Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity lineup of supporters
Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a call to defend democracy as three former presidents joined him on stage in an extraordinary event featuring politicians, A-list celebrities, athletes and other internationally known figures. “I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is and remind us what we can achieve when we embrace our shared responsibilities as citizens,” the a...
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- Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity lineup of supporters
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- Arizona prosecutors dismissing fake elector case but vow to seek new indictment
- An Uber driver for World Cup fans was injured in Kansas City shootings that also left a man dead
- Native Americans mark the US 250th with pride, pain and patriotism
- California billionaire tax proposal has enough support to get on the November ballot, official says
- With a sledgehammer and a shovel, volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash
- Federal regulators order grid operators to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers
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- New York Knicks revel in their NBA victory parade as joyous fans and celebs fill the streets
- FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology
- New York mayor, other leaders push to end horse carriage industry after Indian teens death
- Man who admitted setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime
- A citys push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
- Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe
- Mamdani tests his political clout in New Yorks primary as he looks to reshape the Democratic Party
- Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system
- Eastern Washington wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes
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Wed, 17 Jun 2026
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- Federal Trade Commission sues leading transgender health group
- Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governors call for 2028 redistricting
- All detainees from immigration facility Alligator Alcatraz have been transferred, DHS says
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- Trump delays his own national intelligence nominee, fueling tension with fellow Republicans
- Investigators seek clues in small jet crash that killed 1 in Texas, where bystanders rushed to help
- Military officials identify all 8 victims of fiery B-52 crash at California Air Force base
- US tells states to deal with unemployment fraud - or face penalties
- Luigi Mangione will assert psychiatric defense in murder case in UnitedHealthcare CEOs killing
- Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to the Battle of Bunker Hill
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- Most Americans see freedoms under threat but core to nations identity, AP-NORC poll finds
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- A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public June 19
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- Authorities say they disrupted planned drone, gun attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show
- Federal government seeks to halt the first U.S. reparations program for Black people
- Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool
Tue, 16 Jun 2026
- A person is in custody in a Chicago cross burning investigation, police say
- Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent
- Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with impeding agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown
- About Mike DeWine, the Republican Ohio governor who has called for an end to the death penalty
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- ICE says relaxed detention standards reduce the burden on contractors running its lockups
- Suspect in deadly shooting of National Guard troops pleads not guilty to new charges
- Judge upholds the conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for helping immigrant evade ICE
- Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
- The US infant mortality rate fell to an all-time low, though it still trails other similar nations
- Luigi Mangiones hearing delayed a day after DA failed to tell jail hes needed in court
- Georgia Republicans are under Trumps shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees
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- Utah canyon BASE jump kills 2, including daredevil athlete who performed with Madonna
- As Iran chases the World Cup, its US diaspora is divided between protesting and cheering
- Online portal used to send US deliveries to Cuba stops taking orders
- 8 people died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base in Southern California, officials say
Mon, 15 Jun 2026
- Some of the 11 skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash were experienced jumpers
- Teen accused of killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise taken into custody following adult charges
- 1-year-old child killed and 1 person injured after Mississippi police shoot at car
- Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trumps Justice Department is investigating him and his wife
- Supreme Court will decide whether criminal cases must have 12 jurors, in Florida case
- Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by a US veteran from Iran after deportation threats
- Knicks long-awaited championship brings camaraderie and craziness to NYC. Fans hope it continues
- How AAPI adults are being affected by Trumps immigration crackdown, according to a new poll
- A diamond, a whale bone and lots of letters: Whats inside the America 250 time capsule
- Skydiving plane crash investigations often reveal poor maintenance and weak safety oversight
- 12 dead in crash of plane on skydiving outing in Missouri, authorities say
Sun, 14 Jun 2026
- Alabamas GOP dismisses a residency challenge to Tubervilles bid for Alabama governor
- Tyra Banks sues Netflix over Americas Next Top Model documentary, alleging defamation
- Puerto Rican Day Parade marches through Manhattan with pulsing music and vibrant colors
- Steven Spielbergs Disclosure Day opens No. 1, while Obsession sensation continues
- Nara Organics recalls baby formula sold at Target after multistate infant botulism outbreak
Sat, 13 Jun 2026
- A womans hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide
- Unhealthy air quality in California city as huge warehouse fire burns for 3rd day
- Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that disparaged US
- Some people are making guns with 3D printers. A new law seeks to cancel their print jobs
- Gilgo Beach killer writes to other jailed murderer, reads crime novels behind bars, sheriff says
- How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as FDA authorizes some flavored e-cigarettes
- Shooter kills 1 and injures 10 in Texas days after firing at a police officer, officials say
- Gene Shalit, longtime Today show movie critic with bushy hair and massive mustache, dies at 100
- Roaring crowds in stars and stripes show up for the US team, and soccers moment in their country
Fri, 12 Jun 2026
- Trumps name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after court denies last-minute move to keep it
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- Tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana leave residents grappling with damage; cleanup efforts underway
- As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion
- Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk try to block prosecutors from seeking death penalty
- Newsom opens millions of dollars of voter-approved funding to help address Tijuana River pollution
- 2 prominent California congressional races will test Democrats redrawn US House map
- Correction: Alabama Execution story
- Where Trump has lost support with independents, according to AP-NORC polling
- Jury convicts the brother of Massachusetts attorney general of sexual assaults
Thu, 11 Jun 2026
- New Mexico judge dismisses a legal challenge to first-in-the-nation universal childcare program
- US Catholic bishops consecrated nation to the Sacred Heart at gathering in Orlando
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