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Powerful DR Congo parliament president in ruling party's sights resigns

Influential politician Vital Kamerhe resigned on Monday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo's national assembly ...

Two countries signed a peace deal in Washington. On the ground, little has changed

In the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, new recruits are being trained for battle – and US President Donald Trump’s claimed peace deal for the nation feels like a distant dream.
The New Humanitarian

Hope and resistance: Slam poets capture the weight of war in DR Congo

For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has endured almost continuous wars. By some estimates, they have become the ...
WRVO Public Media

'You'll have a long life': In DR Congo, maggots and caterpillars are prized food

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, wriggling maggots and hairy caterpillars aren't pests — they're prized food — sold by ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Republicans in Congress are eager for Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil

President Donald Trump is swiftly implementing his vision of the military as an all-powerful tool for his policy goals. It's ground that presidents have hardly ever crossed outside of times of war, ...
Independent Record

Here's how Helena's school bonds would change property taxes, plus other economic insights

The Helena Public Schools district placed two bond measures, totaling $283 million, on the ballot for a Sept. 9 vote. The high school district bond worth $240 million for a 30-year term would allow ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

UPDATE: Mayor backs police work as Region police department investigates online video of its officers

MICHIGAN CITY — A video of local police officers during a traffic stop has gained the attention of not just the public, but the department as well. The city's mayor on Thursday defended the actions of ...
AZ Central

Mary Margaret Long

Mary Margaret (Gotschall) Long left this earth on Wednesday, September 3rd in Mesa. It was the final moment in a long and fruitful life. Mary Margaret was born on May 17, 1922, the third of six ...
The Bakersfield Californian

Local roundup: Frontier girls water polo wins Battle of the Titans title, more

The Frontier High girls water polo team swept its four Battle of the Titans Tournament games, two each on Friday and Saturday, at the Kern High School District Aquatics Complex, to claim the ...
AZ Central

Kathryn Mary Mascari

Kathryn Mary Mascari, 66, passed away unexpectedly on August 27, 2025. She was born on June 1, 1959, and grew up in Tempe and Phoenix, Arizona. A graduate of Alhambra High School and Arizona State ...
Daily Journal

Don Brooks has been the voice of Oxford High's athletics for nearly 30 years

Before he ever had an audience, Don Brooks was a play-by-play announcer. As a child, he would take a copy of the Sporting News magazine, plop on his bed, and study the box scores. And then he would ...
Des Moines Register

Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority

Iowa Democrats have flipped a Republican-held Iowa Senate seat, breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber. Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch in a special election for ...