Nation and World
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Blinken sees a path to Gaza peace, reconstruction and regional security after his Mideast tourJan 11, 2024 9:51 am - CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his latest urgent Mideast tour on Thursday in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi as American of...
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Iran's navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
Jan 11, 2024 9:28 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washi...
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Christie ends his presidential bid in an effort to blunt Trump's momentum before Iowa's GOP caucuses
Jan 11, 2024 8:00 am - WINDHAM, N.H. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, ceding to growing p...
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U.S. inflation edges up, fueled by food and housing prices, but many other costs rise only mildlyJan 11, 2024 7:48 am - WASHINGTON — Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve's drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will ...
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Biden awards $623M to states, local governments and tribes to build EV charging network
Jan 11, 2024 7:07 am - WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. Grants being announced Thu...
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Patriots' 'partnership' with Bill Belichick comes to an end after 24 seasons, 6 Super Bowl titles
Jan 11, 2024 7:02 am - FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick had a vision of building the kind of sustained championship football team that had rarely been seen before in the NFL when he was hired...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy rules out a cease-fire with Russia, saying Moscow would use it to rearm
Jan 11, 2024 6:52 am - TALLINN, Estonia — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a cease-fire as his country fights off the Russian invasion, saying the Kremlin’s forces ...
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Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation
Jan 10, 2024 2:52 pm - BEIT RIMA, West Bank — Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two...
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As House GOP launches effort to impeach Mayorkas, senators want to strike a border deal with him
Jan 10, 2024 1:07 pm - WASHINGTON (AP— Marching ahead with multiple impeachment plans, House Republicans set their sights Wednesday on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who they i...
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Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at his civil fraud trial
Jan 10, 2024 12:56 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump won't make his own closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge's insistence that the forme...