Tag: U.S. News

Ralph Lauren goes with basic blue jeans for Team USA's opening Olympic ceremony uniforms

NEW YORK -- When Team USA walks with the world’s athletes at the Paris Olympics'opening ceremony, they’ll be doing so in snappy tailored...

Undersea explorers mark a tragic day. Things to know about the Titan disaster anniversary

PORTLAND, Maine -- A year after an experimental submersible imploded en route to the Titanic, unanswered questions linger — with no immediate answers.Tuesday...

Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy

MENOKEN, N.D. -- Some day, the passenger jets that soar 35,000 feet (10.6 kilometers) over Dan McLean’s North Dakota farm could be fueled...

Majority of Americans favor forgiving medical debt, AP-NORC poll finds

NEW YORK -- Janille Williams wants to buy a house someday — but first, he has to pay down tens of thousands of...

Boeing's CEO is scheduled to field questions about plane safety from U.S. senators

U.S. lawmakers are expected to press Boeing's chief executive Tuesday about the company's latest plan to fix its manufacturing problems, and relatives of...

Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi

NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states,...