Panel reviewing Trump's White House ballroom project will vote April 2 on the project
A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's White House ballroom has set April 2 for a final vote on the project
March 06, 2026A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's White House ballroom has set April 2 for a final vote on the project
March 06, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is urging Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels
March 05, 2026
Georgia city passes ordinance protecting natural hairstyles
March 05, 2026
Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory, a development that signaled the war in the Middle East was spreading
March 05, 2026
A longtime diplomat explains how the State Department normally encourages and helps Americans to leave countries amid political instability and war – which didn’t happen over the last week.
March 05, 2026
On its own, the phrase “Christ is king” sums up a core tenet of the Christian faith, that Jesus is the divine ruler of the universe
March 05, 2026
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections
March 05, 2026
Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home
March 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled as the war in the Middle East pulls focus away
March 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel and U.S. bases as war in the Middle East enters a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Canadian and Australian prime ministers have called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon
March 05, 2026
Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines won’t seek reelection in shock announcement at filing deadline
March 05, 2026
A Pakistani man charged with plotting a political assassination in the U.S. is testifying in his defense at his attempted terrorism trial
March 05, 2026
The new president of Honduras, who was elected with the backing of President Donald Trump, has ordered a review of economic agreements with China
March 05, 2026
Polls are open across Nepal in the first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power
March 05, 2026
Voters who cast ballots during extended polling place hours in Dallas and Williamson counties are waiting to see if their votes will count
March 05, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether the one-time architect of President Donald Trump’s large-scale immigration crackdown made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith while criticizing the U.S. attorney for Minnesota
March 05, 2026
A man protesting the war in Iran has been arrested after a struggle in a U.S. Senate building
March 05, 2026
Trump, tech companies sign voluntary pledge to protect consumers from rising electricity costs
March 05, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrapped up two days of scrutiny in Congress, appearing for the first time in front of lawmakers since the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers
March 05, 2026
Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes
March 05, 2026
The first primaries of the year weren’t short on drama
March 05, 2026
Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on teenagers and children on Wednesday watched a deposition of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that explores what the architects of Facebook and Instagram knew from internal research about negative experiences by young users and how the company responded since its early years
March 05, 2026
Aaron Judge will captain a loaded U.S. roster at the World Baseball Classic
March 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is pressing big tech to build its own power as AI data centers spark anger over electric bills
March 05, 2026
The House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation
March 05, 2026
Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press
March 05, 2026
The Trump administration has formally nominated Kevin Warsh, a former top Federal Reserve official, to be next Fed chair when Jerome Powell’s term ends in two months
March 05, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration is expanding its crackdown on state Medicaid programs to New York, launching a fraud probe in the state
March 05, 2026
Experts say adults can help children cope with the latest conflict in the Middle East by making space for conversation, validating their feelings and limiting exposure to frightening or inaccurate information
March 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó for talks in Moscow
March 05, 2026
Gov. Pritzker tries to downplay concerns about locking in Bears stadium in Illinois over Indiana
March 05, 2026
Minnesota’s governor and attorney general are defending their efforts to combat fraud
March 05, 2026
Iranian intelligence sends word to US on potential talks to end war, but US officials say no active negotiations
March 05, 2026
Newsom ramps up his criticism of Israel, accuses Netanyahu of leading Trump into war with Iran
March 05, 2026
Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee to advance to runoff for Texas 18th, CNN projects
March 05, 2026
Lewiston shooting survivors say they haven't received financial support they were promised
March 05, 2026
Parties and missile threats: On board a cruise ship stuck in the Middle East crisis zone
March 04, 2026
Suffs musical opens on the exact block that played a role in women's suffrage history
March 04, 2026
Former employee says he was forced to resign after pointing out a contract that violated city policy
March 04, 2026
‘No Winston Churchill’: Trump opens new rift with Europe as leaders try to avoid being sucked into Iran war
March 04, 2026
Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises
March 04, 2026
With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada
March 04, 2026
US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran’s one-way drones
March 04, 2026
US Rep. Tony Gonzales and activist Brandon Herrera will head to a runoff for Texas’ 23rd District
March 04, 2026
John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will advance to a runoff in Texas’ US Senate Republican primary
March 04, 2026
James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett to win Democratic primary in Texas Senate race
March 04, 2026
Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley will advance to a marquee North Carolina matchup for US Senate
March 04, 2026
‘I’m not grouchy, I’m just optimizing’: Thom Tillis doesn’t want to hear he’s not doing enough to challenge Donald Trump
March 04, 2026
Latin Grammy winner Bobby Pulido will win Democratic primary for Texas’ 15th District
March 04, 2026
Why Zohran Mamdani denounced the US-Israeli strikes on Iran
March 04, 2026
Primary elections set up major Senate fights in Texas and North Carolina, and they also expose fresh tension over voting rules
March 03, 2026
Travel advisories, closed airports, empty skies: How Middle East air disruptions might affect your plans
March 02, 2026
Longtime Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton are heading to a May runoff in Texas’ Republican Senate primary, while Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are in a close race for the Democratic nomination
March 03, 2026
A rule change for primary voting in two Texas counties led to mass voter confusion that eventually led to a state supreme court ruling, threats of more legal action and the potential that an untold number of voters could find themselves disenfranchised
March 04, 2026
US military launches anti-drug trafficking operation in Ecuador
March 04, 2026
Texas Supreme Court stops Dallas County from counting late votes after confusion over new rules
March 04, 2026
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley have won their respective party nominations for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat
March 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says “someone from within” Iran’s government might be best suited to take power once the U.S.-Israeli war on the country ends
March 03, 2026
States across the country are pushing to cut property taxes as homeowners complain about rising bills
March 04, 2026
Everything we know on day 4 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 03, 2026
Hacked traffic cameras and US intelligence: How a plot to kill Iran’s supreme leader came together
March 04, 2026
A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop has been executed in Florida
March 03, 2026
A federal judge has clashed with Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor during an unusual contempt hearing that highlighted growing confrontations between increasingly frustrated judges and Department of Justice officials
March 04, 2026
CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say
March 04, 2026
Questions are mounting at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s shifting rationale for going to war with Iran
March 04, 2026
If the adage “geography is destiny” holds true, then Cyprus should be a prime candidate as its poster child
March 04, 2026
A criminal trial in New York is airing claims that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was entangled in a foiled 2024 assassination plot that eyed then-candidate Donald Trump as a possible target
March 04, 2026
Israel has sent troops into southern Lebanon and told residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an “open war” with Israel in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump is threatening to cut off trade with Spain
March 04, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended her agency in testimony and under questioning at a Senate hearing
March 03, 2026
A Detroit-area judge has erased a 1999 murder conviction after prosecutors acknowledged that a confession was coerced by a rogue police officer
March 04, 2026
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to halt New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee on drivers entering Manhattan
March 04, 2026
Street renamed in honor of Hezekiah Watkins, youngest Freedom Rider
March 04, 2026
A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.
March 04, 2026
About an hour and twenty minutes into her deposition, Hillary Clinton became furious that a Republican congresswoman had released a photo from her deposition, which is against House rules. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado shared the photo with conservative influencer Benny Johnson.
March 03, 2026
The House Oversight Committee has released video footage of the closed-door depositions of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton that occurred last week in Chappaqua, New York, as part of the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The former president and secretary of State each faced roughly 4 1/2 hours of questioning from Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Until now, everything that is known about the depositions was shared by people who were in the room.
March 03, 2026
Trump admin asked a court to drop court fights against law firms tied to Democrats. Now it’s changing its mind
March 04, 2026
Why a 6-year-old with diabetes is pushing for change in Virginia
March 04, 2026
The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes has sparked anger across Shiite communities worldwide and is raising fears of wider unrest
March 04, 2026
The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has fueled a disagreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer
March 03, 2026
CNN's Jake Tapper reports that President Donald Trump said the US is "ahead of schedule" on the military operation in Iran in a phone call Monday morning.
March 02, 2026
Toddler found alive inside impounded car in Detroit lot; father in custody
March 04, 2026
Britain’s Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has sought to present a rosy picture of the state of the U.K. economy, even as oil and gas prices soared in the wake of the fast-evolving Iran war that has cast a pall over the global economic outlook
March 03, 2026
Family and friends of slain police officer prepare for convicted killer's execution
March 04, 2026
Group safely returns to US from Israel amid Iran strikes
March 03, 2026
A Russian court has banned a prominent LGBTQ+ rights group and has labeled it as extremist in the latest step in the country’s crackdown on the community
March 03, 2026
There are never enough lawyers to provide indigent defense, but the situation has gotten worse since the pandemic.
March 03, 2026
When do polls close in crucial Texas primaries and when should we expect results?
