Kim Jong Un attends relaunch of North Korea's repaired destroyer "Kang Kon" following a failed launch where the ship slipped off its ramp, damaging the vessel's bottom

Peaceful demonstrations in downtown LA escalate to violent confrontation with police using tear gas as protesters throw objects, prompting warnings from LAPD and Homeland Security.

The suspect, Vance Boelter, was appointed more than once to the Workforce Development Board, where he served with State Senator John A. Hoffman, who was shot on Saturday.

The events in the capital were overshadowed by an assassination in Minnesota and turmoil in the Middle East.

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Rory McIlroy finally spoke to the media at the U.S. Open Saturday. The reigning Masters champion argued he's "earned the right to do whatever" he choses.

WATCH: President Donald Trump got a birthday sendoff at a major military parade in downtown Washington, D.C., Saturday night as he turned 79.

President Trump held a military parade the same day that hundreds of protests took place, in what amounted to a split-screen show of force.

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Cable networks covered President Trump’s Army parade on a busy day of protests, a political assassination and Middle East strikes. ABC, CBS and NBC aired other programming on their affiliates.

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As the Army celebrates its 250 year celebration, President Donald Trump hosts a military parade to demonstrate the history and power of the United States Army.

Thousands of Americans flocked to downtown D.C. in "Make America Great Again" hats and patriotic gear displaying Old Glory despite the balmy weather and thunderstorms brewing.

In sweeping attacks that started Friday, Israel struck at the regime in Tehran, hitting Iranian nuclear and military assets. Iran retaliated with barrages of ballistic missiles and drones. It is the most intense fighting in decades between the two heavily armed countries. To understand what’s happening in the region, Katrin Bennhold, a New York Times senior writer, spoke with Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief.

Fatherhood should revolve around listening and accompanying, not teaching.

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Israel’s imperative to set back Iran’s nuclear program became clearer after two events in 2022 and 2023.

As early as the 1970s, she demonstrated that mass media was fair game as artistic material, and that its power could be turned against itself.

Bitcoin and other digital assets are quietly growing in many nest eggs, with the encouragement of the Trump administration. Hidden risks are mounting, our columnist says.

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The Mets’ season-long strength suddenly does not seem as strong. For two and a half months, through fluctuating results from a hot-and-cold offense, the Mets have been able to rely upon a group of starters that has appeared never-ending. It has not just been that the rotation has been solid, but deep, absorbing Sean Manaea-...

Tehran launches new missile barrage as war enters third day

Former tight end Darren Waller said he asked himself, "What am I doing with my life?" during a 2023 game against the Buffalo Bills, which prompted him to retire.

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The stage has been cleared from the field. The teams have walked out, but instead of the traditional single line, they’re staring at each other as if they’re about to play Red Rover.

Now they’re shaking hands.

The VAR crew are from Spain and Uruguay. The referee is Alireza Faghani, who has moved to and works in Australia but is from Iran. What must be going through his mind right now?

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Mel Gibson criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for their handling of violent protests while on the "Arroyo Grande" podcast.

Aaron Judge holds many titles these days: Captain. MVP. Best hitter in baseball. The one he is most proud of? Nora’s dad.

Thousands of Americans flocked to downtown D.C. in "Make America Great Again" hats and patriotic gear displaying Old Glory despite the balmy weather and thunderstorms brewing.

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If a quiz question was to ask which English golfer a) lacerated the setup at the US Open, as another b) fired himself into contention before offering a much calmer assessment, the answers from the vast majority of observers would be obvious: a) Tyrrell Hatton, b) Matt Fitzpatrick. The reality at Oakmont was the complete opposite.

First to Fitzpatrick. The 2022 champion finds himself unimpressed by this golfing brute, as he was happy to declare after a third round of 72 left him nine over par. “I personally don’t think it’s fair,” said the Yorkshireman. “I think there’s hard that’s fair and there’s just straight unfair. And I just think that this falls into that [second] category, really. I just don’t think it necessarily rewards good shots and I think it penalises bad shots too harshly. You can be more penalised for hitting a shot one yard off the fairway, six inches off the fairway, than you can 40 yards off the fairway. And obviously, when you’ve got the greens as extreme as these, it amplifies any miss.

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No Kings protests in Los Angeles have become heated, as protesters face off with police. In one shocking viral moment an older man who tried to stand his ground against an officer on horseback was hit forcefully with a baton and pushed down. 

The final sections of marching troops at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade represented the Army’s future, and included small drones flying over the heads of soldiers and robot dogs in camouflage paint. The robots are able to enter minefields and deploy charges to detonate explosives—risking circuits and steel instead of human lives.

The White House dismissed "No Kings" demonstrations while Republicans celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary parade and Democrats criticize its connection to Trump's birthday.

The couple said "I do" at the groom's $14.5 million Southampton estate over the weekend.

Across Iran’s capital, flames and smoke covered the sky.

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Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and husband Louis Barker will welcome a baby girl in September, the couple announced Saturday.

Someone get Jose Trevino some ice after catching the latest ball to come out of Elly De La Cruz’s flamethrower.

A controversial baby shower invitation for "Chernobyl Hope" goes viral on Reddit, with users reacting to parents naming their child after the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine.

Tight security ensured a family-oriented atmosphere at the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade despite liberal opposition and protests nearby.

Nationals manager Dave Martinez is not exactly sure where to point fingers for his team's cold streak, but he knows where not to point them.

It took more than six hours to break the scoreless tie, and it became the longest baseball state championship game in Pennsylvania history.

Soldiers marched in uniforms representing every era of the US Army’s history at President Trump’s military parade – from the Revolutionary War through modern day.

At least three marked NYPD cars and an ambulance were vandalized in the Big Apple between Friday night and Saturday morning before anti-Trump protests kicked off citywide, police said. 

It is possible that Frankie Montas, after experiencing unfamiliar results, will experience an unfamiliar role.

The first lady’s outfit was fully in line with the controlled and contained public image she had been crafting since the end of her husband’s first term.

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After strikes on Iran, Netanyahu addresses Iranian people directly, pointing to regime weakness and encouraging resistance as minority groups seeing increased oppression from regime.

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her her husband were killed in a violent attack, while Sen. Hoffman and his wife are expected to survive.