WASHINGTON — The future of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon has split the United States and its European allies, raising implications for security in the Middle East and becoming the latest […]
A decades-old rule lets drivers set speed limits on US roads. That could be changing
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy […]
He earned a small town’s trust. He owed $95 million in what authorities say was a Ponzi scheme
HAMILTON, N.Y. — For decades, Miles “Burt” Marshall was the man you went to see in a stretch of upstate New York if you had some money to invest but […]
Another gold rush could bring open pit mines to South Dakota’s Black Hills
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota’s Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and displacing Native Americans in the process. […]
How Orthodox Jewish families are finding ways to support their trans children
Ziva Mann remembers how joyful and smiley her daughter was as a child — the family even gave her the nickname “Giggles.” “She was just sunshine,” Mann said. That changed […]
What to know about the indictment against the New Orleans mayor
NEW ORLEANS — Months before New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was set to leave office because of term limits, she has been indicted in what prosecutors allege was a yearslong […]
Execution date set for Florida man who killed estranged wife’s sister and parents, set fire to house
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a […]
The last dance? Organizers of North America’s largest powwow say 2026 will be the event’s final year
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For decades, tens of thousands of people have descended upon Albuquerque for what is billed as North America’s largest powwow, a celebration showcasing Indigenous dancers, musicians and […]
In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine
FILE – First lady Melania Trump, left, watches as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin welcome each other at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018, […]
States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington
WASHINGTON — Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in Washington […]