Nation and World
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US once again vetoes Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire, hostage release
Sep 18, 2025 4:11 pm - UNITED NATIONS — The United States once again vetoed a U.N. Security Council Resolution Thursday that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the re...
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Growing number of Americans say US supports Israel too much in Gaza war, poll shows
Sep 18, 2025 4:07 pm - Compared with last year, more Americans now say the United States supports Israel too much in its war in Gaza — despite a large partisan divide on the issue — according t...
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Gunman kills 2 at Israeli-run crossing between West Bank and Jordan. 4 soldiers killed in Gaza
Sep 18, 2025 4:03 pm - JERUSALEM — A Jordanian aid truck driver opened fire and killed two people at an Israeli-run border crossing in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, officials said. The Is...
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Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel’s attack on Qatar
Sep 18, 2025 3:51 pm - ISLAMABAD — Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a mutual defense pact that defines any attack on either nation as an attack on both — a key accord in the ...
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Trump officials ask Supreme Court to allow firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook
Sep 18, 2025 3:38 pm - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would give the president g...
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Paper checks going away soon for Social Security, most federal payments
Sep 18, 2025 2:28 pm - The Treasury Department will stop issuing paper checks for tax refunds, Social Security payments and most other federal programs on Sept. 30 as part of an executive order aimed at modernizing the government.
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Trump asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Fed board
Sep 18, 2025 1:06 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. The R...
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Charlie Kirk's Turning Point taps his widow as its next leader. Questions about its future remain
Sep 18, 2025 1:00 pm - PHOENIX — Turning Point USA, the organization Charlie Kirk founded to mobilize young, Christian conservatives, has seen a massive surge in interest and support since the ...
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Man dies from blunt impact injuries after riding coaster at new Florida amusement park Epic Universe
Sep 18, 2025 9:54 am - A patron at one of the nation’s newest amusement parks, Epic Universe, has died after riding a roller coaster there, Florida authorities said.
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Trump’s second state visit to the UK meets with protests and arrests
Sep 17, 2025 8:30 pm - LONDON — U.S. President Donald Trump received a royal reception at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, but beyond the castle walls many protesters did not welcome his unpreceden...