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Responders recall a mission of recovery and grief a year after the midair collision near DC 01/29/2026 08:49am • WASHINGTON (AP) — For some, it was the children’s luggage and small ice skates that became indelible memories of the night a passenger plane and a helicopter collided over the murky Potomac River. Others remember boats navigating debris and shallow water to bring victims’ bodies ashore. And th New Sept. 11 visitor education center to break ground this summer near the Pentagon 01/09/2026 01:37pm • Plans for a $35 million visitor education center near the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial are expected to take a major step forward later this year. “We are committed to a Sept. 10 groundbreaking, with overall construction moving forward shortly thereafter,” said Joseph Kornhoff, executive direc This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol 01/05/2026 09:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found. It’s not on display at the Capitol, as is required by law. Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though Editorial Roundup: United State 01/05/2026 03:43pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 1 The Washington Post on Trump's new humanitarian aid package to the U.N. The Trump administration will always couch even its most reasonable decisions in the most dramatic terms possible, and so it was with a State Departmen From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact 12/31/2025 03:35pm • The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations abou Sleepy. Divisive. A fan of young Trump: A look at the new plaques on the Presidential Walk of Fame 12/17/2025 06:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has affixed partisan plaques to the portraits of all U.S. commanders in chief, himself included, on his Presidential Walk of Fame at the White House, describing Joe Biden as “sleepy,” Barack Obama as “divisive” and Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Live updates: Admiral who ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug-carrying boat to brief lawmakers 12/01/2025 09:45pm • U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Frank Bradley will provide a classified briefing to key lawmakers overseeing the military on Thursday as they investigate a U.S. military attack on a boat allegedly carrying drugs that included a second strike that killed any survivors. White House press secretary Karoline Lea Sellers in other countries struggle to maintain US customers as holiday shopping season starts 11/26/2025 09:15am • NEW YORK (AP) — At Fleece & Harmony, a woolen mill and yarn shop in bucolic Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in Canada, owner Kim Doherty used to be able to send yarn skeins to U.S. customers across the border with little fanfare. The yarn orders usually met an import tax exemption for packages Today in Sports - Week Ahead, November 21 - 27 11/20/2025 10:05am • Nov. 21 1953 — Notre Dame ties Iowa 14-14 by faking injuries in both halves. With two seconds to go in the first half, a Notre Dame player stops the clock by faking an injury and the Fightin’ Irish score on the next play. With six seconds left in the game and Notre Dame out of timeouts, two play As vice president during 9/11, Cheney was at the center of an enduring debate over US spy powers 11/05/2025 06:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney was the public face of the George W. Bush administration's boundary-pushing approach to surveillance and intelligence collection in the years after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. An unabashed proponent of broad executive power in the name of national security, Cheney Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year 11/05/2025 03:56pm • Known around the world for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, conservationist Jane Goodall was among a number of noteworthy people who died in October. Her immersive chimpanzee field research documented the primates’ personalities and use of tools. And she became a household name through Today in History: October 28, Statue of Liberty dedicated in New York 10/28/2025 04:10am • Today is Tuesday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2025. There are 64 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. Also on this date: In 1636, the General Court Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year 10/03/2025 09:57am • The September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a campus speaking event rocked the political landscape in the U.S. and beyond. Kirk, who was known for making provocative statements on gender and race, was the founder of Turning Point USA, a group that mobilized young, Christian conser Schlittler strikes out 12 in postseason debut as Yankees beat Red Sox 4-0 to win Wild Card Series 10/03/2025 03:09am • NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in eight dominant innings and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-0 on Thursday night to win their AL Wild Card Series in a deciding third game. Taking his place in Yankees-Red Sox rivalry lore, the 24-year-old Schlittler The late Giorgio Armani's presence is felt in his final Emporio Armani collection 09/25/2025 05:58pm • MILAN (AP) — The final Emporio Armani collection shaped by the late Giorgio Armani's own hand previewed during Milan Fashion Week on Thursday in the theater where just weeks ago more than 15,000 people paid their last respects. Armani’s presence was felt in the elegant relaxed tailoring that mix