March 03, 2026
Europe is gradually being pulled into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, even as it avoids direct combat
March 02, 2026
Pakistan says that Afghan forces have attacked Pakistani military positions along the border, triggering intense clashes that left 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier dead
March 03, 2026
This congressman wanted to retire. His identical twin could make history by replacing him
March 03, 2026
China’s progress in building a modern economy, evident in its kung-fu fighting robots and self-parking cars, is hitting limits as a downturn in its housing industry drags on and young people struggle to find jobs
March 03, 2026
Minnesota is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from holding back $243 million in Medicaid spending
March 03, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steered his country along two pillars of foreign policy throughout his political career
March 03, 2026
Mamdani says he’s asked Trump to drop immigration cases against these pro-Palestinian activists
March 03, 2026
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was forced into a primary runoff with his GOP opponent as he faces calls to resign over allegations of having an affair with an aide
March 03, 2026
Democrats stay mostly united against President Donald Trump, but the strikes on Iran are starting to reveal some splits in the party
March 03, 2026
Many in the Iranian American diaspora spent the weekend glued to their TVs, watching news of U.S. and Israeli bombs falling on Iran, some hoping for a brighter future for their homeland but terrified relatives would suffer harm
March 03, 2026
The war in the Middle East has spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran, while Tehran and its allies hit back
March 02, 2026
The war in the Middle East spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran
March 02, 2026
A House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein labored for six months to question former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
March 03, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spoken to widening concerns the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted regional conflict by declaring: “This is not Iraq
March 02, 2026
As people awoke to news over the weekend of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, it resulted in many feeling anxious and stressed
March 03, 2026
Travelers stranded by a widening war have started leaving the United Arab Emirates aboard a small number of evacuation flights
March 02, 2026
Jake Tapper reports.
March 02, 2026
Candidates in Texas’ tightly competitive U.S. Senate primary were treading carefully in response to news of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran
March 03, 2026
Trump says he will attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as president
March 03, 2026
A Minnesota county attorney may pursue charges against federal officers for alleged misconduct during an immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area
March 03, 2026
The Supreme Court has sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump says he plans to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25, the first time he's done so as president
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump is pushing back on criticism that he hasn’t done enough to explain why it was necessary to start a war with Iran now or to articulate his vision for an endgame to the escalating conflict
March 03, 2026
Iran’s place at the men’s soccer World Cup in three months has been put in doubt amid an escalating Middle East conflict sparked by tournament co-host the United States
March 02, 2026
Supreme Court blocks redrawing of Republican-held congressional district in New York over liberal dissent
March 03, 2026
Minnesota county attorney investigating Gregory Bovino and other federal officials over immigration crackdown
March 03, 2026
Israeli strike hits Hezbollah-aligned media building in Beirut’s southern suburbs following an evacuation warning
March 02, 2026
Nancy Mace under investigation by House ethics panel for allegedly overcharging Congress for housing costs
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump says he was not pleased with the way that negotiations with Iran were proceeding
March 03, 2026
A Republican lawmaker from Montana who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first administration says he will not seek reelection to a fifth term
March 03, 2026
America’s founding documents fly out of nation’s capital for first time on the freedom plane
March 03, 2026
Moderate Democrats are pushing back on the party’s progressive energy
March 03, 2026
The Associated Press is referring to fighting between Iran and the United States and Israel as the “Iran war.”
March 03, 2026
In closing arguments, prosecutors say school shooter’s father is responsible for the attack
March 03, 2026
The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines
March 03, 2026
U.S. first lady Melania Trump is presiding over a U.N. Security Council meeting that will focus on children in conflict, one of her signature issues
March 03, 2026
Iowa water quality and cancer rates: Atlantic-area grandparents push lawmakers to act on pollution concerns
March 03, 2026
Sirens replace celebrations as Israelis head to shelters on religious holiday
March 03, 2026
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government should “immediately” focus on implementing urgent transformations to the island’s economic and social model as oil reserves in the Caribbean country dwindle
March 03, 2026
Haiti’s government has opened a 10-day registration period for political parties to run in an upcoming general election
March 03, 2026
Bay Area Iranian community takes to streets of SF in celebration, hope for regime change
March 03, 2026
Northwest High students protest after no Black History Program scheduled; School responds
March 03, 2026
Around 120 Louisiana National Guard members will remain deployed in New Orleans through August
March 03, 2026
Trump administration drops suits against law firms with ties to Democrats and other Trump foes
March 03, 2026
Trump’s neck rash is because of ‘preventative skin treatment,’ his doctor says
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump has recognized three U.S. Army soldiers with the Medal of Honor at the White House
March 02, 2026
A federal court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to slow the process of refunding billions of dollars’ worth of tariffs the Supreme Court struck down as illegal last month
March 03, 2026
Robert De Niro will appear this week at Carnegie Hall
March 03, 2026
As US bombing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya have shown, destruction is not the same as political success.
