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House Democrats will try anti-corruption message to gain traction against Trump
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (865+ words) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N. Y. , speaks with reporters outside of the US Capitol, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. Credit: AP/Mariam Zuhaib WASHINGTON " Days after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb'n was ousted by an opposition campaign with an anti-corruption message,…...
2 LI mosques tried to expand. Here's how their towns blocked them.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (43+ words) Newsday Towns have used local zoning laws to block house of worship expansions, an issue that has grown more acute nationwide, experts said. Newsday TV's Doug Geed reports. Credit: Newsday Studios...
Veterans mark the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion with a new museum in Miami
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (768+ words) MIAMI " Manuel Portuondo was still a teenager in 1960 when his family, like thousands of others, fled Cuba for Miami, following the culmination of the Cuban Revolution a year earlier. Soon after, while still attending school, Portuondo learned of a military…...
What to know about the new direct talks between Lebanon and Israel
27+ min ago (1077+ words) BEIRUT " Lebanon and Israel's first direct talks in decades this week, spurred by the latest war between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, have been met by both high hopes and condemnation. Officials have sought to temper expectations…...
Veteran negotiator Roelf Meyer appointed as South Africa's ambassador to the US
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (384+ words) JOHANNESBURG " South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed veteran politician Roelf Meyer as the country's ambassador to the United States in a move widely seen as an effort to ease diplomatic tensions between the two nations. Meyer's appointment comes during…...
Trump threatens to fire Powell if the Fed Chair decides to stay on after his term ends next month
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (238+ words) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson President Donald Trump has again threatened to…...
Trump promised peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, it feels farther away
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (696+ words) A woman holds a candle during a vigil for people killed in Lebanon during the Iran war, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Dearborn, Mich. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson DEARBORN, Mich. " Eighteen months after the nation's largest Arab American community helped propel…...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey's special congressional election
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (642+ words) An American flag hangs outside the Office of the 11th Congressional District in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Credit: AP/Robert Yoon WASHINGTON " Residents of New Jersey's 11th Congressional District will have a representative in Congress for…...
A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. Click here to learn more
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (961+ words) Guests collect their smartphones at the end of a weekly phone-free gathering at the home of organizer Dan Fox in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Credit: AP/Heather Khalifa NEW YORK " More than a dozen millennials gathered…...
Hungary's Magyar says new government could take power at beginning of May
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (497+ words) Peter Magyar, leader of the election-winning Tisza Party, talks to the media before meeting Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday April 15, 2026. Credit: AP/Robert Hegedus BUDAPEST, Hungary " Hungarian opposition leader and election winner…...