Jill Biden touts efforts to bring better internet to Alaska Native villages
Alaska Native villages have long been caught on the wrong side of the digital divide with no internet connections or a sluggish link at best
2023-05-18 18:50
Crews work to reach Italian towns isolated by floods as cleanup begins
Rescue crews are working to reach towns and villages in northern Italy that were cut off from highways, electricity and cell phone service following heavy rains and flooding
2023-05-18 18:49
Biden consults with Japan's Kishida ahead of Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima
President Joe Biden is in Japan for global diplomacy in a nation that has already tightened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S. He will meet privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven gathering of major industrialized nations
2023-05-18 18:29
Top leaders of Pakistan, Iran inaugurate border market in their first meeting in 10 years
Officials say the top leaders of Pakistan and Iran have inaugurated the first border market as relations warm between the two countries
2023-05-18 18:26
Ukraine's counteroffensive is shrouded in confusion. That may be the plan
The columns of dozens of US-supplied M-ATVs kept coming, preceded by a police car, lights blaring, and tailed by dozens of muddy, civilian saloons. Where the armored vehicles were ultimately destined for was unclear. But they were still beige - the paintjob they would have had for use in Iraq and Afghanistan -- suggesting they were at least a spray can or mud-shower away from being ready for use on the front line.
2023-05-18 18:24
Factbox-Biden, McCarthy debt ceiling deal - what's in, what's out
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden and House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican in Washington, hope
2023-05-18 18:24
Gains in diversity among Hollywood writers at stake in strike
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES As the Writers Guild of America strikes to bring about better pay and
2023-05-18 18:23
Pushing for cuts in debt-ceiling fight, US Republican gets millions for his district
By Andy Sullivan LAKE CHARLES, La. In Washington, Republican U.S. Representative Clay Higgins has been a vocal advocate
2023-05-18 18:20
Explainer-Debt ceiling standoff: What happens if Washington falls behind on its bills?
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON The U.S. government could fall behind on its bills next month - and even
2023-05-18 18:18
US Republican transgender laws pile up, setting 2024 battle lines
By Daniel Trotta Oklahoma's governor has signed into law a bill making it a felony to provide gender-affirming
2023-05-18 18:18
Futures inch higher on debt ceiling deal optimism; Cisco falls
U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Thursday amid optimism over a potential deal to avoid a catastrophic
2023-05-18 18:18
Biden's reelection campaign sees 'viable pathways' to 2024 election win
President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways" to victory
2023-05-18 17:54