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Flags and patriotic stars flutter and twirl as Dwane Tervooren rides with other motorcyclists during Tuesday's Independence Dayparade in Buffalo Gap, Texas Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Ronald W. Erdrich /The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)

In a polarized U.S., how to define a patriot increasingly depends on who鈥檚 being asked

July 4, 2023 at 3:06 p.m.

Millions of Americans will attend parades, fireworks, barbecues and other Independence Day events, celebrating the courage and sacrifices of the nation’s 18th century patriots who fought for the nation’s independence...

FILE – A woman attends an event for Democratic candidate for Florida governor Charlie Crist at an early voting location Nov. 6, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Election Day saw few major problems, despite new voting laws

November 13, 2022 at 10:26 a.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into this year’s midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to...

Khadidah Stone stands on the dividing ...

Black representation in Alabama tested before Supreme Court

October 3, 2022 at 7:15 a.m.

The invisible line dividing two of Alabama's congressional districts slices through Montgomery, near iconic sites from the civil rights movement as well as ones more personal to Evan Milligan.

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon ...

Jury selection for ex-Trump adviser Bannon heads for 2nd day

July 18, 2022 at 6:03 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s contempt-of-Congress trial will stretch into a second day after lawyers labored through a long Monday session trying to select a jury without...

U.S. Capitol riot hearings raise questions of presidential power

July 14, 2022 at 9:27 a.m.

The House Jan. 6 committee’s investigation of the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election and the events leading up to the U.S. Capitol insurrection is raising questions about former President...

U.S. attorney general says authorities will target school board threats

October 4, 2021 at 9:50 p.m.

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday directed federal authorities to hold strategy sessions in the next 30 days with law enforcement to address the increasing threats targeting school board members,...

Muslims recall questionable detentions that followed 9/11

October 4, 2021 at 7:36 a.m.

Around New York City in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, as an eerie quiet settled over ground zero, South Asian and Arab men started vanishing.

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