix has shared the official teaser trailer for the drama series' fifth and final season. It has also announced that the season will make its debut on Aug. 20.

Returning to the show are series regulars Chase Stokes, Made...

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Fewer than half of Americans say they can afford healthcare: Gallup

Close-up of examination table in doctor's office (Grace Cary/Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) -- Fewer than 49% of Americans can afford healthcare, the lowest rate since tracking began in 2021, according to Gallup data released Thursday.

In a single year, roughly 2.8 million people no longer identified as being “Cost Secure” meaning they could no longer afford access to quality care or pay for visits and...

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Rhode Island News Summary

(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news: Police in Providence are continuing their search for four suspects who were involved in a home invasion. A Cumberland man has been sentenced to spend ...

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Rhode Island News Summary

(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news: The Rhode Island Attorney General has determined several Providence police officers used necessary force on a man who died in 2021.  A homicide i...

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Rhode Island News Summary

(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news:  Cicilline will leave Congress on June 1st.  Poker returns to Bally's Twin River this week.  A Pawtucket man reported missing has ...

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