Nation and World
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US envoy is taking Putin's comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin official says
Mar 14, 2025 11:17 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, asking him to convey Moscow's thoughts to Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
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Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
Mar 13, 2025 7:21 pm - NEW YORK — Columbia University has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring and temporarily revoked...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
Mar 13, 2025 6:53 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out. In em...
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Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona dies at 77
Mar 13, 2025 6:41 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday of complication...
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There’s a total lunar eclipse Thursday, Friday. Will clouds block your view?
Mar 13, 2025 5:49 pm - The entirety of North and Central America, and much of South America, will experience a total lunar eclipse in the overnight hours beginning late Thursday into Friday. Th...
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Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nearsMar 13, 2025 5:38 pm - WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he's ready to start the process of considering a ...
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Pope receives cake, glad tidings on 12th anniversary of his papacy marked in hospital
Mar 13, 2025 5:02 pm - ROME — Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital — the first pope to do so in modern church history — as he received increasing...
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Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record for first ‘correction’ since 2023 on Trump’s trade warMar 13, 2025 3:35 pm - Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record, which was set just last month.
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Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices, but US remains hesitant
Mar 13, 2025 1:15 pm - Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen. But the move has been delayed in part because of concerns it could jeopardize chicken exports worth billions of dollars a year.
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Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
Mar 13, 2025 12:07 pm - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.