UN urges Syria to stop violence against Alawites, protect worship sites
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of a U.N. investigative commission on Friday called commitments made by the new…
California energy regulator recommends pause on plan to penalize excess oil profits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California should pause Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to penalize oil companies if their profits…
GOP-led Congress races to pass Trump’s bill by his July Fourth deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate launched a rare weekend session Saturday as Republicans race to pass President Donald…
6 Americans detained for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea: Police
SEOUL, South Korea — Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic…
Big banks all pass the Federal Reserve’s stress tests, but the tests were less vigorous this year | Business
NEW YORK (AP) — All the major banks passed the Federal Reserve’s annual “stress tests” of the financial…
Russian drone strike on Odesa kills married couple, injures 17 people, Ukraine says
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, killing two people and…
Thousands mourn top Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners lined the streets of downtown Tehran on…
Brazil strikes deal with Musk’s Starlink to curb criminal use in the Amazon rainforest
Brasilia, BRAZIL (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to curb…
UVA president resigns under administration pressure over DEI
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the University of Virginia, facing heavy pressure from conservative critics and the…
California energy regulator recommends pause on plan to penalize excess oil profits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California should pause Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to penalize oil companies if their profits climb…
Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites
WASHINGTON — Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran fell…
Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over tax on tech firms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans…