Nation/World
Want to follow the latest in world news? Keep reading below for today's national and world news headlines!
FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Pablo Escobar's hit man dies after short battle with cancer
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A former hit man for late drug lord Pablo Escobar who confessed to killing hundreds of people during one of Colombia’s most violent periods died Thursday after a short battle with cancer, pr…
Ill Cali cartel drug kingpin seeks early prison release
MIAMI (AP) — One of the world's major cocaine kingpins, a co-founder of Colombia's Cali Cartel that smuggled some $2 billion in drugs to the U.S., is seeking compassionate early release from a federal prison becaus…
More Turkish reinforcements in Syria; Russian troops killed
BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey sent more reinforcements into northwestern Syria on Thursday, setting up new positions in an attempt to stop a Syrian government offensive on the last rebel stronghold in the war-torn country, …
The Latest: WHO to meet on promising drugs for new virus
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
Trump unleashes fury at impeachment enemies at prayer event
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office at a prayer breakfast Thursday, a day after his acquittal by the Senate in his impeachment trial.
BC-AP News Coverage Advisory, 10:15 Advisory
Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org
Judge bars internet search evidence from 1979 slaying trial
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge has barred from trial evidence that a man charged with killing a high school girl in Iowa more than 40 years ago searched the internet in the past few years for stories about assau…
Israel hits Iran-backed posts in Syria, casualties reported
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out airstrikes early Thursday near Damascus, wounding eight soldiers, Syrian state media said, while an opposition war monitoring group said the strikes targeted army positions as well …
Israeli-Palestinian violence spikes a week after Trump plan
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in clashes in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and a third in Jerusalem after he opened fire at police, hours after a car-ramming attack elsewhere in the ci…
Judge ejects suspect at opening of trial in subway killing
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A man charged with fatally stabbing a young woman on a California subway platform was thrown out of court Wednesday after he argued with a prosecutor during opening arguments at his murder tr…
Impeachment done, Pelosi unburdens herself about Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was gone, the House lights were dimming, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looked up to her friends and family in the gallery overhead. She held up the speech she had shredde…
Congress urged to pass anti-doping bill before Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a bill criminalizing international doping conspiracies before this summer's Tokyo Olympics, saying it would be a strong …
Man pleads guilty in killing of woman found in suitcase
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — A Portuguese man pleaded guilty Wednesday to the killing of his ex-girlfriend, whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in Connecticut a year ago.
Iraqi officials: At least 8 shot dead in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — At least eight anti-government protesters were shot dead and 52 were wounded in clashes with followers of a radical Shiite cleric in southern Iraq on Wednesday, Iraqi medical officials and activists …
Senate acquits President Trump on 1st impeachment charge, abuse of power
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate acquits President Trump on 1st impeachment charge, abuse of power.