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Saturday was supposed to be an election day in Kandahar Province, but those elections are postponed a week. Steve Inskeep talks to Pam Constable of The Washington Post, about why the delay.

After years of trying, Russian scientists say they have drilled into an Antarctic lake that is buried beneath more than two miles of ice. They are looking for signs of life that haven't been exposed to sky in 20 million years.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who loudly opposed a medical marijuana measure that appeared on the 2014 ballot, is staying on the sidelines this...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Saturday it is investigating 2,600 cases handled by a Pensacola-based agency chemist after discovering…

President Biden plans to tell China's Xi Jinping that communication channels between the two governments need to remain open — no matter who is in the White House.

Prosecutors dropped the two criminal cases against Trump after he won the 2024 election, and the final report by Smith may be the last chance for prosecutors to explain their decisions.

At one of literature's most prestigious awards ceremonies, nominated authors made a collective call for a cease-fire in Gaza.

A judge in Manhattan rejected Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the fraud case against him and his business empire, and fined the former president for violating a gag order.

Congress has approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday.

After 15 months war, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday morning.

California condors are among the biggest flying creatures in North America and are very close to extinction. They were recently spotted in Sequoia National Park for the first time in nearly 50 years.

The U.S. has deployed surveillance aircraft to Nigeria in the search for the more than 250 schoolgirls still missing. Imagery gathered by the aircraft and satellites will be shared with the Nigerian government.

LA Dodgers sensation Shohei Ohtani is drawing so much attention at spring training that the team had to expand its press box. Japanese stars have long boosted Phoenix's spring training economy.

Just two years after the Chiefs narrowly defeated the Eagles at the Super Bowl, these two powerhouses will face off once again on the championship stage, with even higher stakes.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday that President Trump is making a bold move by saying the U.S. will "own" Gaza and vowed to stand with Trump on the issue.

The majority of American voters, including Republicans, support protecting access to abortion for women who are experiencing pregnancy-related emergencies, such as miscarriages, a KFF poll finds.

Corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams are on hold while a judge seeks legal input on whether the DOJ can dismiss them.

The experiments marked the first time the environmentally safe, plant-based agents were used outside of the lab after about six years of development.

The northern California coast is home to the tallest trees in the world, but a rivalry over who has the tallest decorated tree is brewing.

Juul will send $30 million to the newly created Vape Free Florida Fund to help in the enforcement laws to protect “children from harmful marketing and products.”

The on-demand service, which costs $8 a person, runs from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport to hotels and other beach areas.

NATO's new Secretary General pledges continuing support for Ukraine and is dismisses member concerns about Trump.

It's a new setback in the country's political crisis, which began one month ago, when Yoon Suk Yeol briefly put the country under martial law.

A tax on all imported steel and aluminum could give a helping hand to domestic steel and aluminum makers, but raise costs for businesses and consumers that buy the metals.

Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.