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US military pushes for boost in 2027 spending on drones and air defenses used in Iran war

US military pushes for boost in 2027 spending on drones and air defenses used in Iran war

2 CIA officers killed in Mexico vehicle crash after counterdrug operation, AP sources say

Ukraine completes Druzhba pipeline repairs, hoping to unlock blocked EU loan

As US-Iran ceasefire deadline nears, uncertainty hangs over possible talks

Gunman who fired on tourists at Mexican pyramid carried materials related to 1999 Columbine massacre

A well site explosion triggers a large fire and evacuations in Texas, but no injuries

Federal appeals court upholds life term for Times Square suicide bomber but overturns top count

Mideast crises divide Europe as it grapples with rising fuel costs and policy toward Israel

Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens in New York, the third time this case has gone to trial

'If my people': Here's why the Bible passage Trump will read aloud is so potent and polarizing

Flu vaccine no longer mandated for US troops, Hegseth says

College student from China charged with illegally taking photos of US military planes

The Latest: Vance and Qalibaf expected in Round Two talks, but Trump says 'I expect to be bombing'

Virginia voters deciding on redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress

Warsh says Trump has not pressured him to cut rates, even as president calls for reductions

Israeli army reservist kills 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old, in the occupied West Bank

Northeast flower and fruit farmers grapple with whiplash weather

US forces board a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon says

Mexican pyramid shooting: 1 killed, 13 injured

Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants

Pope criticizes colonization of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea

As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires

The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform

Pennsylvania high school history instructor named nation's Teacher of the Year

Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy

Her kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her grief

Human Rights Campaign targets battleground districts during broader reckoning over LGBTQ+ rights

Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event

Lawmakers weigh sanctions for Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida

Nigeria charges 6 with treason over alleged coup plot

Pope Leo pays tribute to Pope Francis on the anniversary of his death

South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS

Late Queen Elizabeth II's legacy still looms over British monarchy 100 years after her birth

New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon survives party leadership vote months before election

Driven by the pressures of war, Iran gives its field commanders more power over militias in Iraq

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations

Gunman shoots several tourists at historic pyramids in Mexico, killing a Canadian

After facing the death of its dominant newspaper, Pittsburgh's media has a surprising turnaround

Deadly domestic violence cases stir calls for more prevention resources for Black communities

Man who set neighbor on fire during a home burglary set to be executed in Florida

Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did the world finally hear him?

A preschool classroom is shaken by loss after a mass killing in Louisiana

Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die after operation in Chihuahua

Louisiana community is struggling to understand after man killed 8 children

Singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder in death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

VIDEO: New video of scene after July shooting

VIDEO: New video of scene after July shooting

VIDEO: Tacoma Narrows Bridge on state repairs list

VIDEO: One dead after car crashes into Mountlake Terrace transit station, catches fire

VIDEO: Nonverbal child put in wrong car in Puyallup

VIDEO: Tacoma Narrows Bridge on state repair list

VIDEO: Travelers at SEA feeling rising flight costs

VIDEO: Beloved rock in Bellingham to be moved

VIDEO: Seattle police investigating serious crash involving Lime bikes

VIDEO: Iran ceasefire deadline approaching

Lyrid meteor shower peak: How to see the show

‘Downton Abbey,’ ‘Catch Me if You Can’ actress, Nathalie Baye, dies

FAA investigates Southwest airplanes’ close call

Mexican pyramid shooting: 1 killed, 13 injured

‘Constant, steadfast and wholly devoted’: Royals mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday