Bill Richardson is mourned in New Mexico after globe-trotting career, lies in state at Capitol
Friends and admirers of former Gov. Bill Richardson are mourning the hard-charging politician whose career spanned the globe, from mountain villages of northern New Mexico as a youthful congressman, to the United Nations and a litany of countries on unofficial diplomatic missions that often helped free imprisoned Americans
2023-09-13 13:20
Kim Jong Un arrives at cosmodrome in Russia's far east for meeting with Putin
Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported early Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin have arrived at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s far eastern Amur region for a meeting that underscores how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States
2023-09-13 12:28
Hudson River swimmer deals with fatigue, choppy water, rocks and pollution across 315 miles
The Hudson River is 315 miles from its source in the Adirondack Mountains to New York City
2023-09-13 12:28
Mosquitoes, long the enemy, are now bred to help prevent the spread of dengue fever
Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites
2023-09-13 12:15
South Korea's military says North Korea fired at least 1 missile toward sea
South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern seas
2023-09-13 11:27
North Korea's leader is in Russia to meet Putin, with both locked in standoffs with the West
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has rolled into Russia on an armored train toward a meeting with President Vladimir Putin
2023-09-13 11:19
Japan's Kishida shuffles Cabinet and party posts to solidify power
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is shuffling his Cabinet and party posts, in an apparent move to strengthen his position before a leadership vote next year
2023-09-13 10:58
Australia's highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff
Qantas Airways has lost its challenge to a court ruling that the Australian flag carrier had illegally fired 1,700 baggage handlers, cleaners and other ground staff at the height of pandemic travel disruptions
2023-09-13 10:54
Rep. George Santos says he's not in talks with DOJ on potential deal in criminal case
New York Republican Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he was not in talks with the Justice Department to strike a plea deal after he was indicted on 13 federal fraud and money laundering charges in May.
2023-09-13 10:47
Arkansas governor seeks exemption on travel and security records, backs off other changes
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republicans in the Legislature have backed off widespread limits to the state's open records law, but they are still seeking limits on what can be released about the GOP governor's travel and security
2023-09-13 10:28
NYC pension funds and state of Oregon sue Fox over 2020 election coverage
New York City’s pension funds and the state of Oregon are suing Fox Corporation over Fox News' 2020 election coverage
2023-09-13 10:22
Tuberville's hold on military promotions would take hundreds of hours to process individually, memo says
It would take the Senate approximately 700 hours of floor time to individually process and vote on hundreds of military officers whose promotions are being blocked by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Congressional Research Service concluded in a memo released on Tuesday.
2023-09-13 10:20