Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change. A resident of Alden, Minnesota, Theusch has noticed increasingly dry and mild winters punctuated by short periods of […]
Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel
WASHINGTON — Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a […]
Closing arguments set in case against Arizona rancher charged in fatal shooting of unarmed migrant
NOGALES, Ariz. — Closing arguments are expected Thursday in the trial against an Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border last […]
Takeaways from this week’s reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina
HONOLULU — More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town, officials are still trying to determine exactly […]
US envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea
TOKYO — America stands with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation, United States ambassador to the United Nations […]
Trump trial jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome
NEW YORK — When the first batch of potential jurors was brought in for Donald Trump‘s criminal trial this week, all the lawyers had to go on to size them […]
New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say
NEW ORLEANS — Politics and race are both factors in a pending court challenge of Louisiana‘s new congressional maps. How much weight each carries is a major question before three […]
Biden is off on details of his uncle’s WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man’s wartime service and said Donald Trump was […]
25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
DENVER — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the shoes she had on when she fled […]
UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel’s demands for its dissolution
UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades urged the Security Council on Wednesday to […]