Category Archives: World/National
Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press "Kablooey!" That's the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Satu...
Dec 21, 2025
Turning Point showcases the discord that Republicans like Vance will need to navigate in the future
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and SEJAL GOVINDARAO Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The next presidential election is three years away, but Turning Point USA already knows it wants Vice President JD Vance as t...
Dec 21, 2025
US forces stop oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as Trump follows up on promise to seize tankers
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as Presid...
Dec 20, 2025
Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at Harvard
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge's order reversing billions of dollars in funding cuts to Harvard University, extending a st...
Dec 19, 2025
Stocks rise on Wall Street and pull closer to weekly gains as AI stocks climb
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday and further trimmed losses from earlier in the week for several major indexes. The S&P...
Dec 19, 2025
Turning Point USA's Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential bid
By MATT BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization's new leader, endorsed a potential presidential bi...
Dec 19, 2025
Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new...
Dec 18, 2025
Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
By ALI SWENSON, MATTHEW PERRONE and DEVI SHASTRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to eff...
Dec 18, 2025
Trump in White House speech says US economy is strengthening, despite weaker hiring and inflation
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump tried in a live speech Wednesday night from the White House to convince the American people that they are wrong to worry about th...
Dec 17, 2025
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure in which he clashe...
Dec 17, 2025