California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national “billionaires' tax” and suggests the U.S. government should own a stake in AI companies.
Rescue teams have begun arriving in the hard-hit Venezuelan city of La Guaira to assist with search and rescue operations after a pair of powerful earthquakes.
Describing the U.S. response to a drone strike that President Donald Trump blamed on Iran, the president said one got through unnoticed and struck a ship on Thursday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the U.S. Friday to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Several tankers have made their way out of the Strait of Hormuz using a new route promoted by a U.N. maritime agency. Iran has threatened vessels using the path, which runs along the coast of Oman.
Watch live as President Donald Trump meets with visiting NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House
President Donald Trump said he had a "really great meeting" with Senate Republicans Wednesday after a tense GOP luncheon and his abrupt cancellation of a bipartisan housing bill signing — the latest sign of friction with congressional Republicans.
Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets as communities across the South American country sustained damage.
The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. The disagreement over nuclear inspections came as Iran’s president met with Pakistani mediators and technical teams from the U.S. and Iran continued talks in Switzerland.
Keir Starmer says he'll step down as U.K. Labour Party leader, will remain U.K. prime minister until successor chosen.
Live from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that federal authorities had made “multiple arrests” of people he claimed were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool as he struggled to explain why the $14-million-plus rehabilitation project…
Vice President JD Vance said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a good foundation for a final deal to end the Iran war. The vice president departed Switzerland as technical teams were still in place negotiating.
Music industry titan Clive Davis— who started as a record company lawyer and went on to launch the careers of superstars like Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Barry Manilow, Whitney Houston, and Alicia Keys— has died at 94.
Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared the blame for a devastating financial crisis, died Monday.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama surprised the first 100 visitors to walk through the doors of Obama’s new presidential center, personally greeting them.
Watch as G7 leaders along with IMF and OECD officials participate in a work session titled “Promoting balanced, shared and sustainable economic growth” at Evian-le-Bains in France.
Since the early days of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, the ancient city of Nabatiyeh has been subjected to intense airstrikes and shelling that have killed and wounded scores of people. On Tuesday, several bulldozers removed rubble and debris as some people returned following the late Sund…
President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty Wednesday about whether his much-touted US-Iran agreement will be signed Friday, cautioning, “You never know with deals.” Still, he said he expects the "very strong" accord will be signed in Switzerland.
Speaking at a news conference as the G7 comes to a close, President Donald Trump says he "might" stick around in Europe for the signing of his Iran deal in Switzerland and jokes that if the agreement is a failure, he’s blaming his Vice President JD Vance.
Paris Hilton returned Monday to the Utah boarding school where she said she was abused as a teenager on the latest stop in her yearslong campaign calling for reforms to the so-called troubled teen industry.
Leaders of the Group of Seven are discussing Russia's war in Ukraine as they meet for the first full day at the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations on Tuesday in the French town of Evian-les-Bains.
Court papers say law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend.
Iran’s Foreign Minister says the tentative agreement to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected.
In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the AI age demands new social norms and encourages people to embrace the technology's potential instead of fearing it, insisting it will create exciting "new opportunities."
A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine on Monday killed rescue workers and sparked a fire Monday at one of the country’s most significant religious landmarks, a monastic complex of golden domes in the heart of Kyiv.
Fox Corp. has agreed to buy the streaming pioneer Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $22 billion, including debt.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed world leaders to the G7 summit in France Monday as leaders convened amid renewed focus on the Middle East. President Donald Trump arrived after announcing an agreement that he says will end the 15-week U.S.-Iran conflict.
World welcomed an initial agreement early Monday between the United States and Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war. Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran signaled implementation would not start until the signing, which k…
Watch live as French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to the Elysee Palace in Paris ahead of the G7 leaders' summit.
The mayor of a quake-hit southern Philippine town is pleading for air force helicopters to transport food to stave off hunger in places isolated by landslides.
The White House hosts an official media walk through of the South Lawn where a UFC mixed martial arts cage-match will be held for Trump’s 80th birthday.
Watch live as Elon Musk's SpaceX rings the Nasdaq opening bell as the company goes public in what could be the largest IPO ever.
A judge has denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump’s name removed from building.
Are they aliens or demons? As public fascination with UFOs becomes more mainstream, experts and people of faith are increasingly grappling with what that might mean for religion on Earth.
"I understand the answer is yes" President Donald Trump said when asked by reporters if Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has agreed to the deal aimed at winding down the conflict.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, informed of Healey's resignation by The Associated Press during a news conference in Brussels, said that Healey is someone “I respect very much.” Healey unexpectedly resigned on Thursday, saying the government isn't willing to spend enough on the military a…
Watch live as Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops, priests, deacons, religious, seminarians and pastoral workers at the Cathedral of Saint Anne and delivers an address.
The United States launched a second round of airstrikes on Iran into Thursday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations.
Bill Gates has arrived on Capitol Hill to appear before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify.
President Donald Trump’s warnings at the White House and on social media came hours after Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan — all of which host U.S. troops — came under Iranian fire.
The second-biggest outbreak of Ebola in history took place in Congo’s North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces, with some cases in neighboring Uganda between 2018-2020. In Beni, North Kivu province, survivors recall their memories of that outbreak eight years ago.
Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced over 20,000.
Watch live as Pope Leo XIV arrives in Barcelona from Madrid and leads a prayer service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia Spain.
President Donald Trump blamed Iran for shooting down a U.S. Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the United States must respond to the attack.
The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV has met with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the crisis.
Israel struck Iran on Monday after being targeted by missiles, while a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia came under fire in the most serious exchange of hostilities since an April ceasefire, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.
Xi Jinping's trip will be the latest in a series of steps by China to reinforce its close ties with its nuclear-armed neighbor. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reached out to Russia in recent years, notably by sending troops and conventional weapons to support its war against Ukraine.
President Donald Trump says Bill Pulte’s appointment as acting director of national intelligence would only be temporary, praising him as “a very smart guy” while saying the White House is actively interviewing candidates for the Senate-confirmed role.
Thick smoke billowed over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tebnit on Friday as Israel continues its attacks against Hezbollah. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their shaky ceasefire, with the aim of continuing talks later this month for a comprehensive peace deal.
In a joint statement released after a fourth round of U.S.-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas south of the Litani River, which is roughly …
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