10+ hour, 28+ min ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. In…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (375+ words) Today is Saturday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2026. There are 110 days left in the year. On Sept. 12,1977, South African Black student leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, 30, died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry. In 1857, the S.S. Central America (also…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (553+ words) It has become a daily ritual for residents of Mansouri, who fled the village weeks ago and now are watching its destruction from the neighboring village of Hanniyeh. Active fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (331+ words) Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed — a loss in diameter of as much as 14 miles. That’s significant for a planet barely 3,000 miles across. Mercury’s rough…...

3+ day, 49+ min ago   (287+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Election officials warn that it’s impossible to comply with those terms, especially with the first mail ballots arleady being sent out in Alabama, North Carolina and Wisconsin. The panel of three judges nominated by…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (136+ words) delcotimes.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney, his latest international trip aimed at locking in future support for the fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukraine is under pressure from Russia’s…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (607+ words) By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (351+ words) Ambassador Danny Danon accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of “doing politics” when he called the prime minister a “war criminal” and called for his arrest, which he had to withdraw because New York City does not have authority to take Netanyahu…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (577+ words) The whole operation took less than three minutes and targeted the most valuable works in the Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer, the regional prosecutor’s office said. The theft conjured up painful memories of the spectacular heist of crown…...

5+ day, 25+ min ago   (835+ words) The two missing paintings are “Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano” and “Young Woman at the Well.” The museum housed 12 works by Renoir in total. As police search for the perpetrators, here’s a look at some other famous art heists: Thieves…...