Category Archives: World/National
More than 100 vultures die in a mass poisoning in South Africa’s flagship national park
By GERALD IMRAY Associated PressCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least 123 vultures died in South Africa’s flagship national park after eating the carcass of an elephant that was poisoned by po...
May 08, 2025
Trump says he'll pull the nomination of Ed Martin, who defended Jan. 6 rioters, for DC US Attorney
By SEUNG MIN KIM and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. to be the top fe...
May 08, 2025
More than 100 vultures die in a mass poisoning in South Africa's flagship national park
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least 123 vultures died in South Africa's flagship national park after eating the carcass of an elephant that was poisoned by poacher...
May 08, 2025
Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump's demands to lower borrowi...
May 07, 2025
Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump's demands to lower borrowing costs,...
May 07, 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
By MARK SHERMAN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, wh...
May 06, 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal chal...
May 06, 2025
As Trump sets his sights on public broadcasting, a decades-old institution frets about the future
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media WriterThe nation’s public broadcasting system - decades-long home to Big Bird, Ken Burns documentaries and "All Things Considered” - faces the biggest crisis in it...
May 02, 2025
Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school
By MARK SHERMAN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded&n...
Apr 30, 2025
Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation's first publicly funded religious charte...
Apr 30, 2025