Azerbaijan on Thursday accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory, and it vowed to retaliate in a sign that the war in the Middle East was spreading. Meanwhile, Iran has grown increasingly concerned about the U.S. and Israel potentially leveraging the Islamic Republic’s various minority…
The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran. It's the second vote in as many days, after the Senate defeated a similar measure along party lines.
Watch live as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper hold a press conference. The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait shut down after retaliatory Iranian strikes on the country, becoming the second American diplomatic mission to fully halt work as the war in Iran escalates. Kuwait …
President Donald Trump said he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the U.S. and Israel have "only just begun" their war with Iran but declared Tehran "is toast, and they know it." Hegseth also signaled a possible longer time frame for the conflict than has previously been floated.
President Donald Trump says he gives the U.S. a 15 out of 10 grade for the Iran war. The president opened his remarks, at an unrelated White House event on AI, saying that the U.S. is “doing very well on the war front, to put it mildly.”
The vote is an extraordinary test in Congress for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, as Washington and Israel intensified their bombardment Wednesday of Iran's security forces and other symbols of power.
Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, lowa, was posthumously promoted from specialist after a strike at a command center in Kuwait killed him and five other U.S. service members.
A commercial airplane was seen taking off amid smoke and explosions after Israeli airstrikes hit the Lebanese capital Tuesday morning.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her agency in testimony and under questioning at a Senate hearing on Tuesday. She appeared before the Judiciary Committee as backlash grows over immigration enforcement actions tied to President Donald Trump's deportation push.
Israeli-US airstrikes targeting Iran's capital sent smoke billowing into the skies above Tehran on Tuesday, with the sound of explosions ringing out across the city as the sun was setting.
“Sinners” won best ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild’s 32nd Actor Awards setting up a potential nail-biter finale in two weeks at the Academy Awards. "The Pitt" won best drama series, "The Studio" took home best comedy and Harrison Ford was honored with the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.
A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words “Property of Allah” killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Nathan Comeaux witnessed and recorded the final moments of the incident.
Strikes across Iran's capital Tehran on Monday hit several areas of the city. Israel and the United States are pounding Iran as the war is expanding to several fronts.
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said a Shahed-type drone caused “minor material damage” to military installations inside the UK’s RAF Akrotiri air base on the island’s southern coast. It comes after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. would help the U.S. in the war again…
Israeli officials told The Associated Press that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Saturday's major attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel. Following his death, the country's president has said a leadership council has begun work to choose a successor. The group of hard-line…
Pakistan and Afghanistan traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries that Pakistan’s defense minister said Friday means they are now in “open war.” Tensions have been high between the neighbors for months, with border clashes in October killing dozens of soldier…
President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. could pursue a “friendly takeover of Cuba,” telling reporters Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in high-level talks with Havana. “They have no money, they have no anything… but they’re talking to us,” Trump said.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are renewing calls for President Donald Trump to testify about Jeffrey Epstein as former President Bill Clinton is deposed in New York. "We're talking to the wrong president today," Rep. Suhas Subramanyam said.
Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran and Washington had made "good progress" after hours of "intensive negotiations" in Geneva on Thursday. Iran and the United States held indirect negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Mideast…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying before U.S. House lawmakers in New York. It's part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A new AP-NORC poll finds that as the U.S. and Iran head into their next round of nuclear talks in Geneva, many U.S. adults continue to view Iran’s nuclear program as a threat.
Iran and the United States are holding talks for a third time as the Trump administration works to delay Tehran's nuclear program and is deploying a massive number of aircraft and warships to the region. The military buildup has raised concerns about possible new U.S. Strikes on Iran at time…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday aimed at focusing on strengthening security, economic and technological cooperation between the two countries. The Indian leader stepped out of the plane beaming and descended the staircase to a big hug fro…
As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, Hungary's populist government, led by Viktor Orbán, has launched an aggressive anti-Ukraine campaign hoping it will help to hold on to power.
Watch live as Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means is set to appear before the Senate health committee as she seeks approval to be U.S. surgeon general.
Iranian state TV released on Tuesday a video showing the country's Revolutionary Guard holding a drill that included launching missiles, flying drones and firing guns at targets along its coast, without elaborating on the exact time or place of the exercise.
Vice President JD Vance announces Wednesday that the Trump administration will “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds.
Watch live as Samsung unveils its latest products in the Galaxy range at a presentation in San Francisco.
Maria Dolores Aguirre’s family corner store has lived off tourism that has flowed into her charming cobblestoned town of Tapalpa, tucked away in the mountains of Jalisco state.
Watch live as President Donald Trump delivers his 2026 State of the Union address followed by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's Democratic response.
Ukrainians on Tuesday were observing the fourth anniversary of Russia’s all-out invasion of their country — a grim marker in a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and put European leaders on edge about the scale of Moscow’s ambitions on the continent.
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET.
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened countries around the world to abide by any tariff deals they agreed to, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his far-reaching taxes on imports.
An armed man entered the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the Secret Service.
A massive snowstorm is pummeling the northeast United States, forcing millions of people to stay homes amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures.
The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico's most powerful drug cartel and thrusting swaths of the nation into chaos. Cars burned out by cartel members blocked roads at…
Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States, congressional documents and an arms control group suggest, raising proliferation concerns as an atomic standoff between Iran and America continues.
The accusation at the heart of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was known as Prince Andrew until October when his brother King Charles III stripped him of his titles and honors, is that he shared confidential trade information with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who to…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a fresh warning to Iran not to attack his country or risk receiving a "response that they cannot even imagine."
The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace, President Donald Trump warned anew that "bad things will happen" if Iran refuses to make a deal on its nuclear program. Trump said the world will find out "over the next, probably, ten days."
President Donald Trump opens Board of Peace meeting in Washington, calling it "one of the most important" things he's done. At the same time, he called out major US allies who have not yet joined the Board of Peace, saying "some are playing a little cute."
Watch live from Georgia as President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy.
Six skiers were rescued after the avalanche near Lake Tahoe, while one person is still missing. Continued bad weather is making conditions difficult for searchers.
Live view from outside Sandringham in Norfolk after U.K. police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The police’s assessment followed the release of millions of pages of documents connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that acording to intelligence reports, Russia is "preparing new massive strikes on energy."
The former Ukrainian army general widely seen as the top political rival to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken publicly for the first time about a deep rift between the two men. The comments made by Valerii Zaluzhnyi to The Associated Press signal his possible desire to run for the pre…
Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024.
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