Category Archives: World/National
Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official charged in broader criminal case against group
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and KIMBERLY CHANDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice's broader criminal case agains...
Aug 12, 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month's end
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month's end, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Leavitt, 28, just recently ...
Aug 12, 2026
Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and militar...
Aug 12, 2026
Indonesian rescuers evacuate dozens from a ferry fire that left at least 1 dead near Bali
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities s...
Aug 12, 2026
Military veteran held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released
By BEN FINLEY and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press Russia released an American military veteran on Tuesday, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege wa...
Aug 11, 2026
Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
By JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nucl...
Aug 11, 2026
Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people
By ASTRID SUREZ, MEGAN JANETSKY and JUAN DIAZ Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) - A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundre...
Aug 10, 2026
Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families
By JACK BROOK and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press/Report for America Congressional Democrats said they are investigating the Trump administration's efforts to deport military service members and their...
Aug 10, 2026
Hunter Biden says his father's prostate cancer is causing him pain even as he continues to speak out
LONDON (AP) - Former U.S. President Joe Biden 's prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter said ...
Aug 08, 2026
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency's 'best interests,' policy says
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency's policy gives it broad control over what foot...
Aug 07, 2026