Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed more than 110
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo will open three Ebola treatment centers in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a rare type of the virus that has killed more than 110 people. An American doctor in...
Trump claims he’s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway. Trump made the announcement in a social media post on Monday after threatening over the weekend that time was running out for Iran to strike a...
Police: 2 suspects kill 3 people at a San Diego mosque before killing themselvesVideo
SAN DIEGO — Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men before killing themselves a few blocks away, police said. The attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being investigated as a hate crime, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth steps into key Kentucky election to attack Trump critic
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday railed against one of President Donald Trump’s chief Republican critics in Congress, stepping away from the Iran war and into a Kentucky congressional election that’s testing the president’s political clout. Hegseth traveled to Kentucky to deliver his remarks, which were designed to undermine Rep....
Lebanon death toll reaches 3,000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
BEIRUT — The death toll in the latest round of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon has surpassed 3,000, Lebanon’s health ministry said Monday. The ministry said the toll is now 3,020 in the fighting that has not stopped despite a fragile ceasefire, including 292 women and...
Pittsburgh still pays public safety workers large cash-outs on unused leave
Eight retired Pittsburgh public-safety workers received more than $60,000 last year in taxpayer-funded payouts for unused leave, according to an investigation by The Center Square. In all, 17 municipal retirees in the Steel City cashed out more than $40,000 from unused leave for sickness, vacation, or personal reasons. All worked...
Riders navigate the 1st weekday of a strike that has shut down the largest U.S. commuter rail system
NEW YORK — Commuters in New York City’s suburbs navigated a gauntlet of car, bus and subway routes to get to work Monday after a strike on the Long Island Rail Road that shut down the nation’s busiest commuter rail system entered its third day. Unions representing rail workers and...
Greenland’s prime minister tells Trump’s envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated
NUUK, Greeland — Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Monday that he had a respectful and positive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s special envoy to the Arctic territory, but that he made it clear that the Greenlandic people continue to insist on self-determination. Greenland is a semiautonomous territory...
Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted, an arrangement that Democrats and government watchdogs derided as “corrupt” and unconstitutional. The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” of $1.776 billion is part...
3 young people arrested in series of random shootings across Austin that left 4 injured
AUSTIN, Texas — Three young people were in custody following at least 10 random weekend shootings in Austin, Texas, that left four people injured, city officials said. Driving around the city in stolen vehicles, at least two of the suspects fired at two fire stations, apartment buildings and houses during...
China agrees to boost trade for U.S. beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit
WASHINGTON — China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump returned...
Israeli troops intercept vessels from a flotilla trying to breach the blockade of Gaza
ANKARA, Turkey — The Israeli military intercepted boats off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, part of the latest wave of flotilla activists attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. More than 50 vessels departed from the port in Marmaris, Turkey, last week in what the organizers of the...
Italy’s foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians dead in Maldives sea cave
ROME — Italy’s Foreign Ministry said Monday rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in a Maldive atoll. The searches had resumed on Monday after being suspended following the death of a local military diver during a perilous mission to...
Protesters light bonfires during public transport strike in Kenya over fuel prices
NAIROBI, Kenya — Protests erupted in Kenya’s capital Nairobi Monday as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off in protest at rising fuel prices. Commuters were stranded in various suburbs and the city center remained deserted. Drivers with private vehicles opted to stay home as protesters burned tires on major...
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health authorities on alert. The MV Hondius was still carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached...
3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies of 4 Italian divers
MALE, Maldives — Three Finnish divers arrived in the Maldives Sunday to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave. The initial search was suspended after a local military diver died during a perilous mission...
4 crew members ejected safely after 2 Navy jets crash during air show in IdahoVideo
BOISE, Idaho — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey...
News analysis: Trump spent 2 days with Xi in Beijing. Was he outplayed?
As President Trump left Beijing on Friday, Chinese social media resurfaced a familiar nickname for the president — flattering at first glance — declaring that Chuan Jianguo, the “Nation Builder,” had returned. It was not meant as a compliment. The nation he is building, according to the Chinese, is not...
Trump gets revenge on Republican who voted to convict himVideo
President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. succeeded in their efforts to defeat Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana’s Republican primary, a signal of the enduring strength of the president’s hold on his party despite an unpopular war and soaring gas prices. Cassidy was one of seven GOP...
Thousands flock to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God.” Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage that made clear the event’s Christian focus. Arched stained-glass...
With North America’s largest commuter rail system shut down, N.Y. governor begs unions to resume talks
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pleaded with unions representing workers for the Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, to resume bargaining Sunday, saying a long strike hurts workers and hundreds of thousands of commuters. “This is my official invitation. We didn’t want you...
Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada’s national health agency confirmed on Sunday that one of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship hit with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus. The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the positive test a day after the public health...
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. WHO said the outbreak doesn’t meet the criteria of a...
As electric bills rise, some states are focusing on the growing profits of utilities
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The artificial intelligence boom is leading to fights in some states over growing utility profits, as governors, attorneys general and others protesting rising electricity bills say cash-strapped residents are stuck in a broken system. Officials and lawmakers in at least six states — including Arizona, Indiana, Maryland,...
Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent U.S. at world welding competition
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Growing up, Mikala Sposito dreamed of being a trailblazer. “I always wanted to be the first female to do something,” she said. That dream is about to be realized. The 21-year-old from Dexter, Michigan, will be the first woman to represent the United States in welding...
