Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
TOPEKA, Kan. — Even as Democratic officials fight the effort in court, the Trump administration has run millions of voter registrations through government databases to determine their eligibility in a process that critics worry could end up purging valid voters from the rolls before the November elections. At least 67...
Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others
KYIV, Ukraine — One of Ukraine’s largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday. Debris fell on Russia’s largest airport without causing damage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the drone strikes, saying that they were...
Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as U.S. and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” No one was blamed, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the United States and...
Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy — with the military band and garden tour in Beijing giving way to pressure over how to fix America’s escalating inflation rate. Consumer inflation in the United States increased...
Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in Mexico
TULA, Mexico — When bombs fell from the sky and bullets ricocheted off her concrete floors, 74-year-old María Cabrera and her family fled into the night-cloaked mountains of central Mexico with only the clothes on their backs. A week later, Cabrera picks through the charred scraps of her life, salvaging...
Maldives suspends search for 4 Italians in underwater cave after military diver dies
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Maldivian authorities on Saturday suspended the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave, after a military diver died during a perilous mission to try to reach them. The group of five Italian divers is believed to have...
North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike
NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades. The railroad, which serves New York City and its eastern suburbs, ceased operations just after midnight after five unions...
Driver plows into pedestrians in Modena, 8 injured as driver detained after attempted escape
ROME — A driver plowed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring eight people, four of them critically, before trying to flee and being detained by police, local authorities said. They said the man was known to officials for having mental disorders. Authorities identified the...
Nicholas, Timko seek GOP nomination in Butler County state House district
The winner of Tuesday’s contested Republican primary race in a Butler County state House district could have a shot of earning more than just the GOP nomination to run for the 12th District seat in November. Republican officials have said the primary winner also would likely be the party’s logical...
Pentagon defends Trump’s Golden Dome after $1 trillion estimate
The official leading President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome contested an estimate that the highly secretive missile defense shield would cost six times more than forecast, raising questions around the true price tag of the administration’s project. U.S. Space Force General Michael Guetlein, Golden Dome’s director, said a Congressional Budget Office...
Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80
BUNIA, Congo — At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease. Officials first announced the outbreak on Friday, with 65 deaths and 246...
In a heartbeat: What’s the draw of blood donation?
The issue According to Vitalant Pittsburgh communications director Maya Santana, the need for blood has remained steady due to everyday emergencies and ongoing medical treatments. Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion, and patients rely on a constant and ready supply already available on hospital...
Continued antidepressant use during pregnancy can benefit moms, newborns, experts say
Maternity leave has been blissful for Jess Young. It’s a feeling the veterinarian radiologist from Bridgeville missed out on following her first two pregnancies. The difference: remaining on the regimen of anti-anxiety medications prescribed years ago during her residency at the University of Pennsylvania. “With my first pregnancies, I had...
Bartolotta, Buchtan square off in contentious GOP state Senate primary
Greene County businessman Al Buchtan is looking to oust three-term state Sen. Camera Bartolotta of Washington County in what has been one of Western Pennsylvania’s most contentious primary races. The race in the 46th Senatorial District has revealed divisions among local Republicans while attracting intense interest, and millions of dollars,...
Colorado’s Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters’ sentence
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest instance of the president using his powers to reward those who echoed his baseless claims of mass fraud as the cause of his 2020 loss....
Firefighter killed, 11 injured in lumber mill explosion and massive fire in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine — A firefighter was killed in a massive fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine’s midcoast region that injured at least other 11 people Friday, authorities said. The firefighter was found dead at the mill, state officials said Friday. The firefighter was part of a huge...
Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court’s order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade...
Senate Democrats rally around Fetterman, say critics need to ‘show some respect’
Some of Sen. John Fetterman’s Democratic colleagues defended his standing in the party amid reports that Republicans are recruiting him, insisting that he is a “good human” and that detractors should “show some respect.” According to an article by NOTUS, the lawmakers said his critics should back off and the...
North America’s largest commuter rail system faces a potential shutdown
NEW YORK — New York City and its suburbs are bracing for a possible strike by workers on the Long Island Rail Road, the busiest commuter rail system in North America. Contract negotiations were taking place Friday aimed at reaching a deal that would avert a walkout by locomotive engineers,...
Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide
WASHINGTON — Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives in the waterways, a new study shows. Researchers in China used satellites and artificial intelligence to track and analyze oxygen levels in more than 21,000 rivers across the globe since 1985. They found oxygen...
Gaza airstrike targeted Hamas military wing leader, Israel says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday targeted the leader of Hamas ’ military wing, Israeli officials said, but it wasn’t immediately clear if Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed or injured. Hamas did not immediately acknowledge or comment on the strike. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Trump administration sues Catholic diocese to seize land near El Paso for border barrier
To install more border barriers, the Trump administration wants to seize 14 acres of land on an iconic mountain outside of El Paso owned by the Catholic Diocese of neighboring Las Cruces, New Mexico, that attracts thousands of people for an annual religious pilgrimage. The land the federal government wants...
Dozens of empty Waymos circle Atlanta neighborhood
A group of Waymos — the driverless robotaxis being launched in cities across the United States — have been invaded an Atlanta neighborhood over the last two weeks. And the numbers of cars have been multiplying, according to residents. Dozens of empty Waymos invaded an Atlanta neighborhood and circled a...
Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking forces already stationed there, U.S. officials say, as President Donald Trump has tussled with allies over the Iran war and called for changes. Several U.S. officials confirmed...
Takeaways from Trump’s trip to China: Taiwan, a new framework for relationship and flattery for Xi
BEIJING — For three days in China, President Donald Trump was unusually quiet, not speaking to reporters much and even mostly staying off social media. Then he got on his plane home and unloaded. Trump’s trip was unexpectedly dominated by discussions about Taiwan and the notion that Washington and Beijing...
