Nation and World
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Zelenskyy takes center stage in Davos as he tries to rally support for Ukraine's fight
Jan 16, 2024 6:59 am - DAVOS, Switzerland — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is headlining a frenzied first full day of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort ...
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Trump leads GOP rightward march and other takeaways from the Iowa caucuses
Jan 16, 2024 6:55 am - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party has been clear since the day he announced he would make another run for the White House 14 months ago. It ca...
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MLK Jr. holiday celebrations are planned across the nation, but winter storm could limit some
Jan 15, 2024 10:58 am - ATLANTA, Ga. — Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with acts of service, prayer services and parades. But with the Novem...
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Hamas fights with a patchwork of weapons built by Iran, China, Russia and North Korea
Jan 15, 2024 8:55 am - Iranian sniper rifles. AK-47 assault rifles from China and Russia. North Korean- and Bulgarian-built rocket-propelled grenades. Anti-tank rockets secretly cobbled togethe...
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Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts
Jan 15, 2024 8:13 am - MIAMI — Eight months after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States, a couple in their 20s sat in an immigration court in Miami with their three young children. Thr...
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UN agency heads say Gaza needs more aid to arrive faster, warning of famine and disease
Jan 15, 2024 8:10 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population will suffer widespread famine and disease, the heads of three major U.N. agencies warned Mond...
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Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
Jan 15, 2024 6:47 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. on Monday and linger through at least midweek, prolonging a bitter cold that set record-l...
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US delegation praises Taiwan's democracy after pro-independence presidential candidate wins election
Jan 15, 2024 6:44 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan — Retired U.S. officials met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday and praised the island’s democratic processes under which it elected a new pre...
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Houthi rebels strike U.S.-owned ship
Jan 15, 2024 6:42 am - By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Houthi rebels fired a missile, striking a U.S.-owned ship Monday just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, less t...
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Ukraine claims it shot down 2 Russian command and control aircraft in a significant blow to Moscow
Jan 15, 2024 6:41 am - KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian air force shot down a Russian Beriev A-50 early warning and control plane and an Il-22 command center aircraft in a significant blow for the...