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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I discussed our 25th anniversary and mentioned Hawaii as a possibility. He reached out to his brother and sister-in-law for suggestions, since they have visited Hawaii twice and we never have.

My...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Two special elections next Tuesday to fill vacancies in the Minnesota Senate will determine the balance of power in the narrowly divided chamber, where the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party holds a one-seat ...Read more

The U.S. and Malaysia signed a pact solidifying bilateral defense ties, underscoring a commitment to security in the disputed South China Sea.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth oversaw the signing of the memorandum of ...Read more

BNSF Railway Co. slammed the proposed mega-merger between two key rivals as benefitting shareholders at the expense of customers, marking some of the most direct criticism of a deal drawing scrutiny from lawmakers and ...Read more

Two days before around 500,000 Nevadans on food stamps are slated to lose nutritional benefits, state lawmakers affirmed $30 million to help food banks stay afloat as the government shutdown enters the one-month mark.

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Flights into and out of Orlando International Airport were delayed Thursday night because there were no available air traffic controllers, according to federal aviation advisories.

One of the U.S. Federal Aviation ...Read more

The partial government shutdown is on track to become the longest in history as the Senate headed home for the weekend Thursday with no funding deal in sight.

The lack of action on a stopgap spending measure means the 30-...Read more

BOSTON — A bill sitting on Maura Healey’s desk would mandate that reports on spending within Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system be published regularly to the public, but there’s no indication whether the ...Read more

A measles outbreak in parts of Utah and Arizona not far from Las Vegas has grown to over 130 cases, according to public health officials in both states.

David Heaton, a public information officer for the Southwest Utah ...Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said a prolonged government shutdown would likely snarl travel during the busy holiday period, as the administration seeks to ramp up pressure on Democrats over the funding standoff.

Vance’s...Read more

A$AP Rocky loves balancing fatherhood with his music career.

The rapper, 37, has three children - daughter Rocki, six weeks, and sons RZA, three, and Riot, two -- with his partner Rihanna, 37 and describing being a dad as...Read more

President Donald Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing prompted quick condemnation from some Nevada congressional Democrats.

It’s unclear exactly what directive Trump gave in a Wednesday post on his ...Read more

China’s commitment to buy at least 87 million tons of U.S. soybeans through the next several years provides long-sought relief to farmers, while at the same time highlighting the limitations of America’s reliance on ...Read more

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa in Haiti continued to climb Thursday, with authorities saying that at least 30 people are now dead and 20 others are missing.

The biggest toll occurred in the country’s gang-ridden ...Read more

SpaceX defended its progress developing a lander that will put Americans back on the moon, following remarks by NASA's administrator that the agency will reopen the program to other bidders.

In a lengthy blog post ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said he didn’t discuss approving sales of Nvidia Corp.’s Blackwell chips to China with his counterpart Xi Jinping, dampening speculation that Washington will allow exports of the powerful AI...Read more

BOSTON — Massachusetts will send an additional $4 million in emergency food assistance to food banks as SNAP cuts off this weekend amid the ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Maura Healey announced.

But the governor will...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to cancel a Biden-era land-use plan that had boosted environmental protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, a region that has drawn new interest from ...Read more