Category Archives: World/National
The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to at least 2,571, activists say
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the fir...
Jan 13, 2026
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. Lower cour...
Jan 13, 2026
Trump administration labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhoo...
Jan 13, 2026
Wall Street ticks toward records after shaking off worries about Trump's and the Fed's feud
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street is edging toward records Monday after bouncing back from early losses taken because of worries about the worsening feud between the White Ho...
Jan 12, 2026
Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has killed at least 538 people and even more are feared dead, activists said Sunday, whil...
Jan 11, 2026
Protests in Iran reach the 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Protests sweeping across Iran reached the two-week mark early Sunday, with the country's government acknowledging the ongoing demons...
Jan 10, 2026
US launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month's ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian in...
Jan 10, 2026
Iran supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters 'ruining their own streets' for Trump
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Protests in Iran raged Friday night in the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show, despite a threat from the country's th...
Jan 10, 2026
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, AAMER MADHANI and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trum...
Jan 09, 2026
Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The p...
Jan 09, 2026