Category Archives: World/National
Tropical storm remnants drench Gulf states after tornadoes hit the Midwest
By JACK BROOK, DAVE COLLINS and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with drenching rains and strong...
Associated Press Jun 18, 2026
Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Former President Barack Obama, joined by three former presidents, celebrated the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago in an extraordinary event Thursday that b...
Associated Press Jun 18, 2026
Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outc...
Associated Press Jun 18, 2026
US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, MATTHEW LEE, JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran Wednesday that calls for Tehran to...
Associated Press Jun 17, 2026
G7 leaders back Trump's deal to end Iran war as more details of it emerge
By AAMER MADHANI, SYLVIE CORBET and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind U.S. President Donal...
Associated Press Jun 17, 2026
Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - A disorganized cluster of storms that had been plaguing the Gulf Coast for days came together to form Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday - the first trop...
Associated Press Jun 17, 2026
Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with the US, officials say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil with...
Associated Press Jun 17, 2026
The Latest: G7 summit focuses on contentious future of AI and US dominance of the industry
The Group of Seven wraps up three days of talks in the French Alps on Wednesday with discussions on the contentious future of artificial intelligence and U.S. dominance of the industry. Executives of ...
Associated Press Jun 17, 2026
Flight tracking data shows B-52 took sharp turn before crashing, killing all 8 on board
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JOSH FUNK LOS ANGELES (AP) - The B-52 that crashed during a test flight at an Air Force base in California took a sharp turn before plunging to the ground at a rate nearly 10 ...
Associated Press Jun 16, 2026
Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with impeding agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota, ac...
Associated Press Jun 16, 2026