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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Satu...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

JetBlue flight from Chicago rolls off runway and into grass in Boston

BOSTON (AP) — A JetBlue flight landing at Boston’s Logan International Airport rolled off the runway and into the grass on Thursday, an airport spokesperson said. No one on JetBlue flight 3...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Utah Republican proposes sale of more than 2 million acres of US lands

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than 2 million acres of federal lands would be sold to states or other entities under a budget proposal from Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee, reviving a longtime am...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Robert F. Kennedy met with the CIA after a trip to the Soviet Union, newly declassified files show

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA released nearly 1,500 pages of previously classified documents relating to New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and his 1968 assassination on Thursday, detailing the spy...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge as jury foreperson won’t deliberate

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial came to a disjointed end Thursday as the jury foreperson declined to deliberate and the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape c...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What to know about 'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the military parade in Washington to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary, which c...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer r...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Mike Love and Elton John react to the death of Brian Wilson

Notable reaction to the death of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson at age 82. ___ “I have no words to express the sadness I feel right now. My Father @brianwilsonlive was every fiber of my body. ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

At least 78 dead in South Africa floods as official says rescue attempts were 'paralyzed'

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to at least 78 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts in the first hours a...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hamas says it killed 12 Israeli-backed fighters. Israeli-supported group says they were aid workers

CAIRO (AP) — A unit of Gaza’s Hamas-run police force said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed Palestinian militia after detaining them early Thursday. An Israel-supported aid group, ho...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bail

BOSTON (AP) — A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. shared hugs and laughs with supporters after a judge released her fro...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Russia's military casualties top 1 million in 3-year-old war, Ukraine says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The number of Russian troops killed or wounded in Ukraine has topped 1 million, military officials in Kyiv said Thursday, describing the huge price that Moscow has paid ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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