March 03, 2026
North Carolina voters will narrow down the field of candidates Tuesday in a competitive U.S. Senate race that could decide control of the closely divided chamber in November
March 02, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron says France will allow the temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries as part of its new nuclear strategy
March 02, 2026
CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely
March 03, 2026
Immigration lawyer fears family safety in Iran after US strikes and pleads for resolution
March 03, 2026
Russia has condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and urged an immediate stop to the campaign and a return to diplomacy
February 28, 2026
Father, teen daughter trapped in Israel after strikes on Iran begin
March 03, 2026
World leaders have been responding cautiously amid U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, reports of its supreme leader's death and fears of a wider war
February 28, 2026
How the Iran war set off a MAGA fight over Charlie Kirk’s legacy
March 03, 2026
Iran’s leaders are scrambling to replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for 37 years before he was killed in the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment
March 02, 2026
Maine Democrat Graham Platner has picked up another endorsement in his bid to flip a key Senate seat blue
March 02, 2026
Trump tells CNN the ‘big wave’ is yet to come in war with Iran
March 02, 2026
Social media videos and surprise phone calls: How Trump told the world about Iran
March 02, 2026
An official says at least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan
March 02, 2026
Two hotly contested U.S. Senate primaries in Texas will help officially kick off the 2026 midterm election cycle Tuesday
March 02, 2026
At least 20 million Americans have served time. Most of them can’t or don’t vote, and that may distort some election outcomes, a political scientist argues.
March 02, 2026
The joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have sparked global anger and urgent diplomacy as the conflict spreads across the region
March 02, 2026
Britain says it is not at war, despite an Iranian-made drone strike on a U.K. base in Cyprus and a decision to let the U.S. use British bases during its conflict with Iran
March 02, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine expected later this week may take place in Switzerland or Turkey if a planned meeting in Abu Dhabi is not possible due to the war in the Middle East
March 02, 2026
Democratic challengers say incumbents aren’t fighting hard enough. This North Carolina primary will test that
March 02, 2026
Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to a possible shift in the world's attention away from the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to a new regional conflict with Iran
March 02, 2026
Iran’s IAEA ambassador says U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit Iran’s Natanz enrichment site, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog says it has no reports of damage
March 02, 2026
As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal assault by Hamas on October 7, 2023, it aimed punch after punch at Iran, the militant group’s longtime sponsor, and its proxies
March 02, 2026
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei opened Congress with a fiery 90-minute speech highlighting his government’s achievements and praising his relationship with American President Donald Trump
March 02, 2026
The U.S. and Israel are pounding targets across Iran, dropping massive bombs on its ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships
March 01, 2026
The president of Iran’s soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment of his country
March 02, 2026
Three U.S. service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the attacks on Iran
March 02, 2026
Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room
March 02, 2026
Three close allies of the United States say they are ready to join forces to defend their interests in the Middle East and stop Iran’s retaliatory strikes following the killing of its supreme leader
March 01, 2026
The Associated Press is using the word “war” to refer to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation
March 02, 2026
Key questions surround the death of a nearly blind refugee after he was dropped off at a coffee shop alone
February 27, 2026
Nearly blind refugee found dead in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop alone, officials say
February 26, 2026
Group holds dance parties on overpass to call for peace in politics
March 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has taken the United States into war with Iran despite decades of self-professed aversion to foreign entanglements, particularly in the Middle East, and repeated pledges to focus primarily on the Western Hemisphere with an “America first” agenda
March 02, 2026
Some of the jubilation was open and even raucous
March 02, 2026
A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas is entering its final stretch before voters decide Tuesday who will be their party's nominee in November
March 01, 2026
Trump officials decline Sunday show invitations amid Iran strikes
March 02, 2026
Hateful symbols removed from home after months of complaints from neighbors
March 02, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers are scrambling to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines and online portals after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down much of the Middle East to air travel
March 01, 2026
Iranians confront a post-Khamenei reality with relief, disbelief and anxiety
March 02, 2026
Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?
March 02, 2026
CIA closely watched Khamenei for months before fatal strikes in Iran
March 02, 2026
Who might replace Iran’s supreme leader? There’s no clear successor
March 01, 2026
Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds
March 01, 2026
What we know about why the US and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran’s retaliation
February 28, 2026
Exclusive: Trump crossed a ‘very dangerous red line’ with killing of supreme leader, Iranian official tells CNN
March 01, 2026
Afghanistan says it has thwarted an attempted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base
March 01, 2026
Regime change might seem straightforward at first
March 01, 2026
John Cornyn goes scorched earth to try to save his Senate seat
March 01, 2026
This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh in the wake of a weeklong dustup involving the United States women and men’s gold medal-winning hockey teams
March 01, 2026
What we know about the death of Iranian supreme leader Khamenei
March 01, 2026
President Trump has appealed to Iranians to topple their government, but a popular uprising is unlikely to defeat current leadership or the Revolutionary Guards, a former US diplomat says.
March 01, 2026
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability
February 28, 2026
Iranian state media have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a major attack by Israel and the United States
February 28, 2026
Ayatollah Khamenei, who battled the US and Israel for decades as Iran’s supreme leader, has been killed
March 01, 2026
Saturday’s military operation against Iran shows the dramatic evolution in risk tolerance that President Donald Trump has made in a matter of months
March 01, 2026
Israel has killed multiple senior officials with Iran's armed proxies like Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023
March 01, 2026
The United States and Israel have clashed with Iran at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, where the U.N. chief and many countries urged a halt to their attacks and a return to negotiations
March 01, 2026
Nonstop Iranian missile fire has sent residents of central Israel scrambling in and out of shelters throughout the day
March 01, 2026
From Tehran to Dubai: Geolocated videos show the shockwaves of US-Israeli strikes — and Iran’s retaliation
March 01, 2026
President Trump’s decision to strike Iran pulls him toward the kind of overseas conflict he once attacked
March 01, 2026
America and Israel’s attack on Iran disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond Saturday as countries around the region closed their airspace and three of the key airports that connect Europe, Africa and the West to Asia halted operations
February 28, 2026
Congress to vote on Trump’s war powers in aftermath of Iran strikes
March 01, 2026
Are Trump’s strikes against Iran legal? Experts are skeptical
March 01, 2026
Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran
March 01, 2026
March in Asheville encourages residents to vote ahead of primary election deadlines
March 01, 2026
Should marijuana users be able to own guns
February 28, 2026
Pakistan’s military has struck deeper into Afghanistan as border fighting intensifies and both sides claim to have inflicted heavy losses
February 28, 2026
James Talarico believes a Texas surprise is coming in November. First, he needs to win the Senate primary
February 28, 2026
With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor
February 28, 2026
Trump deliberated on Iran for weeks. His ‘massive and ongoing’ operation comes with acknowledgment US lives could be lost
February 28, 2026
Trump wonders why Iran won’t ‘capitulate’ on its nuclear program. Here’s why
February 28, 2026
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told embassy staff in an email on Friday that if they want to leave the country amid the possibility of a strike on Iran they “should do so TODAY,” according to a source familiar with the message.
February 27, 2026
Top officials with Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior have unveiled for the first time the items they said were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that opened fire against troops in waters off the island’s north coast this week, with soldiers responding and killing four suspects
February 28, 2026
Former President Joe Biden returned to South Carolina on Friday for a warm homecoming from the Democrats who resurrected his 2020 presidential campaign
February 28, 2026
A federal judge has extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported
February 28, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership
February 28, 2026
Argentine President Javier Milei has scored a crucial victory in congress with the approval of a sweeping labor reform aimed at radically altering labor relations in the South American country
February 27, 2026
Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools, is being placed on paid leave two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters
February 28, 2026
Renee Good loved sparkles and laughter and any excuse for a celebration
February 28, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's “pretty much” made his decision on whom to endorse in Texas’ heated Republican Senate primary, but he still refuses to name his pick publicly
February 27, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with the latest talks over Iran’s nuclear program but has indicated he'll give the negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in the Middle East
February 27, 2026
Trump administration designates Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention
February 28, 2026
A judge has sentenced a Wisconsin man who forged threats against President Donald Trump as part of a deportation scheme to 16½ years in prison
February 28, 2026
Democratic lawmakers say former President Bill Clinton has tried to answer every question during a deposition over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
February 27, 2026
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas’ Democratic Senate primary, giving Crockett a big boost as she faces concerns about electability
February 28, 2026
The Pentagon has made a deal with Scouting America that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says would maintain their century-old partnership but refocus the organization away from “woke” policies
February 27, 2026
The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called “factories of anti-American resentment.”
February 28, 2026
After months of heated wrangling, Paramount has emerged the apparent victor in its bid to acquire storied Hollywood rival Warner Bros
February 28, 2026
A New York businesswoman has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison over a financial scheme that prosecutors say ripped off more than $30 million from foreign investors and funneled some of the stolen funds to U.S. political campaigns, including a campaign fundraiser for President Donald Trump
February 28, 2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson funeral services, celebration of life continues Friday at Rainbow PUSH headquarters
February 28, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi says federal prosecutors have indicted 30 more people tied to a protest at a Minnesota church over an immigration enforcement crackdown
February 28, 2026
President Donald Trump says the United States is talking with Cuba and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover” of the island without explaining what that means
February 28, 2026
Shortly after it became known that Paramount was the apparent victor in the competition to buy CNN's parent company, network president Mark Thompson was compelled to send his staff a note to calm down, in effect
February 28, 2026
Trump has claimed Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the US. Sources say that’s not backed up by US intelligence.
February 28, 2026
A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. says a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people
February 28, 2026
Kamala Harris is backing Jasmine Crockett in Texas’ Senate Democratic primary
February 28, 2026
Two transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their driver’s licenses and about 1,700 others for reflecting people's gender identities and not their sex assigned at birth
February 28, 2026
Partial government shutdown starts to hit TSA workers’ paychecks
February 28, 2026
Emergence of Epstein island photo leads to new calls for Lutnick to testify
February 28, 2026
The Swedish military says that a Russian drone carried out an unauthorized flight off southern Sweden earlier this week while a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö
February 27, 2026
Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?
February 27, 2026
Former presidents are just like us
February 28, 2026
Senate GOP candidates in Texas rally with Trump, but leave without an endorsement
February 28, 2026
A U.S. civil rights agency has determined that the federal government can bar transgender employees from using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity, dismissing an appeal from a transgender woman who worked for the U.S. Army
February 28, 2026
A new Gallup poll shows that American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis
February 27, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries
February 27, 2026
Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi is clashing with Kurdish Iranian dissident groups, exposing splits in the Iranian opposition
February 28, 2026
US ambassador to Israel tells embassy staff if they want to leave they ‘should do so TODAY’
February 27, 2026
Democrats are growing more confident of winning a majority in the House in the November elections
February 28, 2026
In a story published Oct. 30, 2025, about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, The Associated Press erroneously reported that his house was sold in 2007 for 20% over the 15 million pound asking price
October 31, 2025
No one is bigger than the monarchy
October 31, 2025
The first primaries of the 2026 election season will offer an early read on voter mood in President Donald Trump’s second term and on how both parties are adapting
February 27, 2026
The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December
February 27, 2026
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters she did not know Jeffrey Epstein and that she repeatedly told the House Oversight Committee that during her more than six-hour deposition today.
February 27, 2026
The Jesse Jackson that I knew
February 27, 2026
Netflix shockingly bows out, leaving Paramount as the apparent Warner Bros. winner
February 27, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting India to reset strained ties and push deeper trade cooperation with New Delhi
February 27, 2026
How US envoy Kushner’s ‘incomprehension’ of diplomacy stunned France
February 27, 2026
The European Commission has asked its anti-fraud watchdog to examine Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the EU’s trade chief
February 27, 2026
A crowded Democratic primary in Illinois is shaping up as the next test for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful advocacy organization that has stirred anger and frustration while exacerbating tensions over the war in Gaza
February 27, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has full confidence in Mexico as a World Cup host, even after a deadly wave of cartel violence
February 27, 2026
Police in New York state are investigating how a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar died after U.S. Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a doughnut shop in Buffalo
February 27, 2026
The Trump administration is about to release billions in disaster aid. Several blue states won’t be included
February 27, 2026
US Olympic hockey player distances himself from White House video trashing Canadians
February 27, 2026
Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces, Afghanistan’s government spokesperson says
February 27, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology
February 27, 2026
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told members of Congress she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and didn't recall ever meeting him
February 26, 2026
Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks
February 27, 2026
Word from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spotlight on Cubans living in the U.S. who still harbor aspirations of a counter-revolution 67 years after a guerrilla uprising ushered in communism
February 27, 2026
Canada’s minister for U.S. trade says the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement could be subject to annual review and that uncertainty could be the objective of the Trump administration
February 27, 2026
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal
February 26, 2026
Hillary Clinton says she answered every question on Epstein and decries GOP for keeping deposition private
February 27, 2026
The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has violated his rights to defend himself by blocking funds to pay his legal costs
February 27, 2026
Justice Department prosecutor says in court he wasn’t told by higher-ups to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia
February 26, 2026
Cuba says the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism
February 26, 2026
An estimated 32.6 million people have watched President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on television
February 27, 2026
Despite Trump push for voter ID law, Senate Republicans say votes aren’t there to change filibuster rules
February 27, 2026
Greenpeace is fighting for its life in North Dakota, where a lawsuit threatens the environmental group's future with a judgment of hundreds of a millions of dollars in damages awarded to a pipeline company
February 27, 2026
Congolese authorities and a civil society group say they found mass graves in an area of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S. mediated peace deal
February 27, 2026
President Donald Trump has met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House to talk about big federal housing investments
February 27, 2026
Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil rights legacy
February 26, 2026
U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations said Thursday would be a first
February 27, 2026
People rally in Sacramento for return of woman they say was wrongfully deported
February 27, 2026
U.S. hockey player Brady Tkachuk says a White House TikTok video falsely paints him as insulting Canadians
February 27, 2026
Mamdani shows up to Trump meeting with a major New York City housing pitch — and props
February 27, 2026
Break-in at Democratic Party Headquarters; No update from APD
February 27, 2026
Cuban soldiers confronted a speedboat carrying 10 people as the vessel approached the island and opened fire on the troops, who fired back
February 26, 2026
A federal judge said that the IRS broke the law by illegally sharing thousands of taxpayers’ addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
February 27, 2026
Gov. Tim Walz has denounced the Trump administration’s latest threat to withhold federal funds from Minnesota as another step in a “retribution” campaign
February 27, 2026
Iran and the United States held a third round of nuclear talks in Geneva as Washington sends airships and warships to the Middle East to underscore the U.S. demand that Iran stop enriching uranium
February 26, 2026
Judge lets White House ballroom project continue; preservation group to bring new challenge
February 27, 2026
Russia launched a barrage of 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said
February 26, 2026
NewYork-Presbyterian nurses return to work after longest nurses strike in NYC history
February 27, 2026
The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades
February 27, 2026
Trump asks Supreme Court to remove immigration protections for thousands of Syrians
February 27, 2026
Teen detained by ICE last year leaves State of the Union after being targeted in DHS tweet: "Everyone said it was ok."
February 27, 2026
Couples say DCFS wrongfully took their newborns over false allegations
February 27, 2026
An Israeli strike has killed at least two Palestinians and wounded five others east of Gaza City, according to Fadel Naeem, director of Al-Ahli Hospital, where the casualties arrived
February 26, 2026
Trump admin halts Medicaid payments to Minnesota over fraud claims
February 26, 2026
Texas U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt’s rivals are increasing their attacks on the two-term Republican ahead of Tuesday’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate
February 26, 2026
The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to allow the government to end legal protections for migrants from Syria for now
February 26, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stand with Israel “shoulder-to-shoulder, opposing terrorism and its supporters.”
February 26, 2026
The island of Jersey has voted to legalize assisted dying for some terminally ill adults, as a similar bill stalls in the U.K. Parliament
February 26, 2026
As President Trump and other Republicans cast doubt on the legitimacy of the US electoral system, other democracies offer lessons in protecting the integrity of voting systems.
February 26, 2026
U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain has announced she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health
February 26, 2026
World Economic Forum head Børge Brende says that he is stepping down after he faced pressure over contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 26, 2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced that the Scandinavian country will hold a parliamentary election on March 24
February 26, 2026
Democratic primary turnout is surging in Texas, according to early voting data
February 26, 2026
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the father of a U.S.-based activist to eight months in prison in the first case brought against the relative of a pro-democracy activist wanted by the city's authorities under a national security law
February 26, 2026
Team USA captain calls President Trump’s White House invite a ‘distasteful joke’
February 26, 2026
ICE won’t be at polling places for midterms, Trump appointee tells state election officials
February 26, 2026
The Justice Department says it is looking into whether it improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files
February 26, 2026
The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on an investigation into President Donald Trump, this time terminating employees who participated in the probe into the Republican’s hoarding of classified documents
February 26, 2026
Residents in a Southern California city want local police to stop letting federal immigration agents train at a publicly owned firing range
February 25, 2026
A DHS official is promising top state election administrators that immigration agents will not be at polling places during November's midterm election
February 26, 2026
Lawyers for student protesters detained in Pennsylvania after a scuffle with police say their clients did not know that a man in street clothes who put his arm around a 15-year-old girl’s neck was the local police chief
February 26, 2026
Prosecutors say a grand jury has rejected indictments over the fatal shooting last year of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent during a traffic encounter in Texas
February 25, 2026
Vice President JD Vance has announced that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds
February 25, 2026
Iran is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks lies to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through diplomacy
February 25, 2026
Meet the man Trump picked to pursue his war on fraud at the Justice Department
February 25, 2026
Bill and Hillary Clinton are slated to testify this week in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a deal with Republicans after it became clear that Congress — with the help of some Democrats — was on track to hold them in contempt if they refused to cooperate
February 25, 2026
Marco Rubio is visiting the Caribbean, where he's defending the Trump administration’s military operation to capture Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro
February 25, 2026
Tracking states’ unprecedented redistricting efforts
November 04, 2025
The U_N_ Security Council has imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudan’s warring paramilitary force suspected of atrocities against civilians that U_N_ experts said showed “hallmarks of genocide.”
February 25, 2026
Iran has pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program
February 25, 2026
A massive snowball fight in New York that ended in police officers being pelted is creating a frosty dispute between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his own police department
February 25, 2026
Arizona Republicans are fighting over whether to send a hard-right candidate to the general election for governor, even after recent statewide losses
February 25, 2026
Man whose daughter is battling cancer arrested by ICE
February 25, 2026
Hunter College professor under fire for offensive comments caught on hot mic during Zoom meeting
February 25, 2026
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that California’s attorney general can face a defamation lawsuit over comments attacking ExxonMobil’s plastics recycling claims
February 25, 2026
A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received the Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor,” amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from a White House that has declared a “war on fraud.”
February 25, 2026
Syria reports ‘mass escape’ from detention camp holding ISIS-linked families amid reports thousands fled
February 25, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome from lawmakers in Israel
February 25, 2026
Candidates and political groups are pouring money into Texas’ hotly contested U.S. Senate race at a record pace
February 25, 2026
Moore's Ford Bridge: Remembering America's last mass lynching
February 25, 2026
MPD officer criminally charged, accused of misusing license plate recognition system for personal reasons
February 25, 2026
Idaho House committee under fire after man delivers racist testimony in brownface
February 25, 2026
The Trump administration is expanding its pressure on Iran by imposing new sanctions aimed at the country's missile, drone and oil networks
February 25, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Ukrainian delegation is set to meet on Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys ahead of another round of trilateral talks with Russia
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump said he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to US men’s hockey Olympic gold medalist Connor Hellebuyck. Trump also introduced the men’s hockey team to drive home an argument that the country is “winning again.” Members of the team, clad in navy American flag sweaters accessorized with their medals, entered into the press gallery and received a bipartisan standing ovation and chants of “USA!”
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump’s return to office has seen sweeping changes to how immigration enforcement is carried out
February 25, 2026
Tennessee bill could make women eligible for murder charges or the death penalty in abortion cases
February 25, 2026
Town hall in Kapolei warns of fentanyl disguised as food, impacts on the community
February 25, 2026
Secretary Noem threatens to again suspend TSA PreCheck amid DHS shutdown
February 25, 2026
The Speaker of the U.K.’s House of Commons has told lawmakers that he tipped off police that Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the U.S. who is facing accusations of leaking information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was a possible flight risk
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell
February 25, 2026
Many Americans are unhappy with the two major parties but seldom support alternatives. New England is an exception.
February 25, 2026
Former UK ambassador to US Peter Mandelson released after arrest amid Epstein probe
February 23, 2026
Keir Starmer faces a key test as a special election threatens to deepen the UK Labour Party’s crisis and his own leadership troubles
February 25, 2026
The U.S. will wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe after the African country withdrew from talks on a proposed $367 million bilateral funding deal
February 25, 2026
Facing tough odds in an upcoming election, Hungary’s pro-Russian prime minister is trying to convince voters that the greatest threat to the country is not economic stagnation, but neighboring Ukraine
February 25, 2026
US offers diplomatic services in West Bank settlement for first time. Critics warn it’s ‘normalizing annexation’
February 25, 2026
Scale of Xi’s military purges could hinder China’s ability to fight, says think tank
February 25, 2026
‘This is misery for us:’ New home construction stalls after immigration crackdown in Minnesota
February 25, 2026
Supreme Court justices sit in silence at State of the Union as Trump slams their tariffs decision
February 25, 2026
Australian leader evacuated from residence following bomb threat linked to opponents of group banned in China
February 25, 2026
Freed Venezuelan political prisoner reunites with niece at Trump’s State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
Many Iranians are worried as the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East and the next round of talks in Geneva get closer
February 24, 2026
Trump’s State of the Union left some viewers unconvinced that he’ll lower cost of living, CNN poll finds
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has made the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating uneasiness about his priorities
February 24, 2026
Japan says Iran has detained a Japanese citizen in Tehran since January and it is demanding the person's quick release
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has used a record-length State of the Union to argue that the country is “winning” under his leadership, even as his approval ratings slide
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union has given his State of the Union address
February 24, 2026
President Trump has used his State of the Union address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy
February 24, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s depiction of the nation as being in a “golden age” during his State of the Union address
February 24, 2026
Takeaways from Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has presented the Purple Heart medal during his State of the Union Address and honored two National Guard members who were shot while patrolling in Washington last year
February 25, 2026
Trump skates on Team USA’s hockey wins during State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
Federal prosecutors are describing those who participated in a July 4 gathering outside a Texas immigration detention center that left a police officer wounded as antifa members intent on a “violent campaign” to influence U.S. policy
February 25, 2026
The gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team has visited President Donald Trump at the White House and later received about a 2-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address
February 24, 2026
The designated survivor for a president's address to Congress starts the day as a Cabinet secretary and ends it that way, too, God willing
February 24, 2026
Rep. Al Green escorted out of House chamber early into Trump’s speech after protest
February 25, 2026