Category Archives: World/National
Iran's top diplomat returns to Pakistan but Trump says the sides can talk by phone
By MUNIR AHMED, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Iran 's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad again Sunday as Pakistan's political and military leadership scrambled to ...
Apr 26, 2026
Accused gunman at correspondents' dinner was believed to be targeting top officials, Blanche says
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives...
Apr 26, 2026
Officer killed, another critically injured in Chicago hospital shooting, police say
CHICAGO (AP) - A police officer died and another was critically injured after a shooting at a Chicago hospital on Saturday, according to officials. The suspect, who was not publicly identified, was ta...
Apr 25, 2026
Intel carries Wall Street toward another record, while oil prices yo-yo lower
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for wha...
Apr 24, 2026
Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing the way for Warsh
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the...
Apr 24, 2026
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite ...
Apr 24, 2026
Federal officials charge US soldier with using classified intel to win over $400K bet on Maduro raid
By HALLIE GOLDEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using ...
Apr 23, 2026
Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks
By MATTHEW LEE and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after ta...
Apr 23, 2026
US stocks edge back from their records as oil prices swing higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday to halt its weekslong rally. The Dow Jones ...
Apr 23, 2026
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana ...
Apr 23, 2026