Republican and Democratic member of Congress say they support another arms sale to Taiwan and the U.S. defending the island Democracy, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's hesitation on sending weapons there.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized the U.S. in a televised interview on Thursday, blaming tensions in the Strait of Hormuz on "U.S. aggression."
Russia on Thursday unleashed a third straight day of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, demolishing an apartment building in Kyiv where nine people were killed and dozens injured, authorities said.
Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump started a crucial series of meetings in Beijing on Thursday in a U.S.-China summit where stability in the relationship is the main goal of the two days of discussions.
Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with a mass drone and missile strike early Thursday morning. The attack killed at least one and injured 33 people, according to the local authorities.
Israeli drones struck three vehicles on the main highway south of Beirut Wednesday, killing eight people, including a woman and her two children, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.
Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country's nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end.
When the cost of nearly everything is rising, economists call it inflation. Even if paychecks also rise, inflation typically leads people feel like it's harder to make ends meet, and it often becomes a major political issue.
The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, vaping lobbyists and other allies of President Donald Trump.
Watch live as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine appear before a budget hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee.
For the first time in more than a decade, a leading pediatricians group has put out new guidance about recess, saying it’s crucial for good health and good grades.
A California man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives has pleaded not guilty to charges he attempted to kill President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan in his second term. That's raising questions about his commitment to maintaining American support for the self-ruled island ahead of next week's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
President Donald Trump said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected the country’s latest proposal for not including a nuclear concession. He also claimed that Iran went back on his ceasefire proposal to allow the U.S. to come in and help extract its highly enriched uranium.
A newly discovered parasitic wasp from Chile has been named after Sir David Attenborough ahead of his 100th birthday, one of several tributes marking the broadcaster’s influence on natural history, conservation and environmental awareness. Museums, scientists and broadcasters are also highli…
Watch live as Pope Leo XIV delivers an address as he meets with Catholic youth and faithful in the Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples. He is marking the feast of Our Lady of Pompeii, which coincides with the first anniversary of his election as history's first U.S.-born pope.
The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous phenomena."
Authorities entered the second day of their search Thursday at a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996, according to law enforcement.
The U.S. military says its forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight.
While Russian officials have long been accused of silencing the country’s enemies abroad, three Western intelligence officials from different countries told AP that a campaign of targeted killings has ramped up since President Vladimir Putin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Giulia Gallo, Postdoctoral Scientist in the Viral Glycoproteins Group at The Pirbright Institute told The Associated Press that "the most important thing is not to create panic" as the transmission rate for the virus is very low. Three passengers have died and several others have been sicken…
Hundreds of ships and thousands of mariners are still stranded at the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran controls the route, causing disruption to the global economy.
South African health authorities have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus in two passengers who were on a cruise ship at the center of an outbreak of the rare infection.
In Tennessee, protesters interrupted legislative hearings on a map that would reshape the majority-Black congressional district in Memphis, prompting state troopers to clear the room.
Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle, died Wednesday. He was 87.
President Donald Trump will sign a memorandum bringing back the competitive school-based fitness program phased out during the Obama administration.
Unconfirmed reports of local media said that a defense enterprise, a local college, a shopping centre and residential buildings were damaged. Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed 289 Ukrainian drones overnight over 18 Russian regions. Drones were also intercep…
A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and at least three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus, according to the World Health Organ…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the shaky U.S.-Iran ceasefire remains intact despite recent Iranian strikes. Officials say the attacks fall short of “major combat operations,” and the U.S. is "locked, loaded" and prepared to respond if Iran escalates.
The U.S. military says it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran claimed to have struck a U.S. Navy vessel near the strait, claims the U.S. denied. The claims all took place as U.S. President Donald Trump said it had reopened a lan…
French President Emmanuel Macron took to the microphone at a state dinner in Yerevan on Monday, with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accompanying him on the drums.
President Donald Trump said Saturday the U.S. will reduce number of troops in Germany 'a lot further' than withdrawal of 5,000, escalating a dispute with Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to scale back America’s commitment to European security.
Three people have died and others have been sickened by what health authorities suspect is a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spokesman said Sunday.
The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation.
President Donald Trump said Friday he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal to end the war, citing “disjointed” leadership in Tehran. He says talks continue by phone and the U.S. has “options,” but he’d prefer a deal over further military action.
As activists worldwide kick off May Day rallies Friday, demanding peace, higher wages, and better working conditions, its 140 year history shows an evolving focus beyond workers' rights.
The president said the tariffs were lifted to specifically enhance the trade of barrels between Scotland and Kentucky, which produces almost all of the world's bourbon. The barrels are used to age the alcohol.
President Donald Trump says says more congressional districts should be redrawn after Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling. He welcomed the decision, which could pave the way for other districts to be redrawn in the Republicans' favor.
A congressional hearing that was supposed to center on President Donald Trump's 2027 military budget proposal has entered its fifth hour, with Democrats and Republicans oscillating between praise and condemnation for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as a national asset, likely seeking to draw a hard line as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks a wider deal to cement the shaky ceasefire now holding in the war.
Watch live as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day policy meeting that may be his last as chair before his term ends on May 15.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at lawmakers who have criticized the Iran war, calling them the “biggest adversary we face,” as he defended the conflict before a heated House Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday.
Watch live from New York as King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a ceremony at the 9/11 memorial during their official visit to the United States
When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. Those stopgap levies expire in less than three months, and the administration is scrambling to put more durable tariffs in place.
A group of Republican Senators led by Lindsey Graham are pushing legislation to provide federal funding for a ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the White House. Graham says the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner proves that a secure facility is needed where the …
The U.S. military on Tuesday said it boarded a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.
Watch live as King Charles III gives a speech to the U.S. Congress. It’s only the second time, after Queen Elizabeth II in 1991, that a U.K. monarch has addressed a joint meeting of both houses. President Donald Trump will host a ceremonial welcome at the White House before his speech and a …
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