Nation and World
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Syria’s leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze
Jul 19, 2025 4:55 pm - DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa urged Sunni Muslim Bedouin tribes Saturday to “fully commit” to a ceasefire aimed at ending clashes with Druze...
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Tourist boat capsizes during a thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 34 dead. 8 people remain missing
Jul 19, 2025 4:14 pm - HA LONG BAY, Vietnam — A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people, ...
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3 Democrat-led states have rolled back Medicaid access for people lacking permanent legal status
Jul 19, 2025 2:52 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control her husband’s diabetes inst...
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32 Palestinians shot dead trying to reach US group’s food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say
Jul 19, 2025 2:49 pm - DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops opened fire Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group ...
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Trump said he ‘never wrote a picture in my life.’ Here are four.
Jul 18, 2025 8:17 pm - President Donald Trump denied ever creating any drawings when asked about a sketch of a naked woman bearing his name that allegedly was part of a bawdy birthday gift to J...
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Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties
Jul 18, 2025 8:07 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Friday against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, a day after the newspaper published a story rep...
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Trump signs new stablecoin regulations into law, a major milestone for crypto industry
Jul 18, 2025 8:02 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law new regulations for a type of cryptocurrency, a major milestone for an industry that has spent heavily to st...
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Health insurance through Affordable Care Act faces big premium hikes
Jul 18, 2025 7:37 pm - Health insurers are proposing double-digit price hikes for plans sold through Affordable Care Act marketplaces, as extra federal subsidies for premiums expire at the end ...
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Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US
Jul 18, 2025 4:37 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans Friday in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago...
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Christian patriarchs make rare visit to Gaza after deadly Israeli strike on church
Jul 18, 2025 4:32 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Top church leaders visited Gaza on Friday after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before, an attack that killed ...