Nation and World
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Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid touch Kyiv with blackouts ahead of peak demand
May 22, 2024 7:04 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid in recent weeks have forced leaders of the war-ravaged country to institute nationwide rolling blackouts...
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Iran’s supreme leader prays for late president and others killed in helicopter crash
May 22, 2024 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's supreme leader prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country's late president, foreign minister and other officials who were kille...
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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel's isolation
May 22, 2024 6:57 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, a historic but largely symbolic move that further deepens Israel’s i...
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1 dead, others injured after London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines saysMay 21, 2024 8:14 am - One person has died aboard a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines said Tuesday, in which the plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before it was diverted to Bangkok, where emergency crews rushed to help injured passengers amid stormy weather.
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Trump’s Truth Social account shares video referencing ‘unified Reich’May 21, 2024 7:56 am - A video posted to Donald Trump’s social media platform featured references to “the creation of a unified Reich” along with hypothetical news headlines should the former p...
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Israel tries to contain the fallout after some allies support ICC prosecutor’s request for warrants
May 21, 2024 7:14 am - JERUSALEM — Israel sought Tuesday to contain the fallout from a request by the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court for arrest warrants for Israeli and Ha...
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Trump or Biden? Either way, U.S. seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
May 21, 2024 7:07 am - WASHINGTON — As president, Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on foreign steel, which hurt Clips & Clamps Industries, a Michigan auto supplier — raising its materials pric...
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Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward and others set to be arraigned in fake elector case
May 21, 2024 7:04 am - PHOENIX — Former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and at least 11 other people are set to be arraigned Tuesday in a Phoenix courtroom on conspiracy, forgery and ...
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Defense rests without ex-President Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial
May 21, 2024 7:00 am - Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial.
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US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop themMay 20, 2024 8:49 pm - WASHINGTON— Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it is...