Nation and World
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An Oregon resident was diagnosed with the plague. Here are a few things to know about the illness
Feb 14, 2024 10:02 am - Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat. The infected resident and the resid...
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Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case
Feb 14, 2024 8:32 am - ATLANTA — A Georgia judge who is deciding whether to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off the state's election interference case against former President ...
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Blasts hit a natural gas pipeline in Iran and an official says it was an act of sabotage
Feb 14, 2024 6:49 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Explosions struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran early on Wednesday, with an official blaming the blasts on a “sabotage and terrorist action...
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Displaced Palestinians leave one of Gaza's main hospitals after weeks of being isolated by fightingFeb 14, 2024 6:46 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians have begun evacuating the main hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, according to videos shared by medics on Wednesday. Week...
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Detecting Russian 'carrots' and 'tea bags': Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives
Feb 14, 2024 6:44 am - SEREBRYANSKY FOREST, Ukraine — As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: “Brew five Chinese tea bags...
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Trump wants to install new RNC leadership including his daughter-in-law as co-chairFeb 13, 2024 10:17 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump wants a leadership change at the Republican National Committee in an attempt to install a new slate of loyalists — including his daughter-in-law —...
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For rights campaigner in Greece, same-sex marriage recognition follows decades of struggle
Feb 13, 2024 9:30 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Years before starting a family of her own, Stella Belia was already waging a tireless campaign for legal recognition. Her fight may finally be over ...
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Winter storm hits Northeast, causing difficult driving, closed schools and canceled flights
Feb 13, 2024 8:51 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — Parts of the Northeast were hit Tuesday by a snowstorm that canceled flights and schools and prompted warnings for people to stay off the roads, while s...
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U.S. inflation slows but remains elevated in sign that price pressures are easing only graduallyFeb 13, 2024 7:55 am - WASHINGTON — Annual inflation in the United States cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest sign that the pandemic-fueled price surge is only gradually and f...
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What's inside the Senate's $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China
Feb 13, 2024 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate early Tuesday passed an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel; replenish U.S. weapons systems; and prov...