Nation and World
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Mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York defend ‘sanctuary’ policies in congressional hearing
Mar 05, 2025 4:28 pm - Democratic mayors of major U.S. cities said Wednesday that Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sa...
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South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
Mar 05, 2025 3:58 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's firing squad ex...
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Trump grants 1 month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada
Mar 05, 2025 12:59 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, as worries persist t...
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Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's push to rebuke judge over foreign aid freeze
Mar 05, 2025 10:08 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release bill...
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First-term Michigan senator assails Trump’s policies in Democratic response
Mar 04, 2025 10:40 pm - LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s joint congressional address Tuesday was delivered by a first-term Michigan senator who built an e...
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Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting’ action in speech to Congress
Mar 04, 2025 10:18 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign p...
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Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harmMar 04, 2025 6:51 pm - The Defense Department is moving to dismantle efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in U.S. military operations, according to three defense officials, part of a Trump...
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Demonstrators across 50 states look to unify a disparate opposition to Trump and his sweeping agenda
Mar 04, 2025 6:38 pm - ATLANTA — As Donald Trump prepared Tuesday to address a joint session of Congress, protest groups gathered at parks, statehouses and other public grounds across the count...
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NASA’s two astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space
Mar 04, 2025 6:21 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Willia...
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Pope stable with no new respiratory crises but will sleep with ventilation mask, Vatican says
Mar 04, 2025 6:18 pm - ROME — Pope Francis was in stable condition Tuesday and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after respiratory crises a day earlier, but will resume using ...