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 […]
Abu Ghraib military contractor warned bosses of abuses 2 weeks after arriving, testimony reveals
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison resigned within two weeks of his arrival and told his corporate bosses […]
Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces […]
Oklahoma man arrested after authorities say he threw a pipe bomb at Satanic Temple in Massachusetts
BOSTON — An Oklahoma man was arrested Wednesday after authorities accused him of throwing a pipe bomb at the Massachusetts headquarters of a group called The Satanic Temple. The Salem-based […]