Top UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal...
RIYAK, Lebanon (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday that his country could officially recognize a Palestinian state after a cease-fire in Gaza without...
Trump’s political operation, spending heavily on legal expenses, starts 2024 with $42M
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's political operation amassed about $130 million in the final months of last year but after spending heavily,...
Nikki Haley has called out prejudice but rejected systemic racism throughout her career
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four years after South Carolina removed the Confederate battle flag from its Statehouse grounds, Nikki Haley offered two separate explanations...
Disney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit as DeSantis says company should ‘move on’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Thursday appealed a judge's dismissal of its free speech lawsuit over what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis'...
California teenager charged with swatting faces adult charges in Florida
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A California teenager accused of swatting a Florida mosque has been arrested and transported across the country to face felony...
US lawmakers nominate four jailed Chinese dissidents for Nobel Peace Prize
Washington (AP) — Two U.S. lawmakers have nominated Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong publisher now standing trial on national security charges, and three...
Mexican president suggests US talks on migration and drugs may suffer after drug money...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president suggested Thursday that talks with the U.S. government on migration and drug trafficking could suffer after media reports...
Who freed Flaco? One year later, eagle-owl’s escape from Central Park Zoo remains a...
New York (AP) — This New York love story begins with a criminal act of sabotage.Under cover of darkness a year ago Friday, someone...
How a debate over vaping might derail the war on tobacco
Cliff Douglas fought the tobacco industry for decades. As a lawyer, activist, and executive at nonprofit organizations, he sued cigarette makers, cultivated whistleblowers, and...
The failed political operation to make DeSantis the GOP presidential nominee cost $168 million
The failed campaign and expansive political operation aiming to make Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the Republican nominee for the White House cost $168 million,...