Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack return to honor those who perished 82 years ago
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab had just showered, put on a clean sailor’s uniform and closed his locker aboard the USS Dobbin…
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GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is resigning, 2 months after his ouster as House speaker
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California…
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US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday said it has filed war crime charges against four members of the Russian military accused of…
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Tuberville is ending blockade of most military nominees, clearing way for hundreds to be approved
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced on Tuesday that he’s ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, following…
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Two more Israeli hostages are freed, Israel’s military says, after the cease-fire was extended
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute Thursday to extend their cease-fire in Gaza by another day to allow more…
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Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
WASHIGNTON, (AP)- Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as…
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Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and free more hostages and prisoners
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, the Qatari government said, bringing the…
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Irregular meals, benches as beds. As freed hostages return to Israel, details of captivity emerge
JERUSALEM (AP) — Plastic chairs as beds. Meals of bread and rice. Hours spent waiting for the bathroom. As former hostages return to Israel…
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A population of hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada is threatening to invade the US
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and…
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Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dead at 96
ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and…
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US wildlife managers have no immediate plans to capture wandering Mexican gray wolf
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been a long journey for one lone Mexican gray wolf — from the forests of…
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Camilo Villegas wins in Bermuda, his first title since his young daughter died of brain cancer
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Camilo Villegas ended a long and emotional drought when he came up with key birdies down the stretch Sunday for a…
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Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving…
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US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard…
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Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough…
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Families of 34 killed in Conception dive boat disaster sue Coast Guard
Family members of the 34 people who died in the Conception dive boat fire off the coast of Santa Cruz Island have filed a lawsuit against the U.S.…
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States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harming children’s mental health
Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the…
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CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors
CVS Health is pulling from its shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by…
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Starbucks, Workers United union sue each other in standoff over pro-Palestinian social media post
Starbucks and the union organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a social media post over the Israel-Hamas war.…
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Current US assessment is Israel was ‘not responsible’ for Gaza hospital blast, White House says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from…
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