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One of the most obvious realities of American politics is that the Republican Party, members of which have pushed increasingly hateful rhetoric, is blocking President Joe Biden's reform efforts to improve people's lives. What is much less recognized is that a significant faction of the left also damages any hope for improvement in a country wrestling with unprecedented assaults on democracy, escalating hate crimes and gun violence, global warming and extreme income inequality.

Uber has released a list of items that passengers left behind in cars and it includes some truly bizarre things, like tater tots and grandma's teeth.

One person died and three firefighters were wounded after a brush fire approached a structure containing commercial-grade fireworks in North Carolina.

The official start of summer is 10 days away but more than 60 million Americans are under heat alerts Saturday from California to Louisiana, with triple digit temperatures expected to melt away daily records across the Southwest.

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Alabama Senate hopeful Katie Britt as she competes for the Republican nomination in a runoff primary against US Rep. Mo Brooks.

A New York judge Friday rejected an attempt by the National Rifle Association to end an investigation of the organization by the state's top attorney.