WASHINGTON — In his first State of the Union address of his second term, President Donald Trump on Tuesday night declared that “our nation is back — bigger,…
Read more 8 takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union addressWASHINGTON — Democrats and one Republican on a key committee are seeking to hold up advancing President Donald Trump’s choice to be the next Federal Reserve chair until the…
Read more Senate Banking panel GOP chair: Powell didn’t commit crimeWASHINGTON — Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti over the weekend in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told…
Read more 2 officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS saysA man fatally shot by a federal officer in Minnesota worked as an ICU nurse, his parents say By The Associated Press undefined A federal officer fatally shot…
Read more Man shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdownMINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made,…
Read more DOJ investigating if Walz, Frey impeded immigration enforcementMINNEAPOLIS — Protesters against immigration enforcement took to the streets in cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federal officer fatally shot a woman in…
Read more Protests planned across U.S. after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, OregonWASHINGTON — U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trump administration targets sanctioned tankers traveling to and from…
Read more U.S. intercepts fifth tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oilCARACAS, Venezuela — President Donald Trump said Tuesday on his social media site that “Interim Authorities” in Venezuela would be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of “High Quality”…
Read more Trump: U.S. to get 30 to 50 million barrels of oil from VenezuelaWASHINGTON — The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — a move that leading medical groups said…
Read more U.S. cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every childCARACAS, Venezuela — Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would…
Read more Maduro arrives in U.S. after capture; Trump will let U.S. ‘run’ VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela — Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, President Donald Trump said Saturday that the…
Read more U.S. plans to ‘run’ Venezuela, Trump says, after operation to oust MaduroNEW YORK — From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or light shows, while…
Read more Cities around world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks, heightened securityKYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and…
Read more Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meetingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator on Wednesday, placing him atop the agency after a monthslong saga where President Donald…
Read more Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA administratorPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no…
Read more Authorities say they will release person of interest in Brown shootingWASHINGTON — Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney…
Read more Suspect in shooting of National Guard members charged with first-degree murderWASHINGTON — An Afghan national who worked with the CIA in his native country and immigrated to the U.S. in 2021 drove from Washington state to shoot two…
Read more Afghan national is suspect in National Guard ambush shootingEditor’s Note: An earlier version of this article reported that West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the two National Guard members had died. Morrisey later said his office…
Read more Authorities: 2 National Guard members critically wounded in DC shootingKYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of…
Read more Officials set to meet in Geneva as Ukraine’s allies push back on U.S. peace planThe longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over — on paper, at least. But the American public isn’t done with it yet: Getting everything back up and…
Read more You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast