Nation and World
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Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social
Mar 12, 2024 8:30 am - Former President Donald Trump asked Elon Musk last summer whether the billionaire industrialist would be interested in buying Trump’s social network Truth Social, accordi...
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Aid ship sets sail to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands face starvation 5 months into war
Mar 12, 2024 8:15 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza on Tuesday in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory, wher...
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Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battle
Mar 12, 2024 8:13 am - WASHINGTON — Lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republi...
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U.S. inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated
Mar 12, 2024 8:01 am - WASHINGTON — Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe...
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Man sentenced to life in prison for murder and rape in attack on Naperville woman and friend in Germany
Mar 11, 2024 2:25 pm - BERLIN — An American man was convicted of murder and other charges on Monday for brutally attacking two American women near Germany’s famed Neuschwanstein castle last sum...
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Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion
Mar 11, 2024 11:15 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the l...
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Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for editing family photo that fueled rumors about her health
Mar 11, 2024 7:58 am - LONDON — Kate, Princess of Wales, apologized Monday for “confusion” caused by her editing of a family photo released by the palace — an image of Kate and her children tha...
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Palestinians in Gaza begin Ramadan with hunger worsening and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war
Mar 11, 2024 7:53 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians began fasting for Ramadan on Monday as the Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the G...
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13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep rebuilding
Mar 11, 2024 7:49 am - TOKYO — Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left large parts of Fukushima prefecture uninhabitab...
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Pope Francis' 'white flag' comment is met by criticism from Ukraine and allies
Mar 10, 2024 8:30 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian and allied officials criticized Pope Francis for saying that Kyiv should have the “courage” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia, a s...