By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive. “Always a bad idea,” former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said of shutdowns in 2024. A potential … Continued
By LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Here he is, depicted at six months in office, chiseled and brawny, as mighty as the very nation. Here he is as a Star Wars Jedi wielding a patriot-red lightsaber, rescuing … Continued
DUBLIN — The battle between the Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon at Croke Park was a part of history, marking the first time the NFL had ever hosted a regular-season game in Ireland. The game itself was … Continued
Today is Monday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2025. There are 93 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 29, 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball … Continued
When Terrence McNally died of complications from COVID in early 2020, we lost one of our most prolific and consistent playwrights. Be his focus comedy, drama, musical, opera or something for the screen, McNally always had something interesting to say … Continued
James Hautman of Chaska, Minn., is the winner of the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of three buffleheads, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Sept. 19 in a news release. Hautman emerged as the … Continued