Category Archives: World/National
US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership after Khamenei's death
By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN, JOSH BOAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the ...
Mar 01, 2026
US futures and Asian shares open lower, oil prices soar as US and Israeli attack Iran
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets, with U.S. futures initially falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though both ...
Mar 01, 2026
How succession works in Iran and who could be the country's next supreme leader
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after almost 37 years in power raises paramount questions about Iran's future. Th...
Mar 01, 2026
Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center
By GARANCE BURKE, ADAM GELLER and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press LAREDO, Texas (AP) - A month after ICE agents sent the young Ecuadorian mother and her 7-year-old daughter to a sprawling detention ...
Mar 01, 2026
Middle East airports closed and thousands of travelers stranded after attack on Iran
By CARA RUBINSKY, MARC LEVY and JOSH FUNK Associated Press LONDON (AP) - The attack on Iran by the United States and Israel disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond as countries around the ...
Mar 01, 2026
Iran's supreme leader killed in major attack by US and Israel
By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN, JOSH BOAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and ...
Feb 28, 2026
A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shif...
Feb 28, 2026
US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran. Trump urges Iranians to 'take over'
By JON GAMBRELL, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Dona...
Feb 28, 2026
Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in clash over AI safety
By MATT O'BRIEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology and ...
Feb 27, 2026
Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf
DURHAM, N.Y. (AP) - Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: tucked next to a cookie jar made in the shape of a chicken wa...
Feb 27, 2026