Memorial Day marks start of costly summer travel season with gas prices unlikely to drop
WASHINGTON — Gas prices in the U.S. remained relatively steady over Memorial Day weekend, with the holiday itself seeing a slight decrease in the national average cost per gallon. But…
28 Boy Scouts, parents rescued from a West Virginia riverbank
GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. — Dozens of Boy Scouts and some parents were rescued from the Cacapon River in West Virginia on Saturday after the troop’s canoes tipped, separating them during…
Mister Rogers stamp making a comeback after winning contest
WASHINGTON — Mister Rogers is heading back to neighborhoods across America…well, to their mailboxes, at least. Read more Pope Leo XIV ‘s first encyclical is a 42,000-word letter on AI.…
Pope Leo XIV ‘s first encyclical is a 42,000-word letter on AI. Here’s what it says.
WASHINGTON — In the halls of the 400-year-old St. Peter’s Basilica of the Vatican, the focus on Monday was on a technology that’s in its infancy. Read more Are banks,…
Are banks, post offices open on Memorial Day? What’s open, closed for the federal holiday.
WASHINGTON — Monday marks Memorial Day, honoring fallen service members in the U.S. Read more Crack found in damaged chemical tank in California could change response strategy The federal holiday…
Crack found in damaged chemical tank in California could change response strategy
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Crews say they may have found a crack in the damaged industrial tank at an aerospace facility in Orange County, California. Read more Pope Leo XIV…
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Catholic church’s role in legitimizing slavery
VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it…
John McCain’s eldest son passes away at the age of 66
PHOENIX — John McCain’s eldest son, Douglas Shepp McCain, has passed away, the McCain Institute announced on X on May 23. Read more Woman killed by umbrella that was loosed…
Woman killed by umbrella that was loosed by wind during a storm in South Carolina
CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — A woman has died after she was a hit by a restaurant umbrella that was loosed by a gust of wind during a storm in South…
Deal to end Iran war is emerging, US officials say. Here are the terms being discussed.
CAIRO, Egypt — A deal appears to be emerging between the United States and Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump…