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Democrats can use the next two years to hold Trump accountable

Donald Trump could be in the White House for as long as another 26 interminable months, which is beyond depressing. But Democrats are mobilizing to use that time wisely if they win at least one congressional majority in midterm elections next week.

Trump should do a Helmut Schmidt when he meets Xi and Putin

For reasons that could range from good to atrocious, President Donald Trump wants a three-way summit with his Russian and Chinese counterparts when the three men are in Shenzhen this month for an economic forum.

China is winning in Latin America

The latest poll on Latin Americans’ views on democracy and their institutions should concern the United States.

5 Thoughts: The Smashing Pumpkins at MGM Grand Garden Arena

Aside from Corgan intentionally forgoing some of his original high notes, many of the classics sounded as close to the original recordings as anyone could rightfully expect from a band that formed almost four decades ago.

It looked like a new species. The trouble was, it didn’t exist.

The bug looked like a new species. It had the classic mark of the dead-leaf mantises — a flattened shield, brown and crinkled to mimic forest-floor detritus — but the camouflage was almost too good, as if it were wearing an actual leaf. It was unlike any specimen Kris Anderson had ever seen.

Calm, dry week ahead for Las Vegas Valley before breezier Saturday

The National Weather Service’s weekly outlook forecasts temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal in most areas through the workweek. Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist at the weather service’s Las Vegas office, said the region is “going to have a calm week ahead of us.”

The Taliban’s war on Afghan girls rages on

Five years ago, Taliban leaders told most female students in Afghanistan to stay home. In the Taliban’s tyrannical version of the country, schools were not ready for them.

Trump cannot be the end of the story

Writing under the pseudonym Publicola in support of the new Constitution, the North Carolina attorney and legislator Archibald Maclaine rebuffed critics who charged that the president was little more than a king.

What to expect in Nevada on Election Day

Nevada voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday. Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:

'Everything we love it on the line'

America’s midterm elections will probably be determined primarily by issues like affordability. But what is at stake goes far beyond the quotidian concerns that many voters are focused on.

What happened to the promise of Hillman College?

When “A Different World” premiered on NBC in 1987, the Black Power era was giving way to diversity initiatives, and Black America was moving to the center of popular culture.

DEA approvals could bring big tax benefits for medical marijuana businesses

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has for the first time issued registrations to medical marijuana dispensaries, a bureaucratic maneuver under President Donald Trump's historic rescheduling of the drug that could pave the way for the businesses to receive tax benefits long denied the industry.

Hospital beds for the nation’s sickest kids are disappearing

Hospital units dedicated to treating the nation’s sickest kids are disappearing nationwide. In the past year alone, hospitals have closed pediatric intensive care units for critically ill kids in Montana, Oregon and Missouri ...

This election really is the most important in years

The reason is simple: It’s the first opportunity for voters to start undoing the damage they caused in 2024 by returning Donald Trump to the White House and giving him subservient GOP congressional majorities.