14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (946+ words) But two weeks after the country's worst natural disaster since then -- the flash floods triggered by a glacial fall that left more than 5,000 dead or missing -- the United States has dialed back, sending $3.6 million to provide food for 10,000 households. USAID…...

15+ hour, 30+ min ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy....

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (882+ words) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri is poised to hold its November election with congressional districts passed after the last census, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday again rejected a new map backed by President Donald Trump that Republicans hoped could help…...

3+ day ago   (843+ words) WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress -- the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending. Economists and other political observers are voicing…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (712+ words) NEW YORK -- The trade war between the U.S. and Canada escalated again this week as the U.S. announced import bans on most alcoholic beverages from Canada, along with other products including whey, molasses and motorcycles. The U.S. had already imposed 50% tariffs on about…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (346+ words) Today is Thursday, Sept. 10, the 253rd day of 2025. There are 112 days left in the year. On Sept. 10, 1991, the Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. The proceedings would become a watershed moment in…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (291+ words) Today is Wednesday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2026. There are 113 days left in the year. On Sept. 9, 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, taking 42 staff members hostage and demanding improvements to inmate treatment and…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (915+ words) Meanwhile, Britain's government said it is banning goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel responded by saying it will close the British consulate in Jerusalem. Here's a look at the latest news in the Middle East:. US…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (668+ words) HONOLULU -- Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted Hawaii's western islands Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands and ripping up stretches of beachside roads. Along the Southern California coast, dangerous surf conditions kicked up by the remnants of…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (325+ words) Today is Monday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2026. There are 115 days left in the year. On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began an intense bombing campaign of Britain during World War II with an air attack on London; known as The Blitz, the…...