Pentagon to pay troops this week, despite government shutdown
President Trump has directed the Pentagon to use available funds to pay military members during the ongoing government shutdown, a relief to many families.
Blakeview: Two German New Orleanians were big music publishers in the 1800s and 1900s
German New Orleanians Philip Werlein and Louis Grunewald wrote the book on music publishing in the 19th and early 20th century.
An attempted coup is underway in Madagascar, the country’s president says
Madagascar has been shaken by three weeks of the most significant unrest in years in the nation, with protests led by a group calling itself “Gen Z Madagascar.”
President Trump to visit Middle East amid US-mediated ceasefire
President Trump plans to address the Israeli parliament, meet with hostage families, and lead a peace summit in Egypt as a U.S.-mediated ceasefire in Gaza unfolds.
Trump’s intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down
Eleanor Holmes Norton has been an outspoken advocate for the District of Columbia during her 18 terms as the city's delegate in Congress.
Trump sets off for the Mideast to mark a ceasefire deal and urge Arab leaders to seize the moment
President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
New Hampshire police chase moose out of downtown areas
Video shows the moose being followed by a police cruiser as officers used lights and sirens to safely guide it out of residential areas.
Trump says inflation is ‘defeated’ and the Fed has cut rates, yet prices remain too high for many
Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago. Yet you wouldn’t know it from listening to President Donald Trump or even some of the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve who have dismissed or even downplayed inflation.
Once-secret Emperor Commodus’ passage to Rome’s Colosseum opens to public for the first time
Archaeologists at the Colosseum Archaeological Park explained that Roman emperors would use the passage to enter the arena unseen and protected.
Estonia closes road through Russian territory due to presence of Russian troops
Estonia has temporarily closed a road that passes through Russian territory after reports of Russian soldiers standing there.