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Louisiana becomes sixth GOP-led state to authorize troop deployment to DC as part of Trump plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of national guard troops to Washington as part of President Donald Trump's show of force meant to crack down on crime and bo...

Aug 18, 2025

Zelenskyy arrives at White House for critical talks with Trump, European leaders on war with Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the White House for talks with President Donald Trump and key European leaders as the U.S. leader presses for a quick end to th...

Aug 18, 2025

Texas Democrats say they're ending a two-week walkout over gerrymandered US House map plan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats say they are ending a two-week walkout that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts to satisfy President Donald Trump's demands for a greater ...

Aug 18, 2025

Gaza war death toll surpasses 62,000, says Palestinian Health Ministry

CAIRO (AP) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday that more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 22-month war in Gaza. At least 60 people were killed in the past 24 hours, bringi...

Aug 18, 2025

2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say

TREMONTON, Utah (AP) - Two police officers were shot and killed in a northern Utah city and a man was taken into custody, authorities said Monday. The officers were responding to a domestic disturbanc...

Aug 18, 2025

Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf along US coast

MIAMI (AP) - A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Ca...

Aug 17, 2025

US envoy says Putin agreed to security protections for Ukraine as part of Trump summit

NEW YORK (AP) - Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine ...

Aug 17, 2025

Polls in Bolivia open for national elections that could empower the right wing

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Polls in Bolivia opened on for presidential and congressional elections that could spell the end of the Andean nation's long-dominant leftist party and see a right-wing governme...

Aug 17, 2025

Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

BUNER, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country's northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed hou...

Aug 17, 2025

European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

KYIV (AP) - European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they'll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Donald Trump, rallying around the Ukrainian ...

Aug 17, 2025