Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants to develop one of his Florida golf courses into a presidential retreat where his successors can spend quiet weekends on the greens, describing it as “sort of a Camp David ” that he says would already have many...
Pete Hegseth visits long-deployed USS Lincoln to bestow a top award before ship returns homeVideo
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln a high-level award during a visit to the aircraft carrier Wednesday, a day before the ship returns home to San Diego after a record-long deployment in support of the Iran war. The Presidential Unit Citation,...
FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November’s midterm elections. Federal law currently bans most robocalls to cellphones unless the caller gets consent beforehand. The petition calls for a waiver...
Spain’s PM offers condolences after reported death of 87-year-old whose eviction sparked protests
MADRID — Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday expressed his condolences after the reported death of María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests. “All my love to Maricarmen’s family and loved ones,” Sánchez said in a post on X. “A hug as well to...
Trump’s executive order on dyed diesel will offer little relief, farmers and truckers say
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Farmers, truckers and economists say a move to cut taxes on diesel will provide little relief from record-high fuel prices that have soared since the United States attacked Iran months ago. Industry groups said they appreciate President Donald Trump’s executive order expanding the use of a...
Christa Pike angry, confused after surviving execution attempt, attorney says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christa Pike was “angry and confused” in the hours after regaining consