Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda.
SharesTwo golfers in Washington, D.C., sued the federal government on Friday to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course, accusing the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a park that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
SharesKey senators and the families of the 67 dead in an airliner collision with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital are convinced that advanced aircraft locator systems recommended by experts for nearly two decades would have prevented last year's tragedy. But it remains unclear if Congress will pass a bill requiring every plane and helicopter to use them around every busy airport.
SharesAfter years of relying on its stunning beaches, Aruba is starting to appeal to a new kind of tourist: the hungry kind.
SharesThe Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.
SharesAcross the country, various styles show off their own bragging rights, from poppy seed and bolillo buns to bacon-wrapped franks and bright red beef-and-pork links. Each version carries a reputation locals stand behind and visitors look for upon arrival.
SharesThousands of people gather each evening in Milan to watch the Olympic cauldron, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's intricate knot patterns, as it swells and pulsates with colored light to an original soundtrack in a spectacle that is quickly becoming a focal point of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
SharesLiu Zhiquan was waiting for a 30-plus-hour train journey to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, some 1,242 miles (2,000 kilometers) from Beijing, where he works in construction.
SharesMuch like the Olympic flame, there is another symbol of triumph and transcendence - far less known - that graces one host city after another: a one-of-a-kind, wooden cross.
SharesCuba is warning airlines that it will no longer be able to supply fuel, beginning Monday, as President Trump uses economic levers to cut off the communist island's energy supplies.
SharesThe town of Fujiyoshida, Japan, is canceling its cherry blossom festival in April because of the volume and behavior of the throngs of tourists.
SharesIssues with frozen equipment led Amtrak to cancel 20 trains on various lines in the northeastern U.S., including to the District of Columbia.
SharesDemocrats refusing to pass a Department of Homeland Security spending bill without changes to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations want to split up the bill to fund other essential agencies while negotiations continue.
SharesSinger Barry Manilow is postponing his Las Vegas residency shows this month in order to focus on fully recovering from lung cancer surgery, multiple news outlets report.
SharesRobotaxi pioneers Waymo and Tesla urged Congress Wednesday to set federal safety standards for self-driving cars, addressing the complication of differing state regulations and staying ahead of global competition.
SharesCall it divine intervention, or maybe just a hasty fix-it job to put an end to days of speculation and scandal. But the end result is that the Angel Meloni is no more.
SharesThe Virginia Department of Health says people were recently exposed to measles at Washington Dulles International Airport.
SharesSpain set a new tourism record in 2025 when it welcomed 96.8 million foreign visitors, according to figures released Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute.
SharesThere is a long tradition of painters depicting real people in their religious art, but the appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy.
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