Category Archives: World/National
US and Iran appear to move closer to ending their war as Trump threatens more bombing
By JOSHUA BOAK, E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and Iran appeared to be moving closer Wednesday to an initial agreement to end the war, as U.S. ...
Associated Press May 06, 2026
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launc...
Associated Press May 06, 2026
Duke University participates: five things to know about largest cell phone ban study
By GREG TOPPO/The 74 The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away dur...
Associated Press May 05, 2026
US attempt to open the Strait of Hormuz tests Iran war's fragile ceasefire
By ADAM SCHRECK and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Iran war risked reigniting after the U.S. tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, ...
Associated Press May 05, 2026
Man shot by law enforcement near Washington Monument, Secret Service says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man spotted carrying a gun in the vicinity of the White House was shot by law enforcement officers after he opened fire on them near the Washington Monument. That's according to Se...
Associated Press May 04, 2026
The US fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce
By ADAM SCHRECK, BEN FINLEY and SAM METZ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it m...
Associated Press May 04, 2026
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic kills 3 people
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at ...
Associated Press May 03, 2026
1,500 beagles will get new lives, warm laps after release from research facility
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right a...
Associated Press May 03, 2026
Agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Dona...
Associated Press May 03, 2026
How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar. The dollar h...
Associated Press May 03, 2026