15+ hour, 27+ min ago   (223+ words) Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the Saudi government has long denied any involvement…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (984+ words) DALLAS — Republicans opened their unusual midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday by offering speech after speech bashing Democrats and celebrating President Donald Trump, putting their party's undisputed leader at the center of the upcoming midterm elections — whether the candidates running…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (315+ words) MONTGOMERY — As campaign season ramps up, Alabama gubernatorial nominees Tommy Tuberville and Doug Jones have each released their first television ads. Tuberville and Jones, who are campaigning in a rematch of the 2020 U.S. Senate race that started Tuberville’s political career,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (521+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot earlier this year are stepping away from spaceflight. NASA announced Wednesday that Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover will no longer serve as active…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (163+ words) US Abortion Pill Decatur Daily Decatur man accused of trying to set residence on fire A Decatur man with prior theft and property-crime conviction… There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (730+ words) LONDON — The United Kingdom on Tuesday banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says "settler terrorists" are carrying out "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, in a significant toughening of Britain's stance toward a longtime ally. France…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (679+ words) MIAMI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, visiting U.S.-aligned conservative leaders as the Trump administration steps up military operations to combat drug trafficking and seeks further inroads in the Western Hemisphere…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (637+ words) WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter century after a day "etched forever into the memories of Americans," President Donald Trump honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Tuesday by vowing to "never forget." The event at the Ellipse was spearheaded by…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1061+ words) WASHINGTON — Republicans appeared to have a firm grip on the Senate heading into the final two years of President Donald Trump's term. But with less than two months until Election Day, control of the chamber is now up for grabs....

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (528+ words) WASHINGTON — Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution following a tumultuous year in which President Donald Trump tried to remake the portrayal of U.S. history by the Smithsonian museums and other cultural entities. Bunch said…...