Nation and World
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‘I am thinking about it,’ Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bidApr 10, 2026 12:25 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — After chants of “run again!” filled the room, former Vice President Kamala Harris told African American activists on Friday that she's actively considerin...
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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle Eastern countries during Iran war
Apr 10, 2026 9:52 am - Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine.
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A president and a pope: The world’s most influential Americans are at odds over Iran
Apr 10, 2026 9:28 am - Donald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast — Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, massive protests. Yet in his second presidency, Trump’s most influential American critic doesn’t live in the country but at the Vatican.
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US, Iran prepare for ceasefire talks as Netanyahu authorizes negotiations with Lebanon
Apr 10, 2026 8:25 am - Negotiators from Iran and the U.S. prepared for high-level talks with their ceasefire still shaky Friday, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Vance warns Iran not to 'play' the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending their war
Apr 10, 2026 8:21 am - Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to “play” the U.S. as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending their war.
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War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging
Apr 10, 2026 7:44 am - The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.
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Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats
Apr 09, 2026 3:49 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran, “a whole civilization,” ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to question...
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CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits
Apr 09, 2026 3:36 pm - The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists familiar with the decision.
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Pro-Iran groups have used AI to troll Trump and try to control the war narrative
Apr 09, 2026 3:30 pm - Pro-Iran groups have used artificial intelligence to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the narrative during the war against the U.S. and Israel and f...
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First major Atlantic hurricane season outlook calls for below-average activity
Apr 09, 2026 3:23 pm - The first major outlook for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season was released Thursday morning as researchers at Colorado State University forecast a near- or below-average...