Nation and World
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Sen. Durbin wants DOJ to probe anonymous pizza deliveries to judgesMay 06, 2025 3:31 pm - The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the Justice Department and FBI to investigate a series of anonymous pizza deliveries made to the h...
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Trump says the US will stop bombing Yemen’s Houthis after rebels say they’ll stop targeting ships
May 06, 2025 3:18 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's ordering a halt to nearly two months of U.S. airstrikes on Yemen's Houthis, saying that the Iran-backed rebels ...
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Supreme Court allows military to ban transgender troops while case continues
May 06, 2025 1:55 pm - A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender troops from the military.
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Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps
May 06, 2025 11:53 am - Travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
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Israel's military says it has fully disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes
May 06, 2025 9:14 am - JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, fully disabling the country’s international airport ...
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Beyond a possible Asian or African pope, what are the priorities of the cardinals in the conclave?
May 06, 2025 7:19 am - Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pontiff, or a conservative or progressive.
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Trump, Carney faceoff in Oval Office leaves gaping differences on tariffs, 51st state
May 06, 2025 7:15 am - President Donald Trump welcomed Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, with a bit of menace on social media, only to then turn on the charm and hospitality once the two leaders were sitting together in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
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Ukraine drone attacks briefly shut down Moscow's international airports
May 06, 2025 7:01 am - All four international airports around Moscow temporarily suspended flights Tuesday as Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen Russian regions, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.
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Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here's what we know
May 05, 2025 5:07 pm - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of tariffs, threatening to levy all films produced outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%. Ove...
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How Alcatraz became America’s most notorious prisonMay 05, 2025 1:52 pm - President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too costly to house America's worst criminals.