Category Archives: World/National
9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivors
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - Crews resumed the grim search Wednesday for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured a day ear...
May 27, 2026
Trump says Iran 'negotiating on fumes,' insists that midterm elections won't impact his war strategy
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday that Iran's "negotiating on fumes" and insisted November's midterm elections won't factor in shaping hi...
May 27, 2026
US will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in Iran war, new analysis finds
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. military contractors need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used heavily in the Iran war, according to an ...
May 27, 2026
Venue gets mixed reviews as National Spelling Bee returns to DC ahead of White House UFC event
By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - After 15 years at a convention center in suburban Maryland, the Scripps National Spelling Bee moved this year to a grand stage befitting the stakes of...
May 26, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP runoff for US Senate, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press PLANO, Texas (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn. Paxton w...
May 26, 2026
Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares 'Everything checked out PERFECTLY'
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny after he has worked to dismiss concern...
May 26, 2026
Southern Poverty Law Center seeks dismissal of Justice Department indictment
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Justice Department indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center is part of a "top-down" campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump...
May 26, 2026
South Carolina Senate rejects President Trump's call to redraw congressional maps
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's push to redraw the state's congressional district in hopes Republicans could gain an additional seat in the...
May 26, 2026
US military says it carried out 'self-defense' strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran, including on mis...
May 25, 2026
Woman faces charges in Zebulon stabbing
ZEBULON, N.C. (WPTF) - A woman was arrested in New York City Sunday (May 24) in connection with a stabbing in Zebulon earlier in the month. According to the Wake County Sheriff's Office, Tatyanna McDo...
May 25, 2026