Category Archives: World/National
NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue. The space agency...
Jan 08, 2026
Most of Wall Street drifts as defense companies rally
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Modest moves for Wall Street overall masked some big swings underneath the surface on Thursday, including for makers of weapons and other military equip...
Jan 08, 2026
Protests erupt in Iran's capital after exiled prince's call; internet cuts out soon after
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - People in Iran's capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after a call by the country's exiled crow...
Jan 08, 2026
Denmark sees talks with the US as a chance for 'the dialogue that is needed' over Greenland
By CLAUDIA CIOBANU Associated Press Denmark has welcomed a meeting with the U.S. next week to discuss President Donald Trump's renewed call for the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island of Greenland t...
Jan 08, 2026
Wall Street's strong start to the year slows
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street's strong start to the year slowed on Wednesday. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% from its latest all-time high for its first loss in four days. ...
Jan 07, 2026
US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK, JILL LAWLESS and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuela...
Jan 07, 2026
Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has thrust a long-running and deeply contested question back into the natio...
Jan 07, 2026
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani defends tenant official facing backlash for 'white supremacy' posts
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing behind a newly-appointed housing official as she faces backlash for years-old social media posts, including messages that called for the ...
Jan 07, 2026
US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Carib...
Jan 07, 2026
Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for months, says DOJ
BOSTON (AP) - The man identified by law enforcement as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor had been planning the attack for months and left behind videos in which...
Jan 06, 2026