The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit parts of Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 continues to rise as more bodies are retrieved from the rubble of demolished buildings. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck the already battered province of Hatay this week damaged or demolished more buildings,...
Iran Acknowledges Accusation It Enriched Uranium to 84%
Iran on Thursday directly acknowledged an accusation attributed to international inspectors that it enriched uranium to 84% purity for the first time, which would put the Islamic Republic closer than ever to weapons-grade material. The acknowledgement by a news website linked to the highest reaches of Iran's theocracy renews pressure...
Gaza Rockets, Israeli Strikes Follow Deadly West Bank Raid
Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets at southern Israel and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the coastal enclave early Thursday after a gunbattle triggered by an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank killed 10 Palestinians. The bloodshed extends one of the deadliest periods in years in the West Bank, where dozens...
US Mass Killings Linked to Extremism Spiked Over Last Decade
The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism over the past decade was at least three times higher than the total from any other 10-year period since the 1970s, according to a report by the Anti-Defamation League. The report, provided to The Associated Press ahead of its public release Thursday,...
Buttigieg Visits East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment Site
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday to tour the site where a train wrecked nearly three weeks ago as the government faces growing criticism over the federal response to the derailment. The Feb. 3 derailment led to evacuations and fears of air and water contamination after a controlled burn of toxic chemicals...
Florida TV Reporter Killed While Covering a Fatal Shooting
A Florida television station identified Thursday a 24-year-old reporter who was fatally shot while covering a shooting death in an Orlando area neighborhood, as well as its photojournalist who was critically injured in the rampage. Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons and photojournalist Jesse Walden were in their unmarked news...
US Women Win SheBelieves Cup With Victory Over Brazil
Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson scored and the United States defeated Brazil 2-1 on Wednesday night to win the SheBelieves Cup for the fourth straight year. Japan, which defeated Canada 3-0 in the earlier match at Toyota Stadium, was runner-up in the four-team, round-robin tournament. All four SheBelieves Cup teams...
New Estimate U.S. Could Face Default on Debt by Early June
The U.S. could face an unprecedented default on its obligations as soon as early June if Congress does not act to lift the debt limit, a Washington think tank said Wednesday. The Bipartisan Policy Center, which forecasts the approximate “X-date” when the government will no longer be able to meet its financial...
Biden: Putin’s Suspension of US Arms Treaty ‘Big Mistake’
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a "big mistake” by suspending his country's participation in the the last remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty. The U.S. president was in Poland to reassure eastern flank NATO allies that the U.S. will remain by their sides amid the grinding...
Russia, China Show off Ties Amid Maneuvering Over Ukraine
Russia and China showcased their deepening ties Wednesday in a series of meetings closely watched for signs that Beijing might offer the Kremlin stronger support for its war in Ukraine. The visit by Wang Yi, the Chinese Communist Party's most senior foreign policy official, to Moscow comes as the conflict in Ukraine continues...