Nation and World
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Charlie Kirk, Turning Point founder and Wheeling High School alum, assassinated at Utah college event
Sep 10, 2025 2:14 pm - Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event in Utah, President Trump says.
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EU commission president seeks sanctions, partial trade suspension against Israel over war in Gaza
Sep 10, 2025 8:13 am - The European Commission president said Wednesday she would seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel over the war in Gaza, an announcement that marked a sharp turnaround for Ursula von der Leyen, a longtime supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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NATO scrambles jets to shoot down Russian drones in Poland, raising fears of war spillover
Sep 10, 2025 8:03 am - Poland said Wednesday that multiple Russian drones entered its territory over the course of several hours and were shot down with help from NATO allies, describing the incursion as an “act of aggression” carried out during a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine.
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Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor for now while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her
Sep 09, 2025 9:24 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts ...
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RFK Jr.’s latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism
Sep 09, 2025 5:33 pm - The Trump administration directed the nation’s public health and environmental agencies to prioritize investigations into vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism’s causes in its latest “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday.
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Russian glide bomb attack in eastern Ukraine kills at least 24 people collecting their pensions
Sep 09, 2025 3:27 pm - DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as people stood in line in the open air to collect their monthly pension. Th...
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Macron appoints Defense Minister Lecornu as France's latest prime minister
Sep 09, 2025 3:23 pm - PARIS — French President Macron late Tuesday appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister and tasked him with immediately trying to get the...
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US high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline
Sep 09, 2025 3:09 pm - WASHINGTON — A decade-long slide in high schoolers' reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders' scores dropping to their lowes...
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Senators ramp up pressure on Trump to abandon threats to send troops into U.S. cities
Sep 09, 2025 3:03 pm - A group of Democratic senators is filing a friend of the court brief Tuesday in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, stepping up pressur...
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Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw US House districts
Sep 09, 2025 2:39 pm - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri's Republican-led House turned aside Democratic objections Tuesday and passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state's ...