Category Archives: World/National
Russian attacks kill 2 and wound 12 as Ukrainian forces target oil tankers
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, killing two people and wounding 12, officials said Saturday, as Ukrainian forces damaged more than two dozens Russian tankers...
Jul 11, 2026
New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One reporting, newspaper says
By ASHRAF KHALIL and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after their report on security concerns involving the n...
Jul 11, 2026
Graham Platner withdraws from Maine Senate race, kicking off Democrats' quest for nominee
By MEG KINNARD and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine's U.S. Senate race, officially ending an ups...
Jul 10, 2026
Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump's problem-plagued effort to revamp the waterway pushes well ...
Jul 10, 2026
US demands Iran publicly state that Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran won't attack ships anymore
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, JON GAMBRELL and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships cross...
Jul 10, 2026
8 men indicted in planned drone and sniper attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and s...
Jul 09, 2026
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said 'he wishes he hadn't done it,' roommate says in video
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) - The defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing told his roommate "he wishes he hadn't done it" the day after the conservative activi...
Jul 09, 2026
Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant through her jury room door as U...
Jul 08, 2026
Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey
By LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at his NATO partners at a summit in Turkey on Wednesday, saying he was unhappy with the alli...
Jul 08, 2026
Oil prices jump more than 6% after Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over'
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Oil prices surged more than 6% after U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the interim agreement with Iran is "over," though he will al...
Jul 08, 2026