Nation and World
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Is Trump shielded from criminal charges as an ex-president? A nation awaits word from Supreme Court
Jun 24, 2024 5:06 pm - WASHINGTON — In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 att...
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Princess Anne sustains minor injuries and concussion in an 'incident,' Buckingham Palace says
Jun 24, 2024 6:54 am - LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne has sustained minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday. The 73-year-o...
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US jobless claims fall to 238,000 from 10-month high, remain low by historical standards
Jun 24, 2024 6:50 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits slipped last week as the U.S. labor market remained resilient. The Labor Department reported...
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3 caught in Florida Panhandle rip current die a day after couple drowns off state's Atlantic coast
Jun 24, 2024 6:48 am - PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three Alabama men who went for an evening swim shortly after arriving at a Florida Panhandle beach were caught in a rip current and died, a...
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Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion
Jun 23, 2024 5:00 am - Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overtu...
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Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges
Jun 21, 2024 12:05 pm - WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to delay his prison sentence while he fights his conviction...
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Trump attorneys in classified documents case are challenging prosecutor's appointment
Jun 21, 2024 11:59 am - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Lawyers for Donald Trump made a long shot argument Friday that the Justice Department prosecutor who charged the former president with hoarding classi...
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NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
Jun 21, 2024 9:48 am - NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the former president from critici...
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The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
Jun 21, 2024 9:34 am - In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal appeals court in New Orleans that had struck down the law.
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South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
Jun 21, 2024 7:09 am - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defense pact with North Korea on Friday, as border tensions continued to ris...