ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is changing its employee uniform policy following a turbulent ride through a social media storm started by a passenger’s outrage over two flight attendants photographed […]
Minnesota Republican Tayler Rahm drops out to clear path for Joe Teirab in competitive US House race
MINNEAPOLIS — Republicans got a straighter path to potential victory Saturday in what is expected to be Minnesota’s closest congressional race when GOP-endorsed candidate Tayler Rahm dropped out of a […]
New York’s first female fire commissioner says she will resign once a replacement is found
NEW YORK — The first female commissioner of the Fire Department of New York said Saturday that she plans to step down because it’s time to “pass the torch” after […]
Conservative groups are pushing to clean voter rolls. Others see an effort to sow election distrust
Conservative groups are systematically attempting to challenge the legitimacy of large numbers of voter registrations across the country before the presidential election. The strategy is part of a wider effort […]
Court voids last conviction of Kansas researcher in case that started as Chinese espionage probe
A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a researcher who was accused of hiding work he did in China while employed at the University of Kansas. Feng “Franklin” […]
With words, deeds and arms deals, allies make the case for NATO in terms that would appeal to Trump
WASHINGTON — European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Donald Trump wanted. They’re pointing to common interests, such as concerns over China. They’re creating American […]
Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site
WASHINGTON — Facebook has lifted restrictions imposed on Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, placing the former president on an equal footing on the platform with […]
Steve Garvey visited Israel, but will it win over California voters in Senate race against Schiff?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Looking to boost his longshot bid for one of California’s U.S. Senate seats, Republican Steve Garvey traveled to Israel last month searching for room to run against […]
The race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River
HUDSON, N.Y. — The race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River. Wooden pilings beneath Hudson-Athens Lighthouse are deteriorating, and the structure, built in […]
Inside the courtroom as case dismissed against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer
SANTA FE, N.M. — A nearly three-year legal saga for Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer ended Friday without a verdict but with tears of relief for […]