Israel's Netanyahu won't secure majority in election, exit polls indicate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fell short of securing a parliamentary majority with his religious and nationalist allies in national elections Tuesday, initial exit polls showed, setting the stage for ...
The world faces a mounting threat of pandemics that could kill millions and wreak economic havoc, a international expert panel warns, saying governments should work to mitigate that risk. The Global ...
Trump strains to balance diplomacy and military threat to Iran
The Trump administration tried to balance diplomacy with fresh talk of military action Tuesday in response to the fiery missile and drone attack on the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil ...
Bermuda braces for approach of Category 2 Hurricane Humberto
Officials in Bermuda said Tuesday that schools, public transportation and government offices on the British Atlantic territory will close early ahead of the likely arrival of Hurricane Humberto as a Category 2 storm. National Security Minister Wayne Caines told reporters that schools, government offices and ...
Veteran TV newsman Sander Vanocur, key witness to major political events, dies at 91
Sander Vanocur, who for decades covered the biggest moments in U.S. politics for NBC and ABC news, has died. Chris Vanocur tells The Associated Press his father died Monday night in Santa Barbara, California. He was 91. As national political correspondent at NBC in the 1960s, ...
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joins other teens on Capitol Hill to urge climate action
Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg joined other youth leaders to urge U.S. lawmakers to support "transformative climate action" during two days of meetings and speeches on Capitol Hill, starting on Tuesday. The events are intended to drum up support ahead of a global ...
Precision attack on Saudi oil facility seen as part of dangerous new pattern
The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia's vast oil empire follows a new and dangerous pattern that's emerged across the Persian Gulf this summer of precise attacks that leave few obvious clues as to who launched them. Beginning in May with the still-unclaimed ...
Trump loyalist Sen. Lindsey Graham calls attack on Saudi oil installations an 'act of war'
Several U.S. lawmakers urged caution Tuesday in countering recent attacks on Saudi oil installations, but Trump loyalist Sen. Lindsey Graham branded the incident an "act of war" that merits a decisive response. Graham said it was "clear" that such a sophisticated attack — drones firing ...
Trump takes aim at blue state California over homeless crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump hit out at California Tuesday over the handling of its homelessness crisis, which he said was destroying cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles and prompting foreign residents to flee. "We can't let Los Angeles, San Francisco and numerous other cities ...
Trump ex-aide Corey Lewandowski stonewalls at impeachment hearing with House Democrats
Democrats' first impeachment hearing quickly turned hostile Tuesday as their sole witness, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, stonewalled many of their questions and said they were "focusing on petty and personal politics." Lewandowski, a devoted friend and supporter of President Donald Trump, was following ...
High drama at U.K. Supreme Court in Brexit challenge case over Johnson's Parliament shutdown
The British government and its opponents faced off Tuesday at the U.K. Supreme Court in a high-stakes legal drama over Brexit that will determine whether new Prime Minister Boris Johnson broke the law by suspending Parliament at a crucial time ahead of Britain's impending ...
Mitch McConnell says Congress is in 'holding pattern' on gun control awaiting Trump's cue
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Congress remains "in a holding pattern" on gun control as lawmakers await proposals from the White House. President Donald Trump has said he would veto a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases. But McConnell said he ...
