Nation and World
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A taste of home, yerba mate is a shared bond for many World Cup fans
Jun 15, 2026 4:12 am - Yerba mate, the caffeinated beverage that is ubiquitous in some South American countries, has spread alongside the multicultural appeal of soccer and has become a drink of choice for star athletes on the pitch and off.
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Trump says US and Iran have reached deal to end war, re-open Strait of HormuzJun 14, 2026 4:51 pm - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more th...
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000 as Israel launches strikes despite ceasefireJun 14, 2026 4:15 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, as Israeli military operat...
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Lebanese army withdraws from southern village after Israeli troops advance nearby
Jun 13, 2026 9:24 pm - The Lebanese army on Saturday withdrew its troops from a base in a southern Lebanese village after Israeli troops advanced in an area nearby, a military official said.
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A woman’s hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide
Jun 13, 2026 9:21 pm - A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement in connection with her death.
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Thousands march in Rome in anti- and pro-migration rallies
Jun 13, 2026 9:13 pm - Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Italian capital in anti- and pro- migration demonstrations Saturday, after a far-right citizens’ initiative seeking sweeping measures against migrants garnered enough support to be brought to Parliament.
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ US
Jun 13, 2026 9:05 pm - A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation’s museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”
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Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in southern Russia and triggers fire at sea terminal
Jun 13, 2026 9:01 pm - A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, local officials said Saturday, as part of Kyiv's campaign of strikes on military and energy targets deep inside Russia.
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Global HIV prevention declined drastically after Trump aid cuts, UN finds
Jun 13, 2026 8:56 pm - Decades of advances in the global fight to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS are in peril amid wide-scale cuts to prevention programs, according to a United Nations report.
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Trump’s name is gone from the Kennedy Center’s facade, according to a top official at the arts venue
Jun 13, 2026 8:00 pm - The curtain may have come down for President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center but the tarp stays up for now.Matt Floca, executive director and chief operating officer of the performing arts venue, told a federal court Saturday that the institution had complied with an order to remove Trump's name from the facade.