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Michigan synagogue had been bolstering its security before recent attack

The Michigan synagogue that came under attack this week when an armed man drove his car into the building had for months been strengthening its security apparatus by hiring a seasoned police lieutenant as its security director and holding active shooter training. That beefed up security, ...

US flag raised at embassy in Venezuela for the 1st time since 2019

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The American flag was raised Saturday over the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela for the first time since 2019, a move that highlighted the recent shift in relations between the two countries since then President Nicolás Maduro was captured by American troops in ...

High winds cause power outages, property damage and at least 1 death

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake. Farther west, at least one person died in a massive wind-driven wildfire in ...

Smithsonian will revamp slavery exhibit after artifact loan runs out

WASHINGTON — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in ...

Trump signs executive orders aimed at home affordability concerns

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a pair of executive orders aimed at showing his commitment to improving home affordability — a key issue for many voters going into November's election for control of the House and Senate. Under the first order, the federal government ...