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1 killed, 6 injured in shooting at small N.C. university

By upi.com | | 4/27/2025 11:22 PM

One person was killed and six others were wounded in an overnight shooting at a small university in North Carolina, officials said Sunday. ... Read full Story

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Myrtle Beach shooting: Police fatally shoot suspect after 11 wounded

By upi.com | | 4/27/2025 10:51 PM

A shooting in Myrtle Beach's entertainment district over the weekend left a dozen people injured, according to police, who fatally shot a suspect. ... Read full Story

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Russia launches major drone attack on Ukraine despite 'productive' Vatican City Meeting

By upi.com | | 4/27/2025 8:23 PM

On the heels of a private meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky while attending the funeral for Pope Francis in Vatican City, Moscow attacked Kyiv with 149 drones, Ukraine reported Sunday. ... Read full Story

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More than 36 million people face severe weather to begin week

By upi.com | | 4/27/2025 6:15 PM

At least one person is dead in southwest Oklahoma after severe weather battered the region over the weekend, and state and local officials warned people to avoid travel. ... Read full Story

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Secret Service announces arrest in DHS Secretary Noem's bag theft

By upi.com | | 4/27/2025 4:56 PM

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that Secret Service agents detained the person who stole her bag from a restaurant on Easter Sunday while she was dining with her family. ... Read full Story

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CIA deputy director’s son killed in action after enlisting in Russian military

By upi.com | | 4/26/2025 8:51 PM

U.S. citizen Michael Gloss, 21, died a year ago in Ukraine while a member of the Russian military and deployed in Ukraine. ... Read full Story

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Student access to visa database restored on Friday

By upi.com | | 4/26/2025 7:31 PM

International students who recently lost access to a federal database to check the status of their student visas can view their respective records once again. ... Read full Story

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U.S.-born child of ‘illegal immigrant mother’ deported to Honduras

By upi.com | | 4/26/2025 3:49 PM

A federal judge wants to straighten out the deportation to Honduras on Friday of a 2-year-old U.S. citizen with her mother and sister. ... Read full Story

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Trump unlikely to attend White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday

By upi.com | | 4/26/2025 2:08 PM

President Donald Trump is unlikely to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night in Washington. ... Read full Story

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Hegseth dismisses Pentagon advisory committees

By upi.com | | 4/26/2025 2:00 PM

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has dismissed the members of DOD advisory committees, the department confirmed in a statement on its website. ... Read full Story

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Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre dies at 41

By upi.com | | 4/26/2025 1:25 PM

Virginia Giuffre, who was the victim of sexual exploitation at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and also accused Britain's Prince Andrew of underage abuse, has died by suicide, her family confirmed. ... Read full Story

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Ex-New Mexico judge arrested for helping illegal migrant

By upi.com | | 4/26/2025 12:06 PM

Federal authorities have arrested a former Magistrate Court Judge in New Mexico for allegedly helping an undocumented migrant, while also confirming charges against a Milwaukee judge arrested earlier for similar reasons. ... Read full Story

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Let the good times roll: Amtrak to offer Mardi Gras route between New Orleans, Mobile

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 7:50 PM

Amtrak is planning a new route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." ... Read full Story

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U.S. Navy's newest replenishment oiler to honor Black civil rights activist Sojourner Truth

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 4:56 PM

The U.S. Navy on Saturday plans to christen the future Sojourner Truth, a John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler that honors a Black woman, in San Diego. ... Read full Story

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Jeffries wants Justice Roberts to reject Trump's executive order targeting Smithsonian

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 2:11 PM

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to reject an executive order from President Donald Trump that targets the Smithsonian. ... Read full Story

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Markets enjoy strong end to week, led by tech moves made by Apple, Alphabet

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 1:59 PM

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite stayed strong Friday as part of a winning week on Wall Street when stocks saw a three-day climb from Monday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average flattened. ... Read full Story

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FBI arressts Milwaukee judge, alleging she obstructed arrest of undocumented man

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 12:22 PM

Federal authorities on Friday arrested a Milwaukee County Circuit Judge over allegations she helped an undocumented migrant evade capture. ... Read full Story

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Trump claims 200 trade deals completed, won't say with who or when

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 12:14 PM

President Donald Trump said he has negotiated 200 trade deals but won't say with whom. ... Read full Story

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Former Rep. George Santos faces sentencing, 'totally resigned' to long prison term

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 11:37 AM

Former New York Rep. George Santos is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft convictions and said he is "totally resigned" to a lengthy prison sentence. ... Read full Story

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Luigi Mangione set for federal arraignment as prosecutors seek death penalty

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 9:09 AM

Luigi Mangione is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in federal court, and prosecutors have made it clear that they will seek a death sentence should he be convicted. ... Read full Story

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basketball

How boldly taking the ball out of Nikola Jokić's hands in crunch time clinched Game 5 for the Nuggets

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 30 2025

connecticut

Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

entertainment

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

by ET Online | Apr 28 2025

exercise

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

fashion

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

lifestyle

George and Amal Clooney’s home life with kids threatened following news

by Hello! Magazine | Apr 30 2025

metro

How living in the suburbs can increase your risk of developing a meat allergy

by New York Post | Apr 30 2025

music

Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

by Billboard | Apr 29 2025

new_jersey

Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 30 2025

religion

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

retirement

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

shopping

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

by Gear Patrol | Apr 29 2025

technology

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

by Interesting Engineering | Apr 30 2025

travel

Why you should make Florida’s Punta Gorda your next holiday destination

by The Travel Magazine | Apr 30 2025

world

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 2025

Word of the Day

insouciance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:

insouciance • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun

Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.

// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.

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Examples:

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024

Did you know?

If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.

1 killed, 6 injured in shooting at small N.C. university

Myrtle Beach shooting: Police fatally shoot suspect after 11 wounded

Russia launches major drone attack on Ukraine despite 'productive' Vatican City Meeting

More than 36 million people face severe weather to begin week

Secret Service announces arrest in DHS Secretary Noem's bag theft

CIA deputy director’s son killed in action after enlisting in Russian military

Student access to visa database restored on Friday

U.S.-born child of ‘illegal immigrant mother’ deported to Honduras

Trump unlikely to attend White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday

Hegseth dismisses Pentagon advisory committees

Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre dies at 41

Ex-New Mexico judge arrested for helping illegal migrant

Let the good times roll: Amtrak to offer Mardi Gras route between New Orleans, Mobile

U.S. Navy's newest replenishment oiler to honor Black civil rights activist Sojourner Truth

Jeffries wants Justice Roberts to reject Trump's executive order targeting Smithsonian

Markets enjoy strong end to week, led by tech moves made by Apple, Alphabet

FBI arressts Milwaukee judge, alleging she obstructed arrest of undocumented man

Trump claims 200 trade deals completed, won't say with who or when

Former Rep. George Santos faces sentencing, 'totally resigned' to long prison term

Luigi Mangione set for federal arraignment as prosecutors seek death penalty

USA Government

How boldly taking the ball out of Nikola Jokić's hands in crunch time clinched Game 5 for the Nuggets

Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

George and Amal Clooney’s home life with kids threatened following news

How living in the suburbs can increase your risk of developing a meat allergy

Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

Why you should make Florida’s Punta Gorda your next holiday destination

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

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