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 12:15
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 11:29
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
The share of Americans, particularly children, in poverty rose significantly last year, in large part because Congress did not renew a Covid-19 pandemic enhancement to the child tax credit, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
2023-09-13 11:22
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 11:20
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 10:57
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 10:55
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 10:48
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 10:26
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 10:22
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 10:15
AP Sources: UAW may strike at small number of factories if it can't reach deals with automakers
Leaders of the United Auto Workers union are considering targeted strikes at a small number of factories run by each of Detroit’s three automakers if they can’t reach contract agreements by a Thursday night deadline
2023-09-13 09:28
Georgia election case prosecutors cite fairness in urging 1 trial for Trump and 18 other defendants
Prosecutors who have accused former President Donald Trump and 18 others of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia maintain that all of the defendants should be tried together, citing efficiency and fairness
2023-09-13 09:23