Category Archives: World/National
Denmark sees talks with the US as a chance for 'the dialogue that is needed' over Greenland
By CLAUDIA CIOBANU Associated Press Denmark has welcomed a meeting with the U.S. next week to discuss President Donald Trump's renewed call for the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island of Greenland t...
Jan 08, 2026
Wall Street's strong start to the year slows
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street's strong start to the year slowed on Wednesday. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% from its latest all-time high for its first loss in four days. ...
Jan 07, 2026
US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK, JILL LAWLESS and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuela...
Jan 07, 2026
Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has thrust a long-running and deeply contested question back into the natio...
Jan 07, 2026
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani defends tenant official facing backlash for 'white supremacy' posts
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing behind a newly-appointed housing official as she faces backlash for years-old social media posts, including messages that called for the ...
Jan 07, 2026
US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Carib...
Jan 07, 2026
Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for months, says DOJ
BOSTON (AP) - The man identified by law enforcement as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor had been planning the attack for months and left behind videos in which...
Jan 06, 2026
At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation to capture Maduro, officials say
By REGINA GARCIA CANO, AAMER MADHANI and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the dead-of-night U.S. military operation to ...
Jan 06, 2026
Officer did nothing until it was too late during Uvalde school shooting, prosecutor says
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A school police officer in Uvalde, Texas, stood by during one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history and ma...
Jan 06, 2026
Alaska Airlines pilot who safely landed plane after panel blew out says Boeing unfairly blamed him
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The Alaska Airlines pilot who has been universally praised as a hero for safely landing a jet after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff is suing Boei...
Jan 06, 2026