9+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1259+ words) This map, courtesy of the National Park Service, shows the National Road's route from Cumberland, Md. , to Vandalia, Ill. Editor's note: This is part of a 12-week series of stories focusing on America's 250th birthday, as told through the lens of communities where…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (183+ words) A vehicle's hatch and doors are opened near where a body of one of the shooters was placed near the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. People stand behind police…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (260+ words) The Sandy Fire burns vegetation on Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. People run along a street as the Sandy Fire approaches a neighborhood Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. The Sandy Fire sends a plume of smoke in the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (118+ words) An attendant prepares to fill a customers tank at a gas station on May 6 in Portland, Ore. President Donald Trump proposed a temporary federal gas tax holiday to curb rising prices at the pump. Would you support this? 236 Acres of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (532+ words) A farm in King William County in April 2020. The latest U. S. Drought Monitor report shows the entirety of Virginia is experiencing some level of drought conditions right now. The majority of the state is classified as "severe drought" with the greatest…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (828+ words) Elkton Elementary School fifth-grader Aiden Breeden tumbles down the slide during the school's Spring Fling Friday. Elkton Elementary School instructional assistant Cheryl Youngman paints the face of first-grader Blakely Norton Shifflett during the school's Spring Fling Friday. Children and parents…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (212+ words) Spirit Airlines planes are grounded at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after flights were cancelled on Saturday. While anti-billionaires rhetoric is rising in the United States as progressive figures and politicians believe that the American society does not need billionaires, the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (597+ words) dnronline. com Protesters gather in the rotunda outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol last year as lawmakers debate a redrawn U. S. congressional map in Texas during a special session in Austin, Texas. Politicians and political parties, when unconstrained by…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (158+ words) A poster on the Virginia redistricting referendum is seen during voting at Mason Square on April 21 in Alexandria. Mid-decade redistricting is causing concern as states like Virginia, Florida, and Texas redraw maps for 2026, targeting potential congressional seat gains. How concerned…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (235+ words) Sen. Mark Obenshain speaks during the Virginians for Fair Maps Rally at Dynamic Aviation in Bridgewater on April 11. State Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, has been appointed by the Senate Rules Committee to serve on the Joint Legislative Audit and Review…...