3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (445+ words) President Donald Trump's plan to import 300,000 metric tons of beef priced under market value drew rare rebukes from Alabama organizations generally supportive of him and provided an opening for an incumbent U.S. representative facing a difficult battle for re-election. Trump's proposal,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1138+ words) The proposal, which could cost at least $1 trillion, was financially and politically implausible. But it reflected Trump’s apparent calculation that he needs bold moves to revive Republicans’ chances as Democrats try to take advantage of his low approval ratings in…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (215+ words) Tennesseans should soon be able to fly in and out of Dolly Parton International Airport. The Nashville airport's board is set to vote Friday on the new name, proposed after Parton died in late August at the age of 80. The…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (953+ words) He rushed downtown to find his firehouse badly damaged but still standing. Six of its members, he'd later learn, were among the 343 New York City firefighters killed in the World Trade Center's collapse. "If I wasn't sent out on rotation…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (844+ words) Trust in government information has also become more partisan since Trump's first term, the survey found. “It's pretty hard to trust anything that's being communicated,” said Shannon Ingram, 46, a Democrat who lives in Maryland, pointing to shifting health recommendations as…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (552+ words) The S&P 500 sank 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 628 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite dipped 0.3%. They felt pressure from rising oil prices after a barrel of Brent crude briefly climbed as high as $99.46. It later settled at $97.92, up…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (447+ words) I once wrote that Gloria Steinem, the great feminist thinker and activist who died Sept. 2 at 92, was like an indispensable computer program running in the background of every American woman's life. "You don't always remember that she's there," I wrote,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (529+ words) Less than two years after opening, a liquefied natural gas terminal near New Orleans is seeking a multibillion-dollar expansion under the Trump administration's new "emergency" permitting process that cuts regulatory review and could put nearby wetlands and waterways at greater…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (989+ words) Merz said his center-right Christian Democratic Union was "deeply shocked" by what he called "the most serious election defeat that the CDU has had for years, for decades." But he indicated that he's determined to stay at the helm and…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1481+ words) Lebanon ’s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on a southern village have killed 12 people, including two children. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim to have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance plane. And seven crew members of a Saudi-owned tanker struck last…...