Gaza’s second front: The battle against disease-carrying rats

Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Beside a mountain of destroyed rubble, Samah al-Dabla lives in a makeshift tent with her children, gripped by a fear that did not exist in their lives before the war: the rats that now invade their shelter. Samah always keeps her children, three-year-old Mayaseen, and four-year-old Asaad, in sight, and

How Airlines Would Be Affected if Spirit Folded

Spirit Airlines planes parked at the closed George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP For the past few years, Spirit Airlines has been in trouble: It has filed for bankruptcy twice since late 2024 and had a merger with another airline blocked. Now

Trump administration delays rule aimed at improving disability access in schools

Miranda Lacy and Harold Rogers walk around the campus of West Virginia State University, where both completed undergraduate degrees. They consider the campus a second home because staff there worked hard to make sure their education was accessible. Now, they're in a graduate program that they say has failed to make their learning materials accessible

From the Himalayas to Newt Gingrich, the ‘tree-huggers’ prevail

Nepalese people hug trees during a mass tree hugging on World Environment Day in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption toggle caption Niranjan Shrestha/AP On a recent 80-degree day at Rock Creek Park, an urban national park in the heart of Washington D.C., a dozen children as young as four sank

FAA: We Can Do Better Updating Analog Air Traffic System

The FAA says it wants to build a brand-new air traffic control system that uses software to prevent conflicts, delays and cancellations. Here, passenger jets land and take off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in March. Last year, a midair collision between a regional airliner and a military helicopter near the airport killed 67

With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump’s national GOP redistricting push

An election worker tears off "I Voted" stickers during the Virginia redistricting referendum at Fairfax Government Center, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP As time runs out before the midterm elections, Virginia took a step on Tuesday to counter and possibly surpass President Trump's

RFK Jr. on a congressional hearing blitz after long absence

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears before the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. He has two more congressional hearings on Wednesday. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made dramatic, sudden changes to the childhood vaccine schedule without input from

Priceless 2,500-year-old golden helmet returned to Romania after Dutch museum raid

Dacian gold items, a 2,500-year-old helmet and wristbands, stolen from a museum in the Netherlands and then recovered by Dutch authorities, are presented during a press conference after being returned, at the National Museum of Romanian History, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Andreea Alexandru/AP hide caption toggle caption Andreea Alexandru/AP BUCHAREST, Romania —

Mexico to beef up security at tourist sites after shooting at pyramids

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's government said it was beefing up security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside of Mexico City less than two months before the FIFA World Cup. The Monday shooting, carried out by a lone gunman on top of one of the Teotihuacan pyramids — a

Virginia voters OK a Democratic effort to redraw the state’s congressional map

Virginia voters OK a Democratic effort to redraw the state's congressional map Audio will be available later today. A person votes Tuesday in the Virginia redistricting referendum at a polling place in Alexandria. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the state
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