Nation and World
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Closing arguments begin in Karen Read trial. Jurors to decide: Deadly romance or police corruption?
Jun 25, 2024 9:40 am - DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Attorneys launched closing arguments Tuesday in the long-running murder trial of Karen Read, in which jurors were presented with two starkly differen...
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Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 20 people, officials say
Jun 24, 2024 7:55 pm - MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following an attack by Islamic militants who authorities say killed 20 ...
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison
Jun 24, 2024 6:53 pm - WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a...
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Prosecutor in classified documents case clashes with judge over request to restrict Trump's speech
Jun 24, 2024 6:37 pm - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal prosecutor in the classified documents case of Donald Trump clashed with the judge Monday as he faced skeptical questioning over a request t...
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Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal
Jun 24, 2024 5:33 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...
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Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors
Jun 24, 2024 5:23 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state ba...
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Is Trump shielded from criminal charges as an ex-president? A nation awaits word from Supreme Court
Jun 24, 2024 5:06 pm - WASHINGTON — In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 att...
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Princess Anne sustains minor injuries and concussion in an 'incident,' Buckingham Palace says
Jun 24, 2024 6:54 am - LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne has sustained minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday. The 73-year-o...
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US jobless claims fall to 238,000 from 10-month high, remain low by historical standards
Jun 24, 2024 6:50 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits slipped last week as the U.S. labor market remained resilient. The Labor Department reported...
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3 caught in Florida Panhandle rip current die a day after couple drowns off state's Atlantic coast
Jun 24, 2024 6:48 am - PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three Alabama men who went for an evening swim shortly after arriving at a Florida Panhandle beach were caught in a rip current and died, a...