1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. In…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (600+ words) California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too. State coastal officials voted Wednesday to allow a plan to build the United States’ largest kelp farm 6 miles (10 kilometers) off the Southern California coast to move forward…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (293+ words) A White House official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Trump “has a longstanding practice of giving Christmas gifts to people in his orbit, including at times employees and aides, both…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (255+ words) A judge in Vinton County accepted the findings of an evaluation report for Gary Siders Sr. Vinton County Prosecutor William Archer did not object to the findings. The 73-year-old Siders appeared in court in a wheelchair. His attorney, Dorian Baum,…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (581+ words) By MEG KINNARD and GARY FIELDS, Associated Press Bunch said in a news release Tuesday that he was departing the position he had held since 2019 “with very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude.” The Smithsonian said he would leave the post…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (410+ words) By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Three 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs received identification microchips and their first vaccinations Tuesday at a zoo near Athens, as part of a global effort to build a backup population. The Sumatran tiger, classified as…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (458+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST A federal judge on Friday extended her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) As of Wednesday morning, Apple Maps displayed “Lake America” for U.S. users looking at the lake that sits between the state of New York and Canada’s Ontario province. Users outside of the U.S. still saw the Lake Ontario…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (414+ words) In March, Woods’ Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the legendary golfer was arrested, officials said. Woods pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence in the case in Martin County circuit court, just north of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (489+ words) The apparent 5-4 decision replaces a temporary order issued earlier this month, shortly before a court-ordered halt would have gone into effect. The temporary order was signed by Chief Justice John Roberts, assigned to handle appeals from the capital. But he…...