Category Archives: World/National
Trump insists US-China relations are in a good place despite differences as he wraps up Beijing trip
By AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT BEIJING (AP) - As President Donald Trump wraps up his whirlwind visit to China on Friday, he's insistent that relations between the world's two biggest powers are go...
May 14, 2026
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
By MARK SHERMAN, GEOFF MULVIHILL and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rej...
May 14, 2026
Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Prosecutors said they plan to retry disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh on murder charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after ...
May 13, 2026
Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ED WHITE BALTIMORE (AP) - Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing a Singapore-based ship ...
May 12, 2026
Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a new round of questioning from lawmakers over the Iran war Tuesday, including some Republicans who have expre...
May 12, 2026
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton, fired after defending FEMA, to lead the agency
By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton Monday to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a notable comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was...
May 11, 2026
Oil prices rise as the Iran war drags on, but US stocks inch to more records
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oi...
May 11, 2026
Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could he...
May 11, 2026
Latest developments: 2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Nations around the world on Monday repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and quarantined or isolat...
May 11, 2026
New developments: Iran responds to US ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as 'unacceptable'
By JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. Pr...
May 10, 2026