Nation and World
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Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow
May 19, 2025 11:52 am - The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.
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Stocks, bonds and the dollar drift after the latest downgrade to the US government's credit rating
May 19, 2025 8:57 am - The “Sell America” sentiment is hitting Wall Street again and U.S. stocks, U.S. bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar are all falling after the latest reminder that the U.S government seems to be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt.
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Trump says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks will begin immediately following call with Putin
May 19, 2025 8:51 am - President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
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Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
May 18, 2025 4:47 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen by doctors last week after urinary symptoms a...
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Mexican navy training vessel hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge
May 17, 2025 9:38 pm - NEW YORK — A Mexican navy sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it ...
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1 person killed in explosion outside fertility clinic; police say act was ‘intentional’
May 17, 2025 8:09 pm - An explosion killed a person and heavily damaged a fertility clinic Saturday in the upscale California city of Palm Springs in what the FBI characterized as an “intention...
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Staff cuts forced this forecast office to shut overnight. Then a tornado hit.
May 17, 2025 7:46 pm - If not for the storms, the critically understaffed National Weather Service office responsible for monitoring weather hazards across eastern Kentucky would have gone dark...
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Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions
May 17, 2025 7:44 pm - Federal prosecutors across the country may soon be able to indict members of Congress without approval from lawyers in the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, ...
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Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza. Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talks
May 17, 2025 7:37 pm - JERUSALEM — Israel said Saturday it launched a major military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, while Prime Minister Benjamin N...
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Critics blast hourslong gap before officials disclosed 10 inmates’ escape from New Orleans jail
May 17, 2025 7:33 pm - NEW ORLEANS — At least a dozen law enforcement agencies are searching Saturday for seven of the 10 men who broke out of a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behin...