A new survey finds that about 6 in 10 Americans say that Saturday's military parade to honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army is "not a good use" of government money, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Read More. |
The lone passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed at least 240 people Thursday found himself near debris after being thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby ambulance for aid, a medic said. Read More. |
Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Internal Revenue Service, giving the beleaguered agency he once sought to abolish a permanent commissioner after months of acting leaders and massive staffing cuts that have threatened to derail next year's tax filing season. Read More. |
President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California's first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The state quickly announced it was challenging the move in court. Read More. |
Democratic California U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was forcefully removed Thursday by security officers from a press conference being held on immigration by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Video shows a Secret Service special agent on Noem's detail grabbing Padilla by his jacket and shoving him from the room. Read More. |
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with more than 2,000 state police, to help local law enforcement manage protests against President Donald Trump and the ongoing federal immigration raids. Read More. |
A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that's expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education. Read More. |
Some recent college graduates have a burdensome mountain of reasons to move back home. For others, the choice may be easy as they seek to save money, or desire the physical and emotional comforts of family. Read More. |
A team of about 60 researchers are spending six weeks in the Great Plains chasing hail. It's a first-of-its-kind giant science project that may eventually help better forecast an underappreciated weather hazard that costs the United States about $10 billion a year in damage. Read More. |
It's sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States. But the impact of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" goes much further than simply getting fans out of their seats for the 7th-inning stretch. Read More. |
