• Parking lots get hot and are bad for storm runoff. These groups are testing other options
    At the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission headquarters in Virginia, staff knew their crumbling asphalt parking lot was in desperate need of repair. But instead of replacing the lot with more dark blacktop, the group chose an alternative. The new parking lot, completed last year, includes porous concrete panels and areas with native plants and […]
  • The Latest: Trump heads to a competitive New York district as voters sour on the economy
    President Donald Trump is testing his midterm message on the economy in a toss-up congressional district in New York, even as voters largely disapprove of his stewardship. The event’s promoted focus is the tax law Trump signed last year, which quadrupled the federal deduction for state and local taxes, a critical change for high-tax states […]
  • Greek far-left terror group leader is released at age 82. But the decision could be reversed
    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of a far-left Greek militant group that killed 23 people — among them industrialists, diplomats and a CIA station chief — has been released from a maximum-security prison, officials said Friday. The decision is now being reexamined by a senior prosecutor. Alexandros Giotopoulos, the 82-year-old convicted leader of the […]
  • Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans
    An advocacy group has filed suit against the Trump administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday says the rule finalized by the VA on Dec. 31 takes away limited abortion […]
  • Pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump’s demands
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The day arrived when the Senate just said, No. President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry, upset Republican senators, pushed to a breaking point by his seemingly insatiable and outlandish demands — particularly a $1.776 billion fund for Jan. 6 rioters and others he believes […]