Holocaust survivors group urges German auction house to halt sale of artifacts
BERLIN — A Holocaust survivors group is calling on a German auction house to cancel a sale of hundreds of Holocaust artifacts, including letters written by prisoners and other documents that identify many people by name. The International Auschwitz Committee, a Berlin-based group of survivors, called for the cancellation of...
Finland’s president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine
HALVALA, Finland — A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and European allies need to keep up support despite a corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv, President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press. Europe, meanwhile, will require ”sisu,” a Finnish word meaning endurance, resilience and grit,...
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
WASHINGTON — The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement campaign in South America. The arrival of the USS...
Carnegie man dead after fall from Fort Duquesne Bridge
A Carnegie man is dead after he fell from the Fort Duquesne Bridge Saturday night, Pennsylvania State Police say. According to a report from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office, Jacob Douglass Stephen Hale, 29, was pronounced dead on North Shore Drive at 9:45 p.m. According to PSP spokesperson Trooper...
MAGA rift grows as Trump feuds with Greene before key 2026 midterm elections
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — When President Donald Trump addressed Congress earlier this year, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was there holding an American flag and wearing a red baseball cap that said “Trump was right about everything.” After the speech, he gave her a kiss and she beamed. Trump was...
South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the U.S. as opponents keep pushing limits
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sending women who get abortions to prison for decades. Outlawing IUDs. Sharply restricting in-vitro fertilization. These are the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation being considered by South Carolina lawmakers, even as opponents of the procedure are divided over how far to go. The bill...
U.S. students studying housing, health outcomes and sustainability win 2026 Rhodes scholarships
Five students at U.S. military academies and three each from Yale University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the 32 American winners named Sunday as 2026 Rhodes scholars. The group includes students focused on housing, health outcomes, sustainability and prison reentry programs. They include: Alice L....
Trump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses
NEW YORK — Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its message or President Donald Trump’s leadership. Trump says Democrats and the media are misleading voters who are concerned...
4 law enforcement officers shot in rural Kansas responding to domestic violence call
CARBONDALE, Kan. — Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a domestic violence call at a home in a rural area south of Topeka, and a 22-year-old male suspect died of gunshot wounds at the scene. The suspect’s 77-year-old grandfather also was wounded in the gunfire...
Winning ticket for $980 million jackpot sold in Georgia, Mega Millions says
A Mega Millions player in Georgia won the $980 million jackpot on Friday, overcoming abysmal odds to win the huge prize. The numbers selected were 1, 8, 11, 12 and 57 with the gold Mega Ball 7. The winner overcame Mega Millions’ astronomical odds of 1 in 290.5 million by...
Federal officials confirm Homeland Security officers are in Charlotte for immigration enforcement
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal officials confirmed that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city had begun as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations Saturday. “We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed,” Assistant Homeland...
At Trump’s urging, Bondi says U.S. will investigate Epstein’s ties to Clinton and other political foes
NEW YORK — Acceding to President Donald Trump’s demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday that she has ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Trump political foes, including former President Bill Clinton. Bondi posted on X that she was assigning Manhattan U.S....
Trump, like Biden before him, finds there’s no quick fix on inflation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s problems with fixing the high cost of living might be giving voters a feeling of déjà vu. Just like the president who came before him, Trump is trying to sell the country on his plans to create factory jobs. The Republican wants to lower prescription...
At least 9 killed and 32 injured in an explosion at Indian-controlled Kashmir police station
SRINAGAR, India — A cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least nine people and injuring 32 others, police said on Saturday. The blast occurred in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the region’s main city, late Friday when a team of forensic experts...
Why a centuries-old Mexica myth became Mexico’s enduring symbol
MEXICO CITY — The almighty eagle perched on a cactus while devouring a serpent on Mexico’s flag hints at the myth behind the foundation of the country’s capital. It’s a divine sign in an ancient legend, according to which the god Huitzilopochtli asked a group called the Mexica — who...
Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, once among his top MAGA-world defenders
President Donald Trump has publicly called it quits with one of his most stalwart MAGA-world supporters, calling Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “‘Wacky’ Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in next year’s midterms “if the right person runs.” The dismissal of Greene — once the epitome of...
FAA takes 1st steps to restore flights after shutdown strain; some limits remain
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday halved the number of flights that U.S. airlines must cut from their schedules at 40 airports as the country’s aviation system recovers from a shortage of air traffic controllers during the record government shutdown. The agency said airlines will only have to cancel 3%...
Sen. John Fetterman’s health issues, explained
Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized Thursday after suffering injuries to his face in a fall due to a serious heart condition, ventricular fibrillation. This life-threatening condition is the 56-year-old’s latest health issue in recent years, following a 2022 stroke on the campaign trail that nearly killed him. Like atrial fibrillation,...
USDA data casts doubt on China’s soybean purchase promises touted by Trump
OMAHA, Neb. — New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month after a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The USDA report released after...
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits. It’s part of a response to pressure from consumers who complain prices are too high. The move comes after voters in off-year elections...
U.S. military’s 20th strike on alleged drug-running boat kills 4 in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea, a Pentagon official said Friday, coming as the Trump administration escalates its campaign in South American waters. The latest strike happened Monday, according to the official, who wasn’t...
Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv early Friday, killing six people, leaving gaping holes in apartment buildings and starting fires as the sound of explosions boomed across the city and lit up the night sky. A pregnant woman was among at least 35...
Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago-area immigration facility
CHICAGO — Authorities arrested 21 protesters Friday outside a Chicago-area federal immigration facility that activists say functions as a de facto detention center and is plagued by inhumane conditions. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said the arrests were made by midday, and that it was working on verifying identities and...
Modi’s ruling coalition secures landslide victory in a key state election in India
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition won a key state election in a vote seen as a crucial test of the leader’s popularity in one of the country’s poorest yet most politically influential states. Results Friday from the Election Commission of India, the country’s election watchdog,...
Fears over migration and crime push Chile’s presidential race to the right
SANTIAGO, Chile — Fans sported MAGA-style caps. AC/DC blasted from the speakers. Red, white and blue flags flapped in the wind. Crowds whooped and cheered as the man of the hour lamented the surge of migrants across the border. “This country isn’t falling apart,” he bellowed. “It is being shot...
