Costs for refurbishing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have climbed higher than initially expected, with the Interior Department increasing the project’s contract value to $13.1 million, The New York Times reported Monday.

US visa clash exposes Sudan’s forgotten war as foreign powers compete for strategic foothold
UNITED NATIONS — Sudan’s military leader is openly defying a U.S.-backed ceasefire push after Washington withheld his visa to attend the U.N. General Assembly, exposing