NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — An Islamic center at New Jersey’s Rutgers University was vandalized on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr, according to authorities who said they are investigating it as […]
Milei, the president of cash-strapped Argentina, starts another US tour and plans to meet Elon Musk
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Javier Milei of Argentina kicked off a visit Wednesday to the United States, where he’ll meet with tech billionaire Elon Musk, as his government seeks […]
Man arrested in connection with device that exploded outside Alabama attorney general’s office
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Federal authorities have arrested a man they said placed an explosive device outside the Alabama attorney general’s office in February. Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 26, of Irondale, […]
Starting over: Women emerging from prison face formidable challenges to resuming their lives
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On a cold and dreary October day, Heather C. Jarvis packed everything she had into a pink duffle and a plastic trash bag and waited for the […]
Federal Reserve minutes: Some officials highlighted worsening inflation last month
FILE – Federal Reserve Board chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference the Federal Reserve in Washington, March 20, 2024. On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Federal Reserve releases […]
House struggles with surveillance measure amid deep Republican opposition
WASHINGTON — The House will hold a key test vote Wednesday on whether to consider a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, but the prospects were […]
Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes ‘too far’ and defends the overturning of Roe v. Wade
ATLANTA — Donald Trump said Wednesday that an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and called on Arizona lawmakers to change it, while also defending the […]
Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work
WASHINGTON — Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair […]
Biden considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a […]
Kansas deputy fatally shoots woman holding a knife and scissors
ATTICA, Kan. — A Kansas deputy fatally shot an Oklahoma woman who was wielding a knife and scissors and lunged at another officer, investigators said. A Harper County deputy responded […]