Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism
WASHINGTON — The paint is peeling from Washington’s Reflecting Pool after the renovation ordered by President Donald Trump, and he…
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Extreme heat expected again at Grand Canyon after 3 hikers die
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park are being warned about extreme heat that will…
At least 12 shot after SUV pulls up and opens fire on a crowd, Chicago police say
CHICAGO — At least 12 people in a crowd on a Chicago street suffered gunshot wounds after an SUV pulled…
A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about…
Man who admitted setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime
A 21-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime, arson and other offenses for a cross that was set…
An Uber driver for World Cup fans was injured in Kansas City shootings that also left a man dead
An Uber driver taking American fans of Argentina’s soccer team to a World Cup match was among four people injured…
3 hikers die of suspected heat-related illness during rising temperatures at Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Three hikers died from apparent heat-related illnesses in the Grand Canyon on two separate…
US in talks with Jamaica to send third-country migrants as rift widens in Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica — KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is in discussions with the United States to accept third-country deportees, a…
With a sledgehammer and a shovel, volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash
The business jet barreled cockeyed down the dark highway, knocking down one light pole after another, an orange glow of…
Military jamming disrupted a medical plane’s GPS system before it crashed last month in New Mexico
The GPS system on a small medical plane that crashed into a mountainside last month in New Mexico malfunctioned because…