Trump and Iran agree on one thing. The US election calendar isn’t driving their decisions on the war
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Iran’s leadership appear to agree on one thing about their seven-month-old war: they each…
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Climbers scale St. Louis trees during international tree climbing competition
Nearly 100 arborists clad in helmets and rope harnesses scaled pine, sweetgum and oak trees in a St. Louis park…
Congregants celebrate the reconstruction of one of America’s oldest Black churches
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The reconstruction of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, where congregants gathered in secret before building…
Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time
MIAMI — MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant for the first time since taking…
Family of Mexican father shot dead by ICE in Chicago files claim over ‘unlawful’ shooting
CHICAGO — The family of a man shot dead by an immigration enforcement agent in the Chicago area last year…
El Niño’s storm-killer winds and climate’s warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias
A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s toasty, storm-fueling waters are battling over the future strength…
The Waffle House Index helps Southerners — and FEMA — gauge a storm’s severity
Golden hash browns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of syrup are among the classic Southern comfort…
Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed by Supreme Court, dies
Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was on death row in Mississippi…
Army finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixes
The U.S. Army found many systemic breakdowns that led to last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and…
Hurricane Isaias is expected to get stronger on its way to Florida, Alabama and Mississippi coasts
Isaias surged toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, prompting mandatory evacuations…