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Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian officials made rival claims of battlefield successes in their 4-year-old war, with Ukraine saying it pushed Moscow’s forces back across places on t...

Pope announces resignation of US bishop accused of embezzling $270K from California parish

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesda...

US and Iran dig in and ramp up threats as war rages with no end in sight

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s attacks on regional oil infrastructure and pledges to choke off maritime traffic left markets on edge Tuesday as the United States promised blisteri...

The Latest: Hegseth vows most intense day yet of US strikes as Iran aims to fight on

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran as the Islamic Republic, its firepower diminished, vowed to fight on. Israeli P...

Wildflowers are blooming in the driest place in North America — but not for long

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Death Valley, known as the driest place in North America, is teeming with life with a once-in-a-decade blossoming of wildflowers known as a superbloom, transformi...

What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher...

Baltimore police officer shot while responding to barricade situation at a home, mayor says

BALTIMORE (AP) — A police officer was shot Tuesday while responding to a barricade situation at a home in Baltimore, the city's mayor said. Police separately said that a suspect was also sho...

US stocks hold steadier as Wall Street waits for the next signal on how long war with Iran may last

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is holding steadier Tuesday as Wall Street waits for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end. The S&P 500 added 0.4%, a day after its latest w...

Alabama governor commutes death sentence of inmate whose accomplice fired fatal shot

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when ...

Farmington officers involved in shooting; suspect is killed

No officers or other individuals injured

Cortez Middle School students to perform Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’ this weekend

Nearly 70 middle school students are participating in the production

In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

DE SOTO, Iowa (AP) — Standing alongside his son’s Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy. He had voted for President Donald Trump...