HOLIDAYS WEEKENDS

A 2013 zoning ordinance threatened Hermine Ricketts with a $50 fine each day for the garden she had tended for years. So she pulled it up — and got a lawyer.

The two tennis greats confirmed the plan after hinting at the possibility earlier this week.

A fellow SEAL had shocked the courtroom by claiming that he, not Edward Gallagher, killed the captive. The jury convicted Gallagher on one charge — posing with the body of the dead prisoner.

For eight years, a roving band of competitive barbecuers has traveled to emergency zones across the U.S., serving thousands of hot and tangy meals to people in need. Now they’ve got a cookbook.

The Saudi-led oil cartel used to shift world oil markets on its own. These days, it needs help from a few key partners — and OPEC is now officially recognizing its new alliances.

The U.S. goes to its third straight finals after a hard-fought semifinal game.

After decades on the sidelines, the medical trade group is taking a more aggressive stance by fighting two North Dakota laws it says interfere with the doctor-patient relationship.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said the submariners were poisoned by fumes from the fire, which broke out on a navy deep water research vessel.

Maine elected a wave of Democratic women to state office in 2018. They’ve pushed Maine to join a handful of other states shoring up the right to an abortion ahead of expected Supreme Court challenges.

The changing climate is especially brutal in India. Temperatures are soaring. Asphalt roads are melting. People are dying.

The Department of Homeland Security targeted individuals for “failing to depart the U.S. as previously agreed,” among other factors. It’s the latest effort to clamp down on interior enforcement.

The South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential candidate has been dealing with the aftermath of a fatal shooting in his hometown in which a white officer shot a black man.

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass, filed a lawsuit to obtain six years of Trump’s tax returns. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says the Justice Department advised he withhold them.

Lawmakers are still waiting to hear the price tag on this year’s event. Thursday’s celebration is expected to feature military hardware and a speech by President Trump at the Lincoln Memorial.

London police suspect the person had been hiding in the landing gear of a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow Airport. The body fell into the Clapham area of the city, shocking neighbors.

The design — featuring the Betsy Ross flag with 13 stars for the original 13 colonies — drew complaints that it celebrates an era when slavery was legal and commonplace in the U.S.

Fresh from a win over France, the Americans are just one game away from Sunday’s World Cup final. But a strong, confident England team wants to upset their plans.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the House speaker to discuss an altered video of her. She didn’t call back but met with his former partner, who has urged breaking up the social media giant.

Among the group’s most offensive posts were discussions of recent migrant deaths, jokes about throwing burritos at lawmakers and illustrations depicting sexually aggressive acts.

The unemployment rate is at record lows — but maybe the unemployment rate doesn’t mean what it used to.

The new swing vote on the court is the conservative chief justice; Trump’s appointees are going different directions; and Justice Ginsburg appears to be handing off the liberal torch to Justice Kagan.

Insurgents unleashed a multifaceted attack on the Afghan Defense Ministry, killing civilians and wounding more than a hundred others. It came as the U.S. and Taliban leaders engaged in peace talks.

The Trump administration appears to have delayed the printing of 1.5 billion paper forms and other mailings for next year’s count as it decides whether to try again to add a citizenship question.

The government wants to avoid the kind of scandal that occurred in Clint, Texas, where scores of immigrant children were warehoused together.

The District of Columbia is leading the way on a new program in which young offenders get a second chance. It’s difficult, but authorities say it’s worth it.

The bill makes duplexes allowable in cities over 10,000 people, and quadplexes legal in the Portland metro area. It’s part of a growing change to zoning policy amid a national housing crisis.

The team announced his death and police in Southlake, Texas, said Skaggs had been found unresponsive in his hotel room. The Angels were due to start a series against the Rangers on Monday.

The ACLU says the new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis creates “two classes of returning citizens: those who are wealthy enough to vote and those who cannot afford to.”

Analysts are concerned about softening growth in global oil demand, driven by a cooling economy and heightened trade tensions. Meanwhile, U.S. oil production is booming.

The rule was intended to protect health care workers who refuse to assist in procedures like abortion because of religious or moral beliefs. Plaintiffs argue the rule could put patient safety at risk.

The “Remain in Mexico” program is a key part of the Trump administration’s plan to turn back a crush of migrants at the southern border, and it’s a historic shift in how the asylum system works.

The government said at least seven people were killed and 181 injured amid mass demonstrations Sunday. A military junta has held tightly to power since dictator Omar al-Bashir was ousted in April.

Walter Lübcke, who supported Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy, was shot in the head in June. Political leaders and experts on extremism suggest Germany’s far-right party may share some blame.

According to a new study of cocoa-producing cooperatives, Fair Trade certification boosts the income of small farmers, but those benefits aren’t shared with their hired workers.

The sale, to the company of Justin Bieber manager Scooter Braun, was announced Sunday, and included control over all of Swift’s previous albums.