Germany, Austria pledge to release oil reserves to help curb price spikes
PARIS (AP) — A group representing many of the world’s wealthiest countries agreed Wednesday to release the largest…
2 killed as tornadoes smash into northwestern Indiana and Kankakee, Illinois
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana…
Kast sworn in as president in Chile
VALPARAÍSO, Chile (AP) — Far-right leader José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s new president on Wednesday,…
Iran war tests US ability to combat cheap attack drones
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war quickly tested America’s ability to combat the swarms of cheap drones that…
Towering lava fountains of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are…
Trump’s stance on Iran war keeps shifting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing jittery global markets and drooping poll numbers since launching a war with Iran, President…
No terror links to fatal Swiss bus fire, police say
GENEVA (AP) — A bus passenger who doused himself in a flammable substance and set it on fire,…
Dorothy McAuliffe launches congressional campaign in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Dorothy McAuliffe — the former first…
Another opposition lawmaker defects to Canada’s governing Liberals
TORONTO (AP) — Another opposition lawmaker in Canada has defected to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals, all…
Potomac River sewage spill after January pipe collapse raises worries past DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The January collapse of a pipe as wide as a car dumped so much sewage…
What the latest government shutdown shows about privatizing TSA
Long security lines snaked into baggage claim areas and parking garages at some U.S. airports this weekend, a…
Inflation held steady last month before attack on Iran sent oil prices higher
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of…