Category Archives: World/National
Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials
By JON GAMBRELL, JULIE WATSON and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the Islamic Republic's leadershi...
10h ago
Gunman killed and employee hospitalized after a shooting at a Georgia VA clinic, police say
JASPER, Ga. (AP) - There was a shooting Tuesday at a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in a small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains in Georgia, and the gunman was shot and killed, polic...
12h ago
Oil prices resume their rise, but US stocks hold steadier this time around
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices resumed their rise on Tuesday because of the war with Iran, but U.S. stocks held steadier this time around. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to add ...
17h ago
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification fo...
23h ago
Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely viol...
Mar 16, 2026
Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as island struggles with deepening energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Mi...
Mar 16, 2026
Falling oil prices send Wall Street to its best day since the Iran war began
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A drop in oil prices on Monday helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began. The S&P 500 climbed 1% for its biggest...
Mar 16, 2026
Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retai...
Mar 16, 2026
Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, accord...
Mar 16, 2026
Tehran claims the US attacked it from the UAE as Iran war enters its third week
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran urged people Saturday to evacuate the Middle East's busiest port and two others in the United Arab Emirates, openly threatening a neighboring country's non-U.S....
Mar 14, 2026