Washington & Politics

Noem’s Mount Rushmore lawsuit sparks legal fight with tribe

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's lawsuit against the federal government over a July Fourth fireworks display she wants to put...

Amid threats to members, House to vote on new security

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WASHINGTON — Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, a former Army Ranger who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, says it took time for him...

Swim star Sun Yang’s 3-day retrial at sports court next week

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The retrial in three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang's doping case will be held over three days next week, the Court...

Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic

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NAGURSKOYE, Russia — During the Cold War, Russia's Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a weather station and a communications outpost in...

Lawmakers quiz Boeing, FAA about recent issues with planes

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WASHINGTON — Two key members of Congress are seeking records from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration about production problems with two of the...

Air-France-KLM launches first long-haul flight with eco-fuel

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PARIS — Air France-KLM is sending into the air what it calls its first long-haul flight with sustainable aviation fuel Tuesday. The plane is...

Alabama town magistrate stabbed in City Hall attack

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BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — A man who entered Bayou La Batre City Hall with plans to kill police officers on Tuesday stabbed the...

Biden raises cease-fire, civilian toll in call to Netanyahu

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President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...

Biden adviser makes personal appeal to young to get shots

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WASHINGTON — A top White House aide made his pitch for young people to get vaccinated personal, sharing the struggles his own son has...

Italy’s Lampedusa island slammed again by migrant arrivals

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LAMPEDUSA, Sicily — The tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa is in the throes of yet another season of migrants arriving by sea, and Ibrahima...