Category Archives: World/National
How views on Trump's handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll
By LINLEY SANDERS and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump's approval rating on Iran has fallen s...
Associated Press Jul 30, 2026
Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham returned for the last time Wednesday to South Carolina, where powerful friends remembered him as someone w...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump
By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia's biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesda...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia's Apalachee High School
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia to serve life in prison without the...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
Lindsey Graham eulogized as an 'American original' at services drawing world leaders in Washington
By LISA MASCARO, MEG KINNARD and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information
By BILL BARROW Associated Press Newly released audio tapes, disclosed by a conservative activist group, appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming...
Associated Pres Jul 28, 2026
A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island and dozens are injured or missing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) - A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving dozens of people injured or missing after part of a shoppin...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Write WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China's growing influe...
Associated Press Jul 28, 2026
Comey says seashells post was political speech - not a threat - as he presses to dismiss charges
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw out federal charges against him, arguing that a photo of sea...
Associated Press Jul 27, 2026
Police arrested a 15-year-old after a festival shooting that killed 3 near Seattle's Space Needle
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A suspect arrested after a shootout that killed three people and left at least four others injured at a crowded food festival near Seattle's Space Needl...
Associated Press Jul 27, 2026