GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Two state transportation workers were replacing a sign on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 6 in western Colorado one morning when a Jeep Grand Cherokee swerved off the road and struck them.

The workers, Nathan Jones and Trent Umberger, died in the September 2024 crash, as did a passenger in the Jeep. Tests found that the ...Read more

Hotel rooms in Los Angeles and other FIFA World Cup host cities could sit empty, despite high expectations that the global sporting event would be a boon to the city.

The soccer tournament, which has sold more than 5 million tickets so far, has historically triggered a surge of international and domestic tourism and infused host cities with an...Read more

In 1996, Guinea-Bissau seemed like an ideal research post for budding pediatrician Lone Graff Stensballe. Her supervisor, a fellow Dane named Peter Aaby, had spent nearly two decades collecting data on 100,000 people living in the mud brick homes of the West African country's capital.

Aaby and his partner, Christine Stabell Benn, believed that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A coalition of conservation groups wants Southern California to get 85% of its water locally, up from the 50% it gets now, by 2045, and says a new plan shows how.

It’s urging state leaders to scrap plans for a 45-mile tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and consider asking voters to approve a bond measure to ...Read more

CHICAGO — Cars whiz past, a few bikes too, as concrete bumpers and painted lines slowly grow at the edge of the busy street.

But as reliably as time passes, the two groups show up to the sidewalk, stand there a few feet apart and yell.

The protesters and counter-protesters who have demonstrated every week since early December share a belief ...Read more

Iran’s government could soon roll back some restrictions on a months-long digital blackout that has cut off millions of its citizens from the internet, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said, as diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Tehran gather pace.

The government’s new Special Task Force for the Regulation and Governance of ...Read more

Britain’s Prince William plans to sell off one-fifth of the Duchy of Cornwall, the estate created in 1337 to guarantee income for the heir to the throne, and use the estimated $670 million in proceeds to fund public housing and clean energy projects.

The 130,000-acre private estate spans more than 20 counties and nets the Prince of Wales more...Read more

SANTA ANA, Cailf. — Fire officials said late Monday that the risk of a catastrophic blast from an overheated chemical container in a Garden Grove aerospace plant is now low enough that they believe it is safe to lift evacuation orders for more than half of the people who spent Memorial Day weekend out of their homes.

But officials also said ...Read more

U.S. and Israeli jets struck a number of Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump had suggested negotiations with Tehran over an interim deal were progressing.

The attack took place south of Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with several Iranian personnel killed, Iran’s state-run Nour News reported, ...Read more

The Ebola crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has drawn about $500 million in global pledges as African leaders and international health officials warned the outbreak risks spreading across the continent.

The commitments, announced during a briefing of state officials on Monday, have more than doubled from the almost $208 million ...Read more

CHICAGO — While many veterans marched in hometown parades Monday, others gathered downtown to hold a different kind of march — to protest the war in Iran and other actions by the administration of President Donald Trump.

Standing in the heat, next to the Chicago Remembers Vietnam Veterans Memorial off of the Chicago Riverwalk, they sang ...Read more

SANTA ANA, Cailf. — Crews have confirmed that a crack inside a malfunctioning chemical tank at a Garden Grove aerospace plant is indeed reducing pressure inside the container, leading fire officials to say they have turned a corner in heading off the most catastrophic threat — a massive explosion.

Data collected from an “all-night mission...Read more

TV personality and author Meghan McCain is mourning big brother Doug McCain, the eldest child of the late Sen. John McCain, after his sudden death at age 66.

“I am deeply saddened to share the news of my brother Doug McCain’s sudden passing,” “The View” alum divulged on Instagram Saturday. “He was a truly wonderful, joyful man who ...Read more

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Alberta’s voters should be wary of separatists promoting a “dangerous bluff,” citing his own experience in leading the Bank of England during the Brexit referendum.

He said separation votes are often characterized by advocates as a “free option,” in which residents are encouraged to vote yes ...Read more

Israel will intensify its strikes against Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, amid stepped-up negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to bring an end to conflict in the region.

Iran has demanded the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon as part of any peace agreement with the U.S. that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. ...Read more

DETROIT — Roughly 90 veterans groups, marching bands and community groups walked, waved and rode through Dearborn Monday for the city's 100th Memorial Day parade — the longest-running Memorial Day parade in Michigan.

Dearborn resident and U.S. Army veteran Chuck Netzel, 84, has been to more than half of those celebrations.

"It means a lot...Read more

BOSTON — Local leaders capped off Memorial Day weekend with a service at the Puerto Rican Veterans Monument Plaza — the first monument honoring Puerto Rican veterans in the country — to honor a often-overlooked group who’ve sacrificed many throughout the history of the U.S.

“Today’s a very special salute to all our military families...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The scent wafting from food trucks and the groove of music booming from a DJ booth guided the way to George Floyd Square, where people came from near and far Monday to remember an event that shook Minneapolis and sent shockwaves around the world.

Dancers performed in front of the statue of a fist that has come to symbolize all ...Read more

Soon, your “speedy delivery” might feature a familiar face on the postage stamp.

The 2018 Mister Rogers stamp is returning due to popular demand, the United States Postal Service announced Sunday.

The stamp of the beloved children’s television personality and Latrobe native was one of 25 up for potential reissue in USPS’s “Stamp ...Read more