Airline miles may not go as far as the Iran war drives up fuel costs and summer fares
Flights already are more expensive during the summer since there’s more demand.
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Venue gets mixed reviews as National Spelling Bee returns to DC ahead of White House UFC event
The Scripps National Spelling Bee has moved from suburban Maryland to downtown Washington, and not...
NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list
The space agency awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to U.S. companies.
Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon. That comes at cost to hydropower
Tradeoffs are increasingly impossible to avoid as the Colorado River continues to decline.
As US stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending, survey shows
Spikes in gas prices as well as higher food costs have worsened inflation.
Today in History: May 26, California Supreme Court upholds same-sex marriage ban
California’s Supreme Court upheld the state’s Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban but said the 18,000...
US military says it carried out ‘self-defense’ strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement with...
Today in History: May 25, ‘Star Wars’ released
“Star Wars” was released by 20th Century Fox; it would become the highest-grossing film in...
Today in History: May 24, America’s first telegraph line transmits ‘What hath God wrought’
Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as...
Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
Law enforcement authorities are responding to shots that were fired near the White House grounds,...