George Washington knew his forces could not win the American Revolutionary War without some measure of sea power. “It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day,” he later wrote in a letter, “that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it everything honorable and glorious.”

The ...Read more

During a Washington Nationals baseball game on May 17, 2026, three people unfurled a large banner from the upper deck of Nationals Park displaying a link to a white nationalist website.

The website, warning of the replacement of whites by people of color, called for the deportation of 100 million people from the United States.

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Imagine the following scenarios:

A surgeon prepares to amputate a patient’s foot to save his life, but the patient refuses the procedure. His decline in thinking and memory raises doubts about his ability to consent, and he has no family or friends to help with the decision.

A 17-year-old declines a liver transplant, while ...Read more

Every year in March, tens of thousands of Americans take to the streets – and bars – to celebrate St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Similarly, Mexican Americans celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron saint, in December.

But did you know that the U.S. has its own patron saint? Nearly 200 years ago, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES – Their names were on the ballot, but several candidates in Tuesday's primary election were surprised to learn that they couldn't vote — even for themselves — at polling places in person this week.

A new state law keeps the names and contact information of political candidates confidential — and thus off the voter rolls that...Read more

A Kenyan high court instructed the authorities to disclose details of an agreement with the U.S. government to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in the East African nation.

Judge Patricia Nyaundi ordered the publication of the “full terms of any agreement, memorandum, arrangement or negotiations relating to the proposed facility,” ...Read more

President Donald Trump is still optimistic the U.S. can reach an interim peace deal with Iran soon, after the Islamic Republic threatened to suspend talks because of Israel’s escalating attacks in Lebanon.

“I think you’re talking about over the next week,” Trump said to ABC News late on Monday, referring to a memorandum of understanding...Read more

Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of federal subsidies that helped people buy Obamacare plans.

Under federal law, immigrants who are in the country illegally are not eligible for ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Mikayla Pellegrene teaches on the top floor of Annunciation Catholic School in southwest Minneapolis. Her fifth-grade classroom is filled with natural light, comfy chairs and the heavy presence of one empty desk. All school year, her kids have held onto reminders of Harper Moyski, the friend they lost.

Teachers here have spent ...Read more

Hearing backlash from residents, cities and counties across the country in recent weeks have blocked planned data centers amid concerns over rising electricity prices and environmental harms.

The local actions come as state lawmakers also are looking to limit or repeal the incentives for the centers, which are sprawling campuses of computer ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The October sun was beginning to set when Caldwell Police Sgt. Andrew Heitzman and his officers heard a barrage of gunfire on the other end of a 911 call. A witness said a man wielding two guns had just threatened them. Heitzman, already in a patrol car, was four blocks away from the Freeport Street address.

Arriving on the ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to slash property taxes on Floridians’ primary homes threatens to hammer bedroom communities across the state.

Orange County cities and towns like Belle Isle, Winter Garden, Oakland and Ocoee would stand to lose between 25% and 33% of their total property tax collections if the plan to eventually ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday that he is suing the city of Denton over possible “gender neutral” bathrooms at a public swimming pool.

The lawsuit was sparked by “Big Gay Swim Day,” scheduled for June 7 at the city-owned Quakertown Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. Two nonprofits, PRIDENTON and ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County is moving forward with two major research efforts to document the health and economic impacts of the Tijuana River Valley pollution crisis, partnering with the University of California, San Diego on an air quality study while simultaneously launching a public survey to measure the crisis’s financial toll on South...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a tense moment inside the Richland County Courthouse — resembling a television crime drama — a jury of 12 people announced the fate of a former convenience store owner who shot and killed a 14-year-old boy, wrongfully suspected of stealing bottles of water.

With a calm and solemn demeanor, the clerk of court read the ...Read more

R&B singer Peabo Bryson, well known for his duets from beloved Disney classics "Aladdin" and "Beauty and the Beast," suffered a stroke over the weekend.

A representative for the artist told the Los Angeles Times that the singer is undergoing treatment but provided no details about his condition.

"Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, ...Read more

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered differing accounts of a call about the fighting in Lebanon, as the U.S. struggled to get efforts toward an Iran peace deal back on track.

The mismatched statements were the latest example of confusing signals on progress to end a war, now in its fourth month, that has...Read more

MIAMI — Byron Donalds has built his campaign around Donald Trump’s endorsement, but he’s willing to split with the president on at least one issue: He said in Miami Monday that he’d rather see state-level regulation of artificial intelligence and data centers than the national policy framework Trump wants.

“If you’re going to talk ...Read more

BOSTON — A “trans period pride” event that caused an uproar on right-wing social media channels will no longer be hosted by the Boston Public Library, and will be moved to a new location, city officials said.

A notice for the June 17 event that was initially set to be held at the Central Library in Copley Square “with support from the ...Read more