Sen. Menendez set to make his first court appearance on bribery charges Wednesday
Amid a flurry of calls by fellow Senate Democrats to resign, Sen. Bob Menendez is set to appear in federal court in New York Wednesday morning for his initial appearance on charges relating to an alleged bribery conspiracy involving payments in gold bars, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, a luxury car and passing sensitive information to the Egyptian government.
2023-09-27 18:29
Philippines says it will remove any sea barrier China installs in the disputed South China Sea
A Philippine admiral says Filipino forces will dismantle any floating barrier that China’s coast guard may install in the disputed South China Sea
2023-09-27 18:23
Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker gets ready to enter
Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson is poised to formally announce that he's running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney
2023-09-27 18:17
A hard-right party gathers strength in Poland, pushing a new, less friendly course on Ukraine
Poland’s hard-right Confederation party has been growing in popularity, especially among young men fed up with the political establishment
2023-09-27 17:57
Iran says it has successfully launched an imaging satellite into orbit amid tensions with the West
Iran is claiming that it has successfully launched an imaging satellite into space
2023-09-27 17:53
Global stocks tick up and bond yields dip after sell-off
By Harry Robertson and Julie Zhu LONDON/HONG KONG Global stocks inched higher on Wednesday as investors found a
2023-09-27 17:48
Biden takes his sarcastic side public to defuse age concerns and sharpen attacks on GOP
"Not a joke, folks," President Joe Biden likes to say to punctuate points in speeches that few would mistake for jokes.
2023-09-27 17:28
Senate and House diverge on strategy as shutdown peril grows
With just four days before government funding expires, there is still no clear path to avert a shutdown.
2023-09-27 17:17
Leader of Spain's conservatives expected to lose on his first chance to become prime minister
Barring a last-minute surprise, the leader of Spain’s conservatives will miss on his first shot to become the country’s next prime minister when the parliament votes on his petition to form a government
2023-09-27 16:58
Azerbaijan says 192 of its troops were killed in last week's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan's health ministry says a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during its offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh last week
2023-09-27 16:51
Abduction and terrorism trial after boy found dead at New Mexico compound opens with mom's testimony
Federal prosecutors presented tearful testimony Tuesday from the mother of a sickly toddler who was whisked away from his Georgia home by relatives without her permission to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died
2023-09-27 15:27
More than a dozen people were arrested after multiple stores were looted around Philadelphia, police say
More than a dozen people were arrested after stores were looted when a large crowd gathered in Philadelphia's Center City district Tuesday night, police said.
2023-09-27 15:26