• Tribes hope Farm Bill can feed more people and preserve Indigenous culture
    HOPKINTON, R.I. (AP) — At Ashawaug Farm in southwest Rhode Island, Dawn and Cassius Spears preserve their Indigenous knowledge of agriculture through the cultivation and keeping of three Narragansett heritage crops: white corn, succotash beans and crookneck squash. They would like to expand their farm’s reach beyond their farm stand, but it’s challenging. Like many […]
  • Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence from Great Britain kick into higher gear across the United States on Friday as celebrations are balanced with efforts to stay safe as much of the country bakes under extreme heat. President Donald Trump will travel to South Dakota to deliver a speech and […]
  • Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth. Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The Pegasus rocket blasted off from the belly of a modified airplane, putting Link on […]
  • UN human rights chief sounds ‘red alert’ over violence around Sudan’s el-Obeid city
    GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief on Friday sounded a “red alert” about possible atrocity crimes in and near a strategic city in central Sudan, calling on world leaders to do more to help stop the bloodshed in the country’s ongoing war between the army and paramilitary forces. U.N. High Commissioner for […]
  • As America turns 250, museums and parks fight to preserve the country’s troubled history 
    By Bianca Flowers and David Hood-Nuño July 3 (Reuters) – A few minutes’ walk from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the nation’s founding ideals were debated and declared, another part of the American story has become a flashpoint. At the President’s House, an early residence used by presidents George Washington and John Adams,  an outdoor exhibit […]