Senate works to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide ahead of the midnight deadline WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare. Democrats confront two painful options Friday as a midnight deadline looms. They can allow passage of a…
Middle East latest: 1 killed and 4 wounded in stabbing attack in Haifa, Israeli officials say Israeli police say a man in his 60s was killed and four other people were wounded in a stabbing attack Monday in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Police say they’re treating the stabbing, which took place in a…
Biden Commutes Roughly 1,500 Sentences and Pardons 39 People in Biggest Single-Day Act of Clemency WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. The White House says…
Details Emerge About Suspect Charged With Murder in Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Court records show New York prosecutors have charged a man with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. Luigi Nicholas Mangione is being held without bail Tuesday in Pennsylvania after he was arrested and arraigned on gun, forgery…
IAEA Chief: Iran Poised to ‘quite Dramatically’ Increase Stockpile of Near Weapons-Grade Uranium MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Iran is poised to “quite dramatically” increase its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium. That’s according to comments by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday. Rafael Mariano Grossi made the comment Friday on the sidelines…
‘Deny,’ ‘Defend’ and ‘Depose’: Ammunition Used in CEO’s Killing Had Writing on It, AP Source Says NEW YORK (AP) — A law enforcement official says a masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend”…
Insurgents Breach Syria’s Second-Largest City Aleppo, Fighters and a War Monitor Say BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents have breached Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, and were clashing with government forces on the city’s western edge on Friday, according to a Syria war monitor and fighters. Insurgents have been approaching Aleppo city for days and have seized several…
Trump Threatens to Impose Sweeping New Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on First Day in Office NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs….
Beyond Evangelicals, Trump and His Allies Courted Smaller Faith Groups, From the Amish to Chabad Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, but he didn’t focus exclusively on large religious voter blocs. He and his allies also wooed smaller religious groups, away from the mainstream. He posted a tribute to Coptic church…
US Will Allow Ukraine to Use American Antipersonnel Land Mines Against Russian Forces KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. defense chief says the Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia’s battlefield progress in the war. It is Washington’s second major policy shift in a week after…