WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. health official urged people Sunday to get measles shots as outbreaks in several states and the United States risk losing its measles-free status. “Get the vaccine, please,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services whose chief has raised doubts about the safety … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to resume high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years, another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in Ukraine. High-level military communication was suspended in late … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that Democratic demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week unless it works with Republicans and the White House. Democrats say they won’t vote on a DHS spending bill when … Read more
In February 2026, online users shared a rumor claiming that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had removed former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable military figures hosted on the Arlington National Cemetery website. That rumor, which appeared in March 2025, referenced the removal of links to pages about black, … Read more
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Under the fluorescent lights of an American Legion hall near Atlanta, in front of more than a dozen Democratic activists, Geoff Duncan apologized for all the things he did as a Republican. He regrets opposing gun control. He’s sorry he fought Georgia’s Medicaid expansion. And worst of all, he supports some … Read more
By Marianna Parraga and Shariq Khan HOUSTON/NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are struggling to absorb a rapid increase in Venezuelan crude shipments since last month’s landmark $2 billion supply deal between Caracas and Washington, pressuring prices and leaving some volumes unsold, according to traders and shipping data. Weak U.S. demand … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to warn Wednesday that the Trump administration is ready to take further military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership deviates from U.S. expectations. In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the US is not at war with … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East are showing a willingness to launch new attacks, possibly trying to support Iran, as officials acknowledged Monday the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the region. President Donald Trump ordered carriers to move to the Middle East as he threatened military … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The bloodiest crackdown on dissent since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution is slowly gathering pace, despite authorities shutting the Islamic Republic off the Internet and much of the world. Towns and cities reek of smoke as fire-damaged mosques and government offices line the streets. Banks were set on fire, ATMs … Read more
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday criticized his European allies for what he described as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s nearly four-year-old invasion and its continued international aggression. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy listed a series of grievances and criticisms of Europe … Read more