US, Israel discuss when to scale back Gaza combat but agree fight will take months, envoy says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The U.S. and Israel have discussed a timetable for scaling back intense combat operations in the war against Hamas, even…
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Older Americans to pay less for some drug treatments as drugmakers penalized for big price jumps
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of older Americans could pay less for some of their outpatient drug treatments beginning early next year, the Biden…
House OKs impeachment inquiry into Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite…
State poised to give schools flexibility on minimum requirements
HARRISBURG (AP) — A bill that would give Pennsylvania school districts greater flexibility to have shorter school weeks or longer days, as long as students…
Supreme Court will hear case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear an appeal that could upend hundreds of charges stemming from the Capitol riot,…
In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly 200 countries agreed Wednesday to move away from planet-warming fossil fuels — the first time they’ve made that…
Zelenskyy pleads for Ukraine aid at Capitol and White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told America his country was fighting for “our freedom and yours” as he made an impassioned plea Tuesday…
On Antarctica’s ice and in its seas, penguins in a warming world
Penguins walk at King George Island’s beach, Antarctica, Nov. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) AP PHOTOS: On Antarctica’s ice and in its seas, penguins…
6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms tear through central Tennessee
6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms tear through central Tennessee KIMBERLEE KRUESI undefined NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms that tore through…
Heavy fighting across Gaza as Israel presses ahead with renewed US military, diplomatic support
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting raged overnight and into Sunday across Gaza, including in the devastated north, as Israel pressed ahead with its…
6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms tear through central Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms that tore through central Tennessee killed six people Saturday and sent about two dozen to the hospital as homes…
US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other…
Europe reaches a deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules
LONDON (AP) — European Union negotiators clinched a deal Friday on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of…
Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack are returning 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…
Trump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to White House
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he returns to the White House after Fox News Channel…
In rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated…
Israel strikes in and around Gaza’s second-largest city in a bloody new phase of war
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second-largest city early Tuesday, sending ambulances and private cars racing into…
Supreme Court is taking up case that could rule out tax on wealth favored by some Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a case Tuesday over a Washington couple’s $15,000 tax bill that is widely seen as a…
US is running out of money for Ukraine and that could hinder fight against Russia, White House warns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military…
Biden’s allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates US aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a cease-fire ticked down last week and Israel prepared to resume its round-the-clock airstrikes, Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group…
US targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry…
Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, rejecting the former…
With expulsion of Santos, ouster of McCarthy, House is making unexpected history
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have envisioned when the party took control. First, the…
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the courtroom where she worked for nearly 25…
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas ends
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war with Hamas resumed in full force Friday, with airstrikes hitting targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after…
Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after the…
UN weather agency says 2023 is hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record,…
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United…
State trying to help voters avoid mistakes that would invalidate their mail ballot
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania is trying anew to help voters using mail-in ballots in the battleground state avoid mistakes that might get their ballot thrown…
Mediators aim to extend Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza ahead of last planned hostage swap
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — International mediators appeared to make progress Wednesday on extending the truce in Gaza, encouraging Hamas militants to keep freeing hostages…
Fragile truce in Gaza is extended as Israel faces pressure to spare civilians if fighting resumes
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A fragile truce between Israel and Hamas entered its fifth day on Tuesday, with the militant group promising to release…
Trump set to return to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — After a pugnacious first turn on the witness stand, former president Donald Trump plans to testify again next month in his…
How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press…
More than half a million people left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine after huge storm
More than half a million people left without power in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine after huge storm By The Associated Press undefined A storm in…
Russia says it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow, following a mass strike on Kyiv
The Associated Press Ukraine overnight tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones, Russian authorities said Sunday, just a day after Ukrainian officials reported that…
Fragile Gaza truce is back on track after an hourslong delay in a hostage-for-prisoner swap
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The tense cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be back on track early Sunday after the release of…
Hamas set to release 14 Israeli hostages for 42 Israel-held Palestinians in 2nd truce swap
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egyptian officials said Hamas was preparing to release 14 Israeli hostages Saturday for 42 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel,…
Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian…
Israel and Hamas agree on truce to free hostages in swap, raising hopes of halting war in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire in the war in Gaza — a breakthrough that will facilitate the release of…
Federal judge says Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should still count if dated incorrectly
The Associated Press Mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania without accurate handwritten dates on their exterior envelopes must still be counted if they are received in time,…
Record crowds are expected to take to the air and roads for Thanksgiving
DALLAS (AP) — Despite inflation and memories of past holiday travel meltdowns, millions of people are expected to hit airports and highways in record numbers…
Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dies at 96
ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades…
Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve
The Associated Press The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy…
Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy
WASHINGTON (AP) — By most accounts, Speaker Mike Johnson inherited a House Republican majority in disarray after the sudden ouster of his predecessor last month….
Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says
The Associated Press Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, joining former President Jimmy Carter, who has been receiving end-of-life…
UN stops delivery of food, supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza on Friday and warned of…
Decline in local news outlets is accelerating despite efforts to help
NEW YORK (AP) — The decline of local news in the United States is speeding up despite attention paid to the issue, to the point…
Congress approves temporary funding, pushes fight over budget into new year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval to a temporary government funding package that…
State House passes ‘shield law’ to protect providers, out-of-staters seeking abortions
HARRISBURG (AP) — A bill seeking to protect those who travel to Pennsylvania to get abortions by barring public officials from cooperating with authorities in…
State lawmakers OK millions for universities, but feud over private, public school aid
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Legislature on Wednesday approved hundreds of millions of dollars for universities after a fight that has dragged on five months into…