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For nearly 1,000 years, the mesa in all its forms has been an American icon

By DARIO LÓPEZ-MILLS Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Spanish explorers named them mesas, meaning tables, when they came upon them. But in geological terms, a mesa is simply a flat-topped mountain or hill. Millions of years of constant erosion — from the eternal forces of gravity and ...

Congress returns to a changed Washington after GOP’s election wipeout

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns Monday to a changed Washington, the Democrats having trounced Republicans in the midterm elections, but with President Donald Trump doubling down on his political threats despite the landmark GOP ...