National House approves referendum to 'decolonize' Puerto Rico By FARNOUSH AMIRI and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press Dec 15, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to b…
National DC statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press Apr 22, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A decadeslong movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives ap…
National House adopts bill to make DC 51st state; Senate GOP opposes By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press Jun 26, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, saying Congress has …
National Trump: No statehood for Puerto Rico with critics in office By KEN THOMAS, Associated PressUpdated Sep 24, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself an “absolute no” on statehood for Puerto Rico as long as critics such as S…
Lifestyle This day in history The Associated Press Jun 30, 2010 In 1859, French acrobat Charles Blondin (blahn-DAN') walked back and forth on a tightrope above the gorge of Niagara Falls as thousands of spe…
