Nation and World
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8 dead, at least 40 injured as bus overturns in central Florida
May 14, 2024 10:42 am - A bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida overturned on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 other passengers, authorities said.
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Biden adds tariffs on Chinese chips, critical minerals, EVs
May 14, 2024 6:56 am - President Joe Biden is hiking tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports - including semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, and critical minerals - in an election-year b...
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Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
May 14, 2024 6:49 am - JERUSALEM — Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. Bu...
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Blinken in Kyiv says U.S. arms will make a difference as Ukraine reels from a new Russian offensive
May 14, 2024 6:45 am - KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that American military aid on its way to Ukraine will make a “real difference” on the battlefield, as ...
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Check stubs, fake receipts, blind loyalty: Cohen offers inside knowledge in Trump's hush money trial
May 14, 2024 6:42 am - NEW YORK — It wasn't until after a decade in the fold, after his family pleaded with him, after the FBI raided his office, apartment and hotel room, Michael Cohen testifi...
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GM’s Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board
May 13, 2024 3:24 pm - DETROIT — General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said Monday it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board. Cru...
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With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day
May 13, 2024 10:22 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — Ruby Chen’s son, Itay, was killed in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. But unlike scores of other families of soldiers killed that day, Chen doesn’t have a g...
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Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial begins, his second in the last decade
May 13, 2024 8:34 am - NEW YORK — Sen Bob Menendez, a Democrat, went on trial in Manhattan federal court Monday, accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver fav...
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says his army is locked in ‘fierce’ border battles amid a Russian assaultMay 13, 2024 7:46 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops are locked in intense battles with the advancing Russian army in two border areas, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while the death to...
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Democratic ad campaign tries to chip away at Trump support among rural swing voters in 3 key states
May 13, 2024 7:43 am - NEW YORK — A Democratic group is rolling out a new $140 million ad campaign that aims to chip away at Donald Trump's support among one of his most loyal voting blocs: rur...