WASHINGTON (AP) — Cities and nations are looking at banning plastic straws and stirrers in hopes of addressing the world’s plastic pollution problem. More...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Senate Democrat is using marijuana’s informal holiday to announce a change of heart about the drug, another sign of the growing political acceptance of pot.  More...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Anti-abortion rhetoric is intensifying ahead of midterm elections as officials in Republican-dominant states push legislation that would punish both doctors and patients, even though such laws are likely unconstitutional.&nb More...

(AP) – Only two women have been the wife and mother of a U.S. president. The first was Abigail Adams (John Adams and John Quincy Adams), and the second was Barbara Bush, who died at 92 on Tuesday.  More...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There was a time, within living memory, when giants strode the Senate chamber.  More...

(AP) – If you are like many Americans, you spent part of this week finishing your income tax returns for 2017.  Oh, well. At least the government will be paid for .  More...

According to the calendar, it’s been spring for about a month. But the weather hasn’t felt like it, as rain, snow and cold continue to linger, making high school athletes long for a few nice days.  More...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Couturier’s long shot from the point got past Matt Murray with 1:17 left and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday night to force sixth game in the first-round series. More...

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