Navajo Nation firefighters battle wildfires in Los Angeles
Firefighters from the Navajo Nation worked tirelessly through a haze of dust to cut away dirt from a narrow road at the side of a mountain struck by a landslide in Southern ...
Super Bowl-contending Lions lifting the spirits of fans who endured a much misery in the Motor City
Rob “Lion Eyes” Gonzales stood on a swath of the turf from Pontiac Silverdome in his basement, sporting his signature shades ...
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...
Jimmy Carter eulogized by Kamala Harris and others as 39th president returns to Washington
Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for ...
From Carter’s funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history
Look at their faces — formal, etched with experience, laden with the weight of momentous decisions. Add up their years: 379 ...
Strong winds forecast to return and threaten Los Angeles area’s fight against fires
Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were ...
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Can Washington handle two weeks of high-security pomp along with a heavy burst of snow?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital is often not a place that handles winter ... tendency of the school systems to shut ...
Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the ...
New study predicts dementia cases to double by 2060, risk increases from age 55
Dementia cases are expected to more than double in the coming decades, with the risk beginning as early as 55, and the ...
How a loss to Northern Illinois set the table for Notre Dame’s run to the CFP title game
The toughest game Notre Dame will play this season is obviously going to happen on Jan. 20, the College Football Playoff ...
Ailing former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to leave for London for medical treatment
Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is leaving for London on Tuesday night for medical treatment, her aides said, leaving behind a nation grappling with ...
Tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating Australian Open prize money to LA wildfire relief funds
American tennis player Taylor Fritz said Thursday he is donating the prize money he earned for his first-round victory at the Australian Open — about $82,000 — to ...