Trump invites China’s Xi to his inauguration even as he threatens massive tariffs on Beijing
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month — extending a ...
Black denomination upholds stance against same-sex marriage. A gay pastor in its ranks seeks change
When the African Methodist Episcopal Church, arguably the world’s largest independent Black Protestant denomination, held its ...
At least 110 people have died in 7 weeks of post-election protests in Mozambique, rights groups say
More than 100 people including children have been killed by security forces in post-election protests in Mozambique that have ...
UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise
There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which ...
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
She’s an Iraq War combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles ...
What Americans think about Hegseth, Gabbard and key Trump Cabinet picks AP-NORC poll
As several of President-elect Donald Trump’s choices for high-level positions in his incoming administration face scrutiny on ...
A look at the growing political storm unleashed by South Korean president’s martial law decree
In a fiery televised statement, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his short-lived martial law decree as a ...
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home ...
Judge to decide fate of Trump’s New York hush money conviction
The fate of President-elect Trump’s New York hush money case is now in the hands of Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the first ...
Teacher, youth soccer coach arrested with child porn may have exploited young girls: police
A Pasadena man who has worked for 20 years as a teacher and girls soccer coach was arrested after police searched his devices ...
Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck
An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa, believed to be the only survivor of a shipwrecked ...
Southern California police department warns shoppers of gift card scam
As the holidays approach, a Southern California police department is warning shoppers to be on the lookout for a gift card-draining scam. “Fraudsters are tampering with gift cards on store ...