Judge sets a 5-day deadline for the Trump administration to start lifting its USAID funding freeze
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to temporarily lift a funding freeze that has shut down U ...
Middle East latest: 3 Israeli men named as latest to be freed in hostage release
The families of Israeli hostages still held by the Hamas militant group have released the names of three hostages expected to ...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s spring primary
Wisconsin’s top school official faces the first big hurdle of her reelection bid in the spring primary on Tuesday, when she’s ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending — but polling also shows that many Americans, including ...
Hungary’s Orbán predicts Trump will bring Russia back into Western fold after end of Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will reconnect Russia with the economies and energy networks of Western ...
A look at Pope Francis’ previous hospitalizations and health problems
Pope Francis was being hospitalized Friday for the fourth time since he was elected pope in 2013, after he was diagnosed with ...
Guarded optimism in India as Trump and Modi outline plans to deepen defense partnership
There was guarded optimism among military experts in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump ...
President Trump’s tariffs could raise costs
In a move that could dramatically reshape global trade president Trump signed an executive order enforcing reciprocal tariffs, meaning the U.S. will charge countries the same tariffs they impose on ...
McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump’s Cabinet nominees
No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Donald Trump’s more high-profile Cabinet nominees — alone at ...
PCH buried by mudslides, remains closed in Malibu
A portion of Pacific Coast Highway between Malibu and Pacific Palisades remains closed Friday morning after a series of mudslides covered the road during Thursday’s powerful storm. Video ...
Registered sex offender arrested after arranging meetup with child met on social media
A registered sex offender from Simi Valley was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. Britten Thomas Allen, 37, ...
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping ...