Category Archives: World/National
E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Tr...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 14, 2026
Trump will speak on elections in primetime address, could revisit prior claims
By COLLIN BINKLEY and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he cou...
Associated Press Jul 14, 2026
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after 2 deadly shootings
By PATRICK WHITTLE, JACK BROOK, REBECCA SANTANA and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) - Trump administration officials told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspen...
Associated Press Jul 14, 2026
Supreme Court justices detail security risks and weigh in on ethics in rare congressional testimony
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In rare congressional testimony, Supreme Court justices shared chilling stories Tuesday about the threats they increasingly face in public life...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 14, 2026
Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend. South ...
Associated Press Jul 13, 2026
Trump says US will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for safe passage
By JON GAMBRELL and JOSH BOAK Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Ho...
Associated Press Jul 13, 2026
McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition af...
Associated Press Jul 12, 2026
US strikes Iran over latest ship attack and Tehran responds by hitting Arab states
By JON GAMBRELL and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States attacked Iran early Sunday over an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz th...
Associated Press Jul 12, 2026
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally, dies after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says
By SEUNG MIN KIM, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advoc...
Associated Press Jul 12, 2026
Fate of Strait of Hormuz challenges talks as Trump and Iran's supreme leader trade threats
By JON GAMBRELL, MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran and Oman's foreign ministers met on Saturday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz that lies bet...
Associated Press Jul 11, 2026