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West Point restores Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s portrait
A painting of Gen. Robert E. Lee dressed in his Confederate uniform is back on…
Kilauea’s on-and-off eruption is back on in Hawaii. What to know about its dramatic lava displays
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater about…
Final preparations for the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump…
Madagascar welcomes home skulls of Indigenous warriors taken by French colonial troops 128 years ago
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar on Tuesday received three skulls of Indigenous warriors returned from…
TV writer Graham Linehan’s arrest over transgender posts sparks free speech outcry in the UK
LONDON (AP) — The co-creator of British TV sitcoms “Father Ted” and the “IT Crowd”…
Trump dice que ordenará la intervención federal en Chicago y Baltimore, a pesar de la oposición local
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump dice que ordenará la intervención federal en Chicago y Baltimore, a…
Trump dice que EEUU llevó a cabo un ataque en el Caribe contra barco que transportaba drogas que zarpó de Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump dice que EEUU llevó a cabo un ataque en el Caribe…
Vatican puts Pope Francis’ ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational center inspired by…
Anna Wintour taps Chloe Malle as Vogue successor – but she’s still in charge
NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Wintour ended weeks of fashion-world speculation Tuesday when she named…
Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel began mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists and…
Court annuls Istanbul congress of Turkey’s main opposition party, dismisses leadership
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A court on Tuesday annulled the Istanbul provincial congress of Turkey’s…
The 150-year-old law that governs military’s role in local law enforcement
The Posse Comitatus Act is a nearly 150-year-old federal law that limits the U.S. military’s…
Gérard Depardieu to face trial in Paris over rape and sexual assault allegations
PARIS (AP) — French film star Gérard Depardieu has been ordered to stand trial before…
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 2 The Washington…
Red beret-wearing Republican Curtis Sliwa likes his chances in a crowded NYC mayor’s race
NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Sliwa, the colorful creator of New York City’s Guardian Angels…
The perfect property listing in England for a buyer with a bunker mentality
LONDON (AP) — It’s a unique historical English property that could be perfect for a…
The defunded Corporation for Public Broadcasting will get one of TV’s biggest prizes
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will be honored with one of the television’s top prizes…
Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday…
Army football player and his dad save a man from flames after a car crash near West Point
FORT MONTGOMERY, N.Y. (AP) — An Army football player and his father pulled a man…
PHOTO ESSAY: Uganda’s villages are filling with older people, bringing blessings and burdens
NABALANGA, Uganda (AP) — Look closely and you will see them. Atop dirt floors in…
Argentina orders house arrest for daughter of Nazi fugitive over plundered portrait
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors on Tuesday announced that the daughter of a…
Se forma la tormenta tropical Lorena en costas del Pacífico mexicano
MIAMI (AP) — Se forma la tormenta tropical Lorena en costas del Pacífico mexicano.
EPA should not have been blocked from terminating green bank funds, appeals court says
A federal judge was wrong to block the Trump administration from freezing billions of dollars…
NATO says it is working to counter Russia’s GPS jamming after interference with EU leader’s plane
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — NATO is working to thwart Russian jamming of civilian flights, said the…