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Two felony charges have been filed against a Kentucky woman after spray paint appeared on the memorial in the capital.

Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.

Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans' dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.

In an interview, Afghanistan's foreign minister called on the U.S. to reopen its embassy and invest in the country -- a near-impossible sell for now, analysts and former diplomats say.

Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator's sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25.

The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president's broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.

Citing comments by President Trump, David Hearn raised the prospect of "prosecutorial harassment."

Kevin Rideout, a pilot, had been abducted from his home in the country's capital, Niamey, last fall. His mission organization said he was in "good health" after his release.

A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be "vicious" and shows how the court's emergency docket has been growing.