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Women in legislatures across the US fight for ‘potty parity’

The Associated Press · July 26, 2025 4:03 pm

From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation

The Associated Press · July 26, 2025 3:56 pm

Company involved in Coldplay KissCam drama hires Gwyneth Paltrow as spokesperson

The Associated Press · July 26, 2025 3:52 pm

Thai and Cambodian forces clash as escalating border dispute leaves at least 11 dead

The Associated Press · July 24, 2025 10:22 am

Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

The Associated Press · July 20, 2025 11:50 pm

Peace mediator Sumbu Sita Mambu, a high representative of the head of state in the Democratic Republic of Congo (L), and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 executive secretary Benjamin Mbonimpa (R) shake hands after signing a ceasefire deal in the Qatari capital Doha on July 19, 2025 to end fighting that has devastated the country's mineral-rich but conflict-torn east. The truce was agreed in a Declaration of Principles signed by the two sides after three months of talks in Qatar, which follows a separate Congolese-Rwandan peace deal signed in Washington last month. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels sign declaration of principles to end conflict in eastern Congo

The Associated Press · July 19, 2025 4:52 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as he attends a ceremony to launch new air and road infrastructure facilities in various regions via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

Russia pounds Ukraine with over 300 drones, killing 1 in Odesa

The Associated Press · July 19, 2025 4:42 pm

The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is pictured, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia, near the wreckage of a mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River.

New airport scanners are better at spotting liquid explosives, but many airports lack them

The Associated Press · July 19, 2025 4:37 pm

Montgomery County has begun retroactively charging for ambulance rides from Jan. 1. (Photo: Examiner file)

Man dies after heavy weight-training chain around neck pulls him into MRI machine

The Associated Press · July 19, 2025 4:29 pm

Close Up Shot Focused on Yellow Tape Showing Text Police Line Do Not Cross. Restricted Area of a Crime Scene. Bokeh Background with Flickering Siren Lights. Forensics Team Working on a Case

What to know about arson and explosives units after blast at training facility in Los Angeles

The Associated Press · July 19, 2025 4:14 pm

The Maine State House is seen at dawn, Jan. 3, 2024, in Augusta, Maine. A series of gun safety bills introduced after the deadliest shooting in Maine history appears to be headed toward final passage as the state Legislature races to wrap up its session the week of April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

How a federal monument’s new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans

The Associated Press · July 19, 2025 3:57 pm

Jannik Sinner beats two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title

The Associated Press · July 13, 2025 4:40 pm