Nation and World
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Israel supports a US proposal to extend Gaza ceasefire’s first phase. But Hamas wants Phase 2
Mar 01, 2025 7:09 am - CAIRO — Israel’s government said early Sunday it supports a proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza through Ramadan and Passover, though Hamas has ins...
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At least 4 construction workers are killed in an avalanche in northern India
Mar 01, 2025 7:09 am - LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least four workers have died after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with Ti...
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Zelenskyy moves on after Oval Office blowout with Trump
Mar 01, 2025 7:05 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the American people and leadership and voiced hope for “strong relations,” a day after an astonishing Oval Office blowout ...
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European leaders pledge to stand by Ukraine after confrontational Oval Office meeting with Trump
Feb 28, 2025 8:04 pm - BERLIN — European leaders pledged late Friday to stand by Ukraine in the wake of the contentious Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President J...
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What US lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Trump and Zelenskyy
Feb 28, 2025 7:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Key Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but the blowup between the Ukrainian lead...
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JD Vance gets his long-awaited moment to admonish Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Feb 28, 2025 7:04 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance was dismissing Ukraine long before he upended an Oval Office meeting Friday by calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “d...
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Trump officials start gutting civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan
Feb 28, 2025 6:35 pm - Agencies across the federal government are gutting offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws under a Trump administration push to shrink the workforce...
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Seven top D.C. prosecutors demoted in purge by Trump U.S. attorney
Feb 28, 2025 3:55 pm - Seven top leaders of the U.S. attorney’s office for Washington, D.C., were demoted to misdemeanor and entry-level intake positions Friday, the latest move in U.S. Attorne...
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Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and his prognosis remains guarded, Vatican says
Feb 28, 2025 3:54 pm - ROME — Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in re...
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Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's death
Feb 28, 2025 12:53 pm - The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.