American flags should be born in the USA now, too, Congress says
Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it. Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only American flags that have
With DUI-related ejection from Army, deputy who killed Massey should have raised flags, experts say
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the Army for the first of two for drunken driving convictions in which he had a weapon
Park Fire grows to California’s sixth largest wildfire ever
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Thousands of firefighters battling a massive northern California wildfire were working in milder temperatures and higher humidity Monday, but the blaze that has destroyed more than 100 structures since it began five
Foreign influence actors to adapt to US presidential race changes, says intelligence officer
By Jonathan Landay and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. foes targeting November’s election with influence operations are expected to adapt to presidential contest developments, a U.S. intelligence official said on Monday, in an apparent reference to
Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after after
Former NRA chief says appointing a financial monitor would be ‘putting a knife’ into the gun group
NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, told a New York judge on Monday that the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group’s finances would be
7 people shot, 2 fatally, at a park in upstate Rochester, NY
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Two women were killed and five other people were injured when gunfire erupted during a Sunday afternoon barbecue at a park in upstate New York, authorities said Monday. Hundreds of people were at
Simone Biles to compete on all four events at Olympic team finals despite calf injury
PARIS (AP) — A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles. The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four events during Tuesday night’s Olympic team finals. Biles tweaked her left calf while
Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into the attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, an official said on Monday. The expected interview
Chinese glass maker says it wasn’t target of raid at US plant featured in Oscar-winning film
MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A Chinese automotive glass maker says it was not the target of a federal investigation that temporarily shut down production last week at its Ohio plant, the subject of the Oscar-winning Netflix film
