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Blinken in Kyiv tries to rally sagging Ukrainian spirits as Russia makes new military gains
05/14/2024 06:16pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Tuesday to rally the spirits of glum Ukrainians facing a fierce new Russian offensive, assuring them during a visit to Kyiv that they are not alone and that billions of dollars in American military aid on its way after months of po
Texas A&M-Notre Dame matchup will be in prime time on ABC on Aug. 31
05/14/2024 03:19pm • The first full week of the upcoming college football season will feature a Saturday tripleheader on ABC, including Texas A&M hosting Notre Dame in prime time. ESPN announced its major matchups for Week 0 and Week 1 on Tuesday as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York. The Aug. 31 ma
Private investment, public benefits: Celebrating the success of the 66 Express Outside the Beltway project
05/14/2024 12:34pm • This content is provided by I-66 Express Mobility Partners. I-66 Express May marks 18 months since the full opening of the 66 Express Outside the Beltway dynamic toll managed-lane system in Northern Virginia. This month, we also celebrate Infrastructure Week (May 13-17), making it a great tim
Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
05/14/2024 10:44am • ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — More than 300 Syrian refugees headed back home to Syria in a convoy on Tuesday, leaving two remote northeastern towns in crisis-stricken Lebanon where anti-refugee sentiment has been surging in recent months. Lebanese officials have long urged the international community to
As work continues to remove cargo ship from collapsed Baltimore bridge, what about its crew?
05/13/2024 08:45pm • A crew of Indian and Sri Lankan men has spent the last 49 days confined to a hulking and motionless cargo vessel in Baltimore, its bow pinned by what's left of the shattered bridge it struck. Demolition crews set off explosives Monday to push broken bridge trusses away from the grounded Dali contai
The Best Picnic Foods That Won't Spoil in Warm Weather
05/13/2024 08:00pm • Easy picnic foods that won't spoil in heatThere is something magical about eating outdoors whether at the beach, on a picnic blanket, camping or in your own backyard. Dining al fresco is an American pastime but as temperatures rise, so does the risk of food safety. Hot temperatures provide the optim
Republican group takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy
05/13/2024 05:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual — spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent. That incumbent, conservative two-term Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., voted to remove former Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker last
Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June
05/13/2024 04:53pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday. Adult-use sales have been in limbo in the state since December, when an initiated statute approved by voters went into e
Families still looking for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores
05/13/2024 01:51pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — When he heard that devastating floods hit his village in northern Afghanistan last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relatives. When he got home, he found out that his wife and three children had perished in the deluge. Tw
Fine dining, at a new high. A Michelin-starred chef will take his cuisine to our upper atmosphere
05/13/2024 09:40am • COPENHAGEN (AP) — Ever since humans have journeyed to space, their meals there have proved to be, well, nothing to write home about. But that could change after a Michelin-starred chef teamed up with the Florida-based startup Space Perspective to take fine-dining to our upper atmosphere in late 20
The 15 Best Baseball Stadium Trips
05/12/2024 08:00pm • Baseball is a classic American pastime. There's nothing like the roar of the crowd after a crack of the bat when a player sends a ball over the outfield fence. Whether you're hoping to visit every ballpark in Major League Baseball, following your home team on the road or just looking to enjoy an aft
Fairfax Co. proposes smaller raises for teachers because of budget shortfall
05/12/2024 06:21pm • Fairfax County teachers and other school employees may be getting smaller raises next year because of a $102.5 million budget shortfall. At a school board meeting on Thursday, Superintendent Michelle Reid said the county’s board of supervisors didn’t provide as much funding as it historically
Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil's south, where many who remain are poor
05/11/2024 07:05pm • ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (AP) — More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ability to move to less dangerous areas. More than 15 centimeters (nearly six inches) of rain could fall over t
Russia says it has captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
05/11/2024 01:39pm • VOVCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow's forces captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday, and Associated Press journalists in the city of Vovchansk described multiple buildings destroyed after Russian airstrikes and barrages o
America's debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress
05/11/2024 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It's well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing $34.6 trillion in debt. "The consequences if we don’t act now are unbeara
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