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First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

President Trump says only a “stupid” person rejects the glitz and glitter of a luxury Boeing 747-8 jetliner gifted by a ...

Memorial Day is traditionally considered the official opening of the summer season. People flock to the beaches and fire up their grills for hot dogs and hamburgers as they bid ...

Memorial Day is here. What many consider the beginning of summer was once called Decoration Day — the day when Americans decorated the graves of those who died fighting our ...

As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.

Health officials the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed at least 14 Palestinians, including a ...

Two border collies have a full-time job keeping birds and other wildlife off the runway at West Virginia's busiest airport.

MOREHEAD Luke Pridemore knew the situation before he took the baton in the 4x400-meter relay at the Class 2A Region 6 Championships at Rowan County’s Paul Ousley Stadium on May ...

16th Region baseball preview: Venturing into the Lions den: A talented field looks to become king of region jungle ...

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes ...