President Trump cleans house at the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission
With just months until the midterms, President Trump relieved the remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, a move condemned by De...
In private call, Education Dept. tried, but failed, to reassure disability advocates
The disability community has long worried about what would happen if special education oversight moved from the Education Department to another agency...
Do height limits apply to Trump's arch? A debate looms as it clears another vote
The Interior Department is arguing D.C. height limits don't apply to federal projects, bucking a century of precedent. If the panel reviewing Trump's ...
France downs Morocco 2-0 to advance to the World Cup semifinal
Morocco was no match for France, which lost 2-0. The French, one of the pre-tournament favorites, move on to the World Cup semifinals against either S...
Smithsonian chief emphasizes 'accuracy and integrity' after White House report
The memo from the Smithsonian's secretary, Lonnie Bunch, responded to a White House report that calls the National Museum of American History driven b...
Gas prices have fluctuated since the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran, which disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and left consumers ...
The Trump EPA calls Biden-era rules for cutting pollution from heavy trucks "unworkable." The proposed changes have been celebrated by trucking groups...
A new kind of robot swims the seas and soars the skies
Inspired by diving birds, roboticists built the lightweight machines to move from water to air. The design may one day lead to robots that can monitor...
Mountain bike enthusiasts have been working for years on an ambitious 485-mile, multi-use trail called The Velomont that will span the length of the s...
Class action suit against AI makers over deepfake child sexual abuse material expands
New plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceXAI and Stability AI say the companies' AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of th...
'Solo agers' are a growing group. Changes that would help them could help everyone
Many older adults navigate aging on their own — without children or a spouse. An expert says this is "a reality to be supported" rather than a crisis ...
Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charges
Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the...
Former coach at Bucknell University charged in death of freshman football player
Former strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis was charged Monday in the death of Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., a freshman athlete with sickle-cell trai...
Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention
Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers...
Bonnie Tyler, singer of ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75
Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday in a statement on her website...
A Florida airport is officially renamed for Trump. What does he stand to gain?
Trump is the first president to have an airport named after him while in office. The Trump Organization says he won't get royalties from the renaming,...
New aviation mechanics graduate with jobs in hand, thanks to a labor shortage
Aviation is literally soaring in the U.S., with record passenger numbers. But with a generation of mechanics set to leave the workforce, the industry ...
Campaign staffers keep trying to bet on races despite push to curb insider trading
Kalshi says it has blocked "dozens" of trades from campaign insiders, but experts say the company's approach leaves lots of potential loopholes. NPR h...
The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy
The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to ...
Trump criticizes Iran's leaders and says ceasefire is over, Middle East countries prepare for the potential of more war as U.S. and Iran renew strikes...
Egypt complains officials were biased in World Cup loss to Argentina
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said Wednesday it "cannot remain silent" after what it believes was unfair and biased officiating in Egypt's 3...
Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One
President Trump flew partway home from a NATO summit on an old Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted plane, a surprise swap that came a...
Trump wraps NATO summit on a positive note, after meeting Zelenskyy
President Trump capped a NATO summit in Turkey meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and saying that the U.S. will give Ukraine a license t...
U.S. launches new airstrikes on Iran and Tehran fires back at Gulf Arab states
The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that a...
Graham Platner drops his bid for Senate after facing an allegation of rape
Platner's campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine was marked by repeated scandals. It came to a crashing halt after the allegation led top ...
