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In our news wrap Sunday, the McKinney Fire in northern California forces thousands to flee their homes, at least seven deaths in Oregon are suspected caused by excessive heat, the death toll from flooding in Kentucky rises to 26, Ukraine’s

In a nearly $4 billion deal, Amazon plans to buy One Medical, a primary care group with nearly 200 locations across the country. Privacy advocates are voicing concerns about Amazon controlling people’s online purchase data as well as their health

Paris squad downs French Cup winner Nantes 4-0 at Bloomfield Stadium for new coach Christophe Galtier’s first trophy with team

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade relied heavily on the argument that, in Justice Samuel Alito’s words, “a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the nation’s history and traditions.” Paul Solman takes a look at that

Photographer Ernest Withers captured some of the most iconic images of the civil rights era. But Withers was also an FBI informant, funneling information to the bureau about the civil rights movement and its leaders. Journalist Wesley Lowery joins Geoff

NPR’s Cheryl Corley speaks with investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov about his recent piece in Foreign Affairs entitled “Putin’s New Police State.”

Structure had been burning for over a week as fermented grain inside ignited; sister of man killed in the explosion two years ago says the collapse ‘shows the state’s failure’

The president’s announcement is the broadest government directive issued thus far in the war, coming after months of relentless Russian bombardment.

Residents of Kfar Haruv later allowed to return home, as flames pushed away from homes, but fires still burning in other areas