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Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump's war with Iran, but the number of GOP senators voting against the war grew. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against the war for the first time since ...

Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from Canvas platform

The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals. Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said in an online post that it ...

Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end game

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war, the conflict's rising $29 billion cost and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles. While the ...

USPS unveils Route 66 centennial stamps

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — You're standing in the middle of an empty highway, staring off into the fading, golden light of Arizona's high desert. The soundtrack playing in your mind? Depeche Mode. Industrial-leaning synth-pop strains might seem incongruous with such a vista, but it was the ...