Category Archives: World/National
Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County, Georgia
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's...
Jul 07, 2026
Former officer describes finding a 'sniper pad' on nearby rooftop after Charlie Kirk assassination
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) - A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent "sniper pad" on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk w...
Jul 06, 2026
Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America's 'joyous' 250th anniversary
By STEVEN SLOAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of A...
Jul 05, 2026
Evacuation ordered at National Mall as storms gather ahead of Trump's America 250 speech
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's plans to commemorate America's 250th anniversary of independence with a rally on the National Mall were complicated on Saturday by severe storms that gathere...
Jul 04, 2026
AMERICA AT 250: Fireworks, heat, hot dogs and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday
By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions...
Jul 04, 2026
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia
By The Associated Press A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure. Almos...
Jul 04, 2026
Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral Saturday for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beatin...
Jul 04, 2026
Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore
By STEVEN SLOAN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrat...
Jul 03, 2026
Putin shrugs off fuel shortages in Russia as he ramps up attacks on Ukraine
Despite severe fuel shortages across Russia, President Vladimir Putin appears unbothered by Ukraine's increasing attacks on his country's oil refineries. He has shrugged off the setback for one of the...
Jul 03, 2026
Pope urges US to recommit to founding ideas of protecting life, human dignity on 250th anniversary
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for the United States to recommit itself to its founding ideals of protecting life and human dignity as he participated remot...
Jul 03, 2026