Nation and World
-
UN warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - The U.N. warned on Wednesday that without more fuel it will soon sharply curtail relief operations in the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and de...
-
U.S. developing contingency plans to evacuate Americans from Mideast in case Israel-Hamas war spreads
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The White House said Tuesday that "prudent contingency planning" is underway to evacuate Americans from the Middle East in case the Israel-Hamas war spreads...
-
'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
Oct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultrasmooth private detective in several "Shaft" films beginning in the early 1970s, has died....
-
Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia's election
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTA - Attorney and prominent conservative media figure Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election...
-
Is Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system ironclad?
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The syst...
-
States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - Dozens of US states, including California, Illinois and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing the youth menta...
-
Trump's lawyers file challenges to Washington election subversion case, calling it unconstitutional
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Donald Trump are raising new challenges to the federal election subversion case against him, telling a judge that the indictment should be dismi...
-
AP sources: Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after winning GOP nomination
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing hours after winning the internal party nomination once it ...
-
Gaza has oil markets on edge. That could build more urgency to shift to renewables, IEA head says
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - Tensions from the war in Gaza could help accelerate the move away from planet-warming fossil fuels like oil and gas and toward renewable energy, ele...
-
Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, go on strike for equal pay and no more violence
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - HUSAVIK, Iceland - Schools, shops, banks and Iceland's famous swimming pools shut on Tuesday as women in the volcanic island nation - including the prime minister - went...