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3 children die in suburban Detroit house fire where no smoke alarms were found

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Three children died in a weekend house fire in suburban Detroit, authorities said. The siblings, a 16-year-old girl and two boys ages 15 and 12, could not escape the fire Sunday night, said Byron Turnquist, fire marshal in West Bloomfield Township. One of them ...

Trudeau says Trump tariffs will be postponed by at least 30 days

By The Associated Press In separate negotiations, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump to pause planned tariffs for at least a month. Trump's tariffs against China are still slated to go into effect on ...

Musk is a ‘special government employee,’ the White House confirms

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is working for President Donald Trump as a "special government employee," according to a White House official, solidifying his controversial role in the administration but sidestepping some disclosure rules that are typical ...

American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky — is having a moment. The eagles find themselves in an ...

WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal

By MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with diplomats last week ...