What would George Washington say? It's a busy year for people who portray him
America's 250th birthday has brought more events and new crowds for Revolutionary reenactors and interpreters. They say Washington's life holds import...
There's a beef about beef at the World Cup, as Argentina fans pour into Texas
It's about who produces the best, most succulent steaks, and how to prepare the meat. Argentina and Texas are two of the top cattle-raising areas of t...
U.S. strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship
The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet...
Pete Buttigieg and his kids subject to CPS, police investigation after false report
Buttigieg, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, shared his family's experience when police and Child Protective Services came to his ho...
5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocket
The number of people who signed up for a health plan and then didn't pay their premium fell much more sharply than it has in years past. Trump officia...
A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'
During Supreme Court opinions Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion in an asylum case, appeared to rebut Justice Sonia Sotoma...
It's not just Cape Verde: African soccer is having a World Cup moment
The soccer greats — Brazil, England, Spain — have been giving uneven performances out on the pitch during this World Cup. Meanwhile, team from Africa ...
She posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post down
In January, Paigelynne Gonyea posted about the immigration surge in Minneapolis. This week, she was visited by ICE officials who claimed one of her po...
World Cup fans are missing games after their resale tickets fall through
The ordeal has left fans forced to either miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or scramble to find new tickets, often costing more and for wor...
Palestinians grieve for a father-to-be shot by Israeli troops the day his son was born
Nayef Samaro, 25, was killed in an Israeli military raid on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, as he prepared to meet his wife at the hospital for the...
Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments, as Russia strikes Ukraine
Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, and Russia attacked various region...
John Bolton, former Trump national security adviser, pleads guilty in classified documents case
Bolton pleaded guilty to one count of retaining national defense information while he was a national security adviser during President Trump's first t...
Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media
Observers said on Friday the government is responding to evidence that the ban on young children holding accounts on platforms including Facebook, Ins...
Rescuers scramble to find Venezuela earthquake survivors. And, SCOTUS rules on asylum
Rescuers are searching for thousands of people missing after two earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday. And, the Supreme Court says the U.S. can t...
Aid worker says hundreds remain trapped after Venezuela earthquakes
After earthquakes shattered much of the capital in Venezuela, Project Hope's Cesar Jimenez says rescue crews are racing to save hundreds trapped as in...
Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, former national park rangers are hosting teach-ins and sharing history that the Trump adminis...
Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump
Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump ad...
Rescuers in Venezuela continue search for the missing after devastating earthquakes, SCOTUS rulings give Trump more power to set immigration policy, T...
In a first since Trump deployed the guard to D.C., Democrats are sending troops
Several Democratic governors have sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., ahead of America 250, amid President Trump's highly visible — and co...
Venezuela reels from earthquakes as rescuers scramble to find survivors
As Venezuela begins counting the cost of its deadliest quake disaster in over a century, a shattered economy and struggling health system threaten to ...
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor ...
King Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after its costly refurbishment
The decision was announced Thursday during a briefing on royal finances at which Charles became the first British monarch to reveal the taxes he paid ...
What made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes different
It appears the two big earthquakes in Venezuela that occurred in rapid succession may have involved two separate fault lines. Several faults intersect...
