Category Archives: World/National
Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Kyiv on Sunday launched new strikes overnight on Russian energy sites. It has also denied Moscow's claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear...
May 31, 2026
WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a ...
May 31, 2026
Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) - Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, the day after another one ...
May 30, 2026
Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday branded the federal judge who blocked his renovation of the Kennedy Center as "an anti Trump Hater" and predicte...
May 30, 2026
Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) - A bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals, state police said Friday. The crash happ...
May 29, 2026
Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly p...
May 29, 2026
Pam Bondi will face a closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over the Epstein files
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse cases, a long-awaited appearanc...
May 29, 2026
Crews recover the remains of 6 of the 9 workers missing after Washington chemical tank rupture
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - Crews have recovered the remains of six of nine workers who were missing after a massive chemical tank ruptured at at paper mill...
May 28, 2026
NEW DEVELOPMENTS: Top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies investigation into E. Jean Carroll, disputing media reports
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The top federal prosecutor in Chicago denied Thursday evening that his office had opened an investigation into E. Jean Carrol...
May 28, 2026
US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and launch nuclear talks
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days ...
May 28, 2026