Nation and World
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Mississippi has a history of voter suppression. Many see signs of change as Black voters reengage
Nov 05, 2023 12:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. - A few years ago, Tiffany Wilburn just didn't see the point in voting any longer. Her children didn't have proper school books, health insurance was expe...
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Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they're traveling to be living reminders
Nov 05, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - The photo of the white-haired woman in a golf cart, wrapped in a purple blanket and flanked by a gunman, was among the first to emerge of the hostages seized dur...
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War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries
Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - ST. LOUIS - Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack last month, but not Cori Bush. The Missouri Democrat called Israel's response...
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Berlin in the mix to host NFL game as league eyes future in Germany
Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Berlin has shown "a lot of interest" in hosting a game as the league plans to extend its agreement to play ...
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US and Arab partners disagree on the need for a cease-fire as Israeli airstrikes kill more civilians
Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - The United States and Arab partners disagreed Saturday on the need for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military strikes killed c...
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Nepal rushes aid and rescue operations after strong quake shakes its northwest, killing at least 157
Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - KATHMANDU, Nepal - Survivors of a strong earthquake that shook Nepal 's northwest in the middle of the night described sudden shaking followed by houses collapsing and b...
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Arab leaders push for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire now. Blinken says that could be counterproductive
Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - AMMAN, Jordan - Arab leaders decrying the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Israel-Hamas war pushed for an immediate cease-fire Saturday even as U.S. S...
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Colorado Republican Ken Buck plans to challenge GOP's direction under Trump as he leaves the House
Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Ken Buck has had enough. When the Colorado Republican announced this past week that he would not seek reelection, he began with the type of critic...
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Israel's military and Hezbollah exchange fire along the tense Lebanon-Israel border
Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - RMEISH, Lebanon - Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes along the border with Lebanon Saturday as the militant Hezbollah group attacked several Israeli army posts, incl...
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Biden spent weeks of auto strike talks building ties to UAW leader that have yet to fully pay off
Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden called the head of the United Auto Workers union to congratulate him this past week on getting a new contract with General Motors and to...