Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release,...
By VICTORIA EASTWOOD, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and...
View ArticleTsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan
By YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from...
View ArticleBiden’s administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an...
By JOSH BOAK and MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial...
View ArticleJeff Bezos’ space company calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in...
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New...
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Los Angeles wildfire deaths rise to 24 as more fierce winds are forecast
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A growing force of firefighters moved into the Los Angeles area Monday as more powerful winds were expected to trigger new...
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Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press After the initial crush of personnel announcements for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, now the nominations process officially begins. Senate...
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What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires tearing through the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people, displaced thousands of others and destroyed more than 12,000 structures in what might be the most expensive...
View ArticleSupreme Court turns back challenge to strict gun licensing law in Maryland
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday turned back a challenge to a strict gun licensing law in Maryland. The high court declined to hear the case in a...
View ArticleSupreme Court turns back Utah’s push to wrest control of public land from the...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court turned back a push by the state of Utah to wrest control of vast areas of public land from the federal government on Monday....
View ArticleRussian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its supplies, a...
By SAMYA KULLAB and YEHOR KONOVALOV, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing...
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States are preparing to help or thwart Trump’s second-term plans
By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press Do you live in a red state, a blue state, or one where Republicans and Democrats share power? Your answer might provide the best indicator of what...
View ArticleUS extends deadline on Nippon’s bid for US Steel, offering some hope that the...
By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The bid by Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life after the Biden Administration extended a deadline for the Japanese steelmaker to...
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A dad and daughter help evacuees learn whether their homes survived the...
By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press As the fire roared down a hillside toward their Altadena home, Vanessa Prata and her parents hurried to pack their car. They focused on saving irreplaceable items,...
View ArticleSome US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could...
By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church...
View ArticleVance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence ‘obviously’ shouldn’t...
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot “obviously” should not be pardoned, as President-elect Donald Trump is...
View ArticleBiden says he was the steady hand the world needed after Trump, who’s ready...
By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden strode into the White House four years ago with a foreign policy agenda that put repairing alliances strained by four years of Republican Donald...
View ArticleJudge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith’s report on Trump’s...
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department can publicly release special counsel Jack Smith's investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election...
View ArticleMillions have had student loans canceled under Biden — despite the collapse...
By COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen the cancellation of student loans for more than 5...
View ArticleBiden speaks with relatives of Americans held by Taliban, but deal to bring...
By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with relatives of three Americans the U.S. government is looking to bring home from Afghanistan, but no agreement has been reached on a...
View ArticleHegseth could lead troops who’d face getting fired for actions he’s done in...
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — If Pete Hegseth were still in uniform, his extramarital affairs and a decision to flatly ignore a combat commander’s directive would not just be...
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