UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief said Monday that the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and demanded an end to the worst death and destruction […]
Judge orders change of venue in trial of man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students
BOISE, Idaho — The judge overseeing the trial of the man charged in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students has agreed to move it out of the […]
Hakeem Jeffries rejects GOP funding bill as ‘unserious and unacceptable’
WASHINGTON — Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a proposal from Speaker Mike Johnson that links continued government funding for six months with a […]
Judge orders psychological evaluation for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl
A judge has ordered a mental evaluation and delayed the trial for an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage Black honor student came to his Kansas […]
Palestinians’ UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months
UNITED NATIONS — The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months. The proposed General […]
Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico, aiming for the Louisiana coast
This Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico expected to bring significant rainfall to […]
US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including i ncreasingly large SUVs and pickup trucks so they reduce pedestrian deaths and […]
Wildfires east of LA, south of Reno, Nevada, threaten homes, buildings, lead to evacuations
HIGHLAND, Calif. — Out-of-control wildfires in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles and in a recreational area south of Reno, Nevada, threatened buildings and forced hundreds […]
Jessica Hagedorn, R.F. Kuang among winners of American Book Awards, which celebrate multiculturalism
NEW YORK — Author-playwright Jessica Hagedorn, “Yellowface” novelist R.F. Kuang and poet Monica Youn are among this year’s recipients of the 45th annual American Book Awards, which honor “outstanding literary […]
US investigating reports that some Jeep SUVs and pickups can catch fire after engines are turned off
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks even with the ignition turned off. The probe covers more […]