Category Archives: World/National
During Netanyahu visit, Trump warns Iran of further US strikes if it reconstitutes nuclear program
By WILL WEISSERT, SAM MEDNICK, SAMY MAGDY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that the U.S. could carry out further military strikes...
Dec 29, 2025
Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy
By WILL WEISSERT, SEUNG MIN KIM and ELISE MORTON Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are "closer than ever before" to a peace deal as ...
Dec 28, 2025
New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world's ...
Dec 28, 2025
Russia strikes Ukraine's capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting
By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding...
Dec 27, 2025
Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JULIE WALKER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to r...
Dec 27, 2025
California's intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud
By TY ONEIL and JAIMIE DING Associated Press WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and h...
Dec 26, 2025
Stocks close slightly lower in quiet post-Christmas trading
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed slightly lower on Friday in a quiet day of trading as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500 index fell 2.11 points, less than 0.1%, to close at 6...
Dec 26, 2025
Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
By SILVIA STELLACCI and COLLEEN BARRY The Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of th...
Dec 25, 2025
Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. launched a "powerful and deadly" strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after...
Dec 25, 2025
A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game's three-month stretch witho...
Dec 25, 2025