3+ day, 24+ min ago   (610+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (963+ words) Merz said his center-right Christian Democratic Union was “deeply shocked” by what he called “the most serious election defeat that the CDU has had for years, for decades.” But he indicated that he’s determined to stay at the helm and…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (991+ words) President Trump is pushing ahead with his plan to import foreign beef as a way to reduce prices for Americans, despite the backlash from cattle farmers and Republicans whose states would be most affected. In an apparent effort to soften…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (599+ words) The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau, located in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between the main Java and Sumatra islands, had showed signs of activity since Friday before erupting for 30 seconds at 3:53 a.m. Sunday and for 16 seconds about three hours later, Indonesia’s…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (318+ words) Alternative for Germany, or AfD, went into the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt seeking an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern on its own. That would overcome the so-called “firewall” of mainstream parties’ refusal to work…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1023+ words) A child wounded, according to Iranian media, in a strike that hit a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, receives treatment at a hospital in Minab, Iran, early Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Morteza Akhoondi/Tasnim News Agency…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (292+ words) LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Today is day 11 of the trial of Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, accused of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996. Closing arguments are set to start at 9 a.m. They will be carried…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (772+ words) Opponents defeated the measure by a margin of 52.8% to 47.2%, the National Electoral Commission said. The result puts the divisive issue to rest for now — more than a decade after a euroskeptic government ended EU talks that had begun after the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (395+ words) Valerie Nelson, a Minnesota native who returned to her home state to visit the fair, said she first rode the Tilt-A-Whirl as a child in the 1970s. “It’s my favorite ride forever and ever,” she said. “Whenever I see it, I…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (380+ words) Unal Ustel, the north’s Turkish Cypriot prime minister, told Turkish state broadcaster TRT that 237 people have so far been rescued. A search is underway for another 22 people, officials said. Ustel said the ferry faced adverse weather conditions and began taking…...