Nation and World
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AP analysis finds 2023 set record for U.S. heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat
Jun 02, 2024 6:00 am - The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the highest number in 45 years of records, according to an Associated Press analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
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In a swing county, Trump’s faithful are angry. But they believe he’ll get even.
Jun 02, 2024 6:00 am - SAGINAW, Mich. — Hard-right commentators on Real America’s Voice were talking about “the death of America” on the TV in the corner. But Wally Ribble was calm as he walked...
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Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest symbol after Trump’s guilty verdict
May 31, 2024 7:52 pm - After Donald Trump's historic guilty verdict, a steady flow of images showing upside-down American flags has appeared on social media as his supporters and right-wing com...
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Biden details three-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down Israel-Hamas war
May 31, 2024 1:27 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of remaining hostages ...
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Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?
May 31, 2024 1:24 pm - WASHINGTON — The bravado behind Donald Trump' s boastful hypothesis in 2016 — “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any vote...
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Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witness
May 31, 2024 1:21 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump attacked the judge and the star witness in his criminal hush money trial and again tried to undermine New York's criminal justice system on Friday...
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An inflation gauge closely tracked by Federal Reserve rises at slowest pace this year
May 31, 2024 8:20 am - WASHINGTON — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three mo...
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Berlin lets Ukraine use German weapons against targets in Russia after the U.S. also eases its stance
May 31, 2024 7:15 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Germany joined the United States on Friday in authorizing Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying — a s...
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Supreme Court clears the way for the NRA’s free speech lawsuit against an ex-New York official
May 30, 2024 9:53 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she violated its ...
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As Ukraine stumbles in war, Kyiv and Western powers struggle to coordinate
May 30, 2024 7:48 am - KYIV - Sharp fractures are opening between Kyiv and its Western backers, including the United States, over the future of Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Ukra...