Nation and World
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Houthi rebels vow fierce retaliation after American and British strikes against them
Jan 12, 2024 6:54 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed fierce retaliation Friday for American and British strikes against them, further raising the prospect of a wider...
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Friendly fire may have killed their relatives on Oct. 7. These Israeli families want answers now
Jan 11, 2024 10:26 am - KIBBUTZ BE'ERI, Israel — Relatives of civilians killed at a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas are demanding the military immediately investigat...
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Donald Trump defies judge, addresses civil fraud trial after judge receives bomb threat
Jan 11, 2024 9:57 am - NEW YORK — Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Th...
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Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tourJan 11, 2024 9:51 am - CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his latest urgent Mideast tour on Thursday in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi as American of...
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Iran's navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
Jan 11, 2024 9:28 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washi...
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Christie ends his presidential bid in an effort to blunt Trump's momentum before Iowa's GOP caucuses
Jan 11, 2024 8:00 am - WINDHAM, N.H. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, ceding to growing p...
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U.S. inflation edges up, fueled by food and housing prices, but many other costs rise only mildlyJan 11, 2024 7:48 am - WASHINGTON — Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve's drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will ...
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Biden awards $623M to states, local governments and tribes to build EV charging network
Jan 11, 2024 7:07 am - WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. Grants being announced Thu...
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Patriots' 'partnership' with Bill Belichick comes to an end after 24 seasons, 6 Super Bowl titles
Jan 11, 2024 7:02 am - FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick had a vision of building the kind of sustained championship football team that had rarely been seen before in the NFL when he was hired...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy rules out a cease-fire with Russia, saying Moscow would use it to rearm
Jan 11, 2024 6:52 am - TALLINN, Estonia — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a cease-fire as his country fights off the Russian invasion, saying the Kremlin’s forces ...