ST. LOUIS -- Workers are nearly finished dismantling the Confederate monument that once stood nearly 40 feet high in Forest Park, marking the end of a long conflict between the city, a local museum and residents who disagreed over whether or not such a structure ever belonged in a public park.

As of Wednesday evening, the bulk of the memorial ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- An amendment to the annual defense policy bill requiring the Pentagon to submit a report on the national security threats posed by climate change was approved by members of the Republican-led House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.

The text, co-sponsored by every Democratic member of the committee, calls climate change "a ...Read more

The 6-foot-tall stone monument engraved with the Ten Commandments -- a capstone of sorts to years of debate in Arkansas over the separation of church and state -- was erected with little pomp on the lush grounds of the state Capitol. Less than 24 hours later, the monument came crumbling down after a Dodge Dart plowed into it.

On Wednesday, as ...Read more

At a time when the Trump administration is moving to delay and dismantle air quality regulations, a new study suggests that air pollution continues to cut Americans' lives short, even at levels well below the legal limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The nationwide study of more than 60 million senior citizens linked long-...Read more

WASHINGTON -- With wildfire season raging in western states, Congress is embroiled in a battle over how best to fight the fires.

Many Republicans want to help prevent and fight wildfires by giving the agencies that manage the federal forests more money and greater ability to thin out the forests. Most Democrats, as well as environmental groups,...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security officials said Wednesday they will order stricter passenger screening and other new security measures for all flights entering the United States but will not bar laptop computers in carry-on luggage as airlines and passenger groups had feared.

The new order will cover about 2,000 flights a day from 280 airports ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In a victory for legislative Republicans, a federal appeals court Wednesday opened the door for North Carolina magistrates to refuse to perform same-sex marriages.

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on a technicality, dismissing a challenge on the grounds that couples who brought the suit lack the legal standing to do so....Read more

An exchange in the Oval Office on Tuesday played out like a boardroom elimination on "The Celebrity Apprentice," as President Donald Trump dropped everything to comment on an Irish reporter's "nice smile."

RTE Washington correspondent Caitriona Perry was singled out while she and several members of the press visited the White House to cover ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders started 2017 with plans for the lower chamber to have some atypical five-day work weeks to accommodate an ambitious GOP legislative agenda, but they are starting to cut those weeks short as intraparty fueding prevents progress on their top priorities.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump can't stop boasting about nearly $400 billion in military and business deals his administration made during his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia last month.

"Hundreds of billions of dollars was spent and given to American companies who are going to make American products and send those products over to the ...Read more

Judging by a just-released poll from the Pew Research Center, President Donald Trump is heading to next week's G-20 meeting in Germany with a resounding global vote of no confidence.

Only 22 percent of more than 40,000 respondents from 37 countries had confidence in Trump doing the right thing regarding world affairs; 64 percent felt that way ...Read more