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Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month ordered the change back to Fort Benning to honor Fred Benning, who was awarded the ...
What Celtics are expecting from ‘physical’ Magic in playoff series
The Celtics will have a considerable edge in talent and depth in their first-round playoff series against the Magic. But ...
Nora Aunor, an actor among the Philippines’ biggest stars, dies at 71
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nora Aunor, who became one of the biggest stars of Philippine cinema during a career that spanned ...
House Speaker Mariano says calls for Rep. Chris Flanagan to resign are ‘premature’
House Speaker Ron Mariano said calls for Rep. Chris Flanagan, the Dennis Port Democrat charged with federal fraud, are ...
UK’s top court says definition of a woman is based on biological sex and excludes transgender people
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender ...
Israel says it will keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?
The Palestinians seek an independent state in east Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, territories Israel captured in the 1967 ...
Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump ...
Vermont maple syrup makers face uncertainty amid Canada and China tariff chaos
The uncertainty is arriving in a time of relative growth for syrup producers in the U.S. as well as Canada. Vermont has seen ...
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen goes to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite ...