Thursday, April 23, 2026
59.0°F

Nation/World

Want to follow the latest in world news? Keep reading below for today's national and world news headlines!

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago

UPDATED: Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida

STUART, Fla. — Former Moses Lake surgeon Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an altercati…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Japan's prime minister declares state of emergency for Tokyo, three nearby areas over coronavirus spike

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's prime minister declares state of emergency for Tokyo, three nearby areas over coronavirus spike.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Officials: Attacks in southern Afghanistan kill at least 11

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Separate attacks in southern Afghanistan left at least 11 civilians and security forces dead, officials said Thursday, even as Afghan negotiators were in Qatar to resume talks with the Tal…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
AP News Digest 3:25 a.m.

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

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: House shuts down GOP objections to PA vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Kim vows to bolster North Korea's military at party meeting

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen the country's military defenses in a speech at a major ruling party meeting that provides insights into his priorities amid growing econo…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Amid violence, Trump says, 'Remember this day forever!'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared to excuse the violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters Wednesday, hours after they stormed the symbol of American democracy in an effort to disrupt …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
In Kashmir, empty grave for teenager killed by Indian forces

BELLOW, India (AP) — On a recent chilly winter day in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed shoveled the earth, laboriously digging a grave for his teenage son. There was, however, no body to be lowered inside.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Niger's leader: Fragility of nations must be top priority

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Days after attacks on two villages killed more than 100 civilians in his African nation, Niger’s president said Wednesday that tackling the growing fragility of nations must be a top priority …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Indonesia's Merapi volcano spews hot clouds, 500 evacuate

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds Thursday morning as hundreds more residents were evacuated from its fertile slopes.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Capitol violence sparks a social media reckoning with Trump

All it took for social-media giants Twitter and Facebook to even temporarily bar President Donald Trump from addressing their vast audiences was a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, fueled by years of false …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
World leaders appalled by US rioting, urge peaceful transfer

TOKYO (AP) — Teargas and bullets in the U.S. Capitol building. Outrage and condemnation from leaders across the world.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Today in History

Today in History

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
The Latest: Tempers flare as House debates PA electoral vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
A year on, questions haunt Iran's downing of Ukrainian plane

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Navaz Ebrahim learned that a Ukrainian plane had fallen from the sky near Iran’s capital, she didn’t realize her older sister was on the flight. They had just spoken on the p…