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FILE - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon sails in the Red Sea, June 12, 2024.

Lessons from Red Sea and Ukraine’s Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict with China

FILE - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon sails in the Red Sea, June 12, 2024.

September 22, 2024, 3:22pm Nation & World

The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea to help U.S. military leaders prepare the service for a potential future conflict with China. Read story

Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against Newsmax is headed to trial next week. What’s at stake?

September 22, 2024, 3:22pm Nation & World

On Sept. 30, Newsmax will head into a Delaware court to defend itself against a defamation lawsuit filed by Smartmatic, a London-based voting machine technology company. Smartmatic says its reputation was damaged by false statements made on the network regarding voter fraud allegations in the 2020 presidential election. Read story

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

September 22, 2024, 3:05pm Latest News

Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election. Read story

4 dead, 17 hurt in Alabama shooting

September 22, 2024, 3:01pm Latest News

Four people were killed and 17 others injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday in what police described as a targeted “hit” on one of the people killed at a popular nightlife spot in Birmingham. Read story

A Ukrainian serviceman of Liut brigade aims his D-30 artillery cannon during firing towards Russian positions near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 22, 2024.

21 wounded after Russia strikes apartment buildings in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

A Ukrainian serviceman of Liut brigade aims his D-30 artillery cannon during firing towards Russian positions near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday Sept. 22, 2024.

September 22, 2024, 2:59pm Nation & World

Russia launched new strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that hit high-rise apartment buildings, leaving at least 21 wounded in a second consecutive nighttime attack, authorities said. Read story

FILE - A key artillery shell in Ukraine&#039;s fight against Russia, the 155 mm howitzer shell, is in production at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will visit a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank workers

FILE - A key artillery shell in Ukraine&#039;s fight against Russia, the 155 mm howitzer shell, is in production at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

September 22, 2024, 2:36pm Nation & World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday will visit the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country's fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Read story

Emergency workers clear the rubble at the site of Friday&#039;s Israeli strike in Beirut&#039;s southern suburb, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.

Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel

Emergency workers clear the rubble at the site of Friday&#039;s Israeli strike in Beirut&#039;s southern suburb, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.

September 22, 2024, 12:35pm Latest News

Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon. A Hezbollah leader declared an “open-ended battle” was underway as both sides appeared to be spiraling closer toward all-out war. Read story

Secretive group recruited far-right candidates in key U.S. House races. It could help Democrats.

September 22, 2024, 10:26am Nation & World

For the past year, a group called the Patriots Run Project has recruited Trump supporters to run as independent candidates in swing districts where they could siphon votes from Republicans. In addition to two races in Iowa, the group recruited candidates in Nebraska, Montana, Virginia and Minnesota. All six recruits… Read story

Plastic awaits sorting and recycling at Potential Industries, a plant in Wilmington.

Will Gen Z finally solve the plastic crisis?

Plastic awaits sorting and recycling at Potential Industries, a plant in Wilmington.

September 22, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

Generation Z has been heralded by some as the “sustainability” generation — more likely to pay a premium for eco-friendly products and more likely to make purchase decisions that incorporate their personal, social and environmental values. Read story

The sun sets behind a baobab tree, known as the tree of life, in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.

An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving

The sun sets behind a baobab tree, known as the tree of life, in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.

September 21, 2024, 10:49am Nation & World

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old Bhitoni never saw them as a source of cash, until now. Read story