Nation and World
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EU seeks answers to rising security challenges as Israel-Hamas war fuels new concerns
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - European Union interior ministers on Thursday debated how to manage the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas on the bloc, amid heightened security tensi...
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Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions ...
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Gaza awaits humanitarian aid, as Israel tells troops to 'be ready' for ground invasion
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, and the country'...
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Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, des...
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GOP's Jordan will back a temporary House speaker as he tries to shore up support, lawmakers say
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he would back a temporary U.S. House speaker for the next several months as he...
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Sidney Powell pleads guilty in case over efforts to overturn Trump's Georgia loss and gets probation
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTA - Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the seco...
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Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing case is represented by well-known Las Vegas lawyer
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - LAS VEGAS - The Southern California street gang leader charged in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas will make a court appearance Thursday with a la...
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Most in the U.S. see Mexico as a partner despite border problems, an AP-NORC/Pearson poll shows
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - MIAMI - Most people in the U.S. see Mexico as an essential partner to stop drug trafficking and illegal border crossings, even as they express mixed views of Mexico's go...
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Biden says support for Israel and Ukraine is 'vital' for US security, will ask Congress for billions
Oct 18, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America's national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night f...
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Suspect admits he murdered Natalee Holloway on Aruba in 2005, pleads guilty to extorting her mom
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Natalee Holloway was beaten to death on a beach in Aruba and her body pushed out to sea after refusing the advances of the chief suspect in the 2005 k...