Naval Academy plebes end their first year with daunting traditional climb of Herndon Monument
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — First-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy are taking part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb on Wednesday, a ritual that marks the end of their plebe year and some say foreshadows career
70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn’t
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. On paper, that decision — the fabled Brown v. Board of Education, taught in most every
Utah judge to decide if author of children’s book on grief will face trial in her husband’s death
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband, then published a children’s book about coping with grief, will appear in court Wednesday for a hearing that will determine whether state
An Arizona judge helped revive an 1864 abortion law. His lawmaker wife joined Democrats to repeal it
When it was Shawnna Bolick’s turn to speak, the words tumbled out of her for 20 minutes. The conservative lawmaker was in the middle of a heated debate in the Republican-led Arizona Senate on a bill to
Latest US inflation report may provide clues to future path of prices and interest rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is inflation stuck at an elevated level — or will last year’s steady decline resume sometime soon? On Wednesday, the government will
ICC prosecutor faces demand for action against Israeli leaders and Russian attack over Putin warrant
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor faced demands Tuesday for speedy action against Israeli leaders and a blistering Russian attack over the ICC’s arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin stemming from Moscow’s invasion of
From Hogan to a Trumpier Senate: Early takeways from Tuesday’s primaries
The presidential primary may be decided, but election season marches on. Voters in several states, including Maryland and West Virginia, chose nominees Tuesday in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next
Why AP declared Hogan the winner in Maryland’s GOP Senate primary: Race call explained
WASHINGTON (AP) — Topping the list of contests in Tuesday’s primaries in four states is a U.S. Senate race in Maryland that has further complicated Democratic efforts to keep control of the narrowly divided chamber this fall.
Biden administration is giving $1 billion in new weapons and ammo to Israel, congressional aides say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday. It’s the first arms shipment
Sheriff faces questions from Arkansas lawmakers over Netflix series filmed at county jail
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday raised questions about a sheriff’s decision to allow a Netflix documentary series to be filmed at the county jail, with one critic saying the move exploited inmates. Pulaski
