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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
'Orange skies': Biden raising federal pay to fight wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it is hiring more federal firefighters — and immediately raising their pay — as officials ramp up response efforts in the face of a severe drought that is s…
New results due in NYC mayor race after vote count blunder
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City elections officials will try again Wednesday to report preliminary results of the Democratic mayoral primary after
Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years
BERLIN (AP) — Most European troops have already pulled out of Afghanistan, quietly withdrawing months before the U.S.-led mission was officially expected to end — part of an anticlimactic close to the “forever war”…
Charges expected Thursday for Trump's company, top executive
Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief are expected to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, people familia…
UN war crimes court convicts 2 Serbs over Bosnia atrocities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A United Nations court on Wednesday convicted two former allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic of aiding and abetting crimes committed by Serb paramilitaries in a Bosnian…
As wildfires rage, Biden is raising federal firefighter pay
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is temporarily raising pay for federal firefighters to ensure that no one fighting wildland fires is making less than $15 per hour.
California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost the only power line connecting it to the electrical grid.
Putin says US and UK were behind Black Sea 'provocation'
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that an incident involving a British destroyer in the Black Sea couldn't have triggered a global conflict even if Russia had sunk the warship because th…
The Latest: Head Start gets boost from virus relief bill
WASHINGTON — More than 1,500 Head Start programs for children around the country will get a funding boost through President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief bill.
Microsoft exec: Targeting of Americans' records 'routine'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony Wednesday by a senior executive at the technology com…
European troops make low-key return home from Afghanistan
BERLIN (AP) — The last German and Italian troops returned home from Afghanistan to low-key receptions on Wednesday, nearly 20 years after the first Western soldiers were deployed there.
Joining Trump at border, GOP congressman eyes path to power
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the invitation of Donald Trump,
The Latest: CDC director Walensky weighs in on wearing masks
WASHINGTON — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the CDC is leaving it up to local officials to set guidelines for mask-wearing as the highly contagious delta var…
William, Harry to unveil Diana statue as royal rift simmers
LONDON (AP) — They were once so close.
The Latest: Russia hits record death toll for 2nd day in row
MOSCOW — Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit a record for the second day in a row on Wednesday, with the authorities reporting 669 new deaths, the highest daily tally in the pandemic. The previous record, of 652 new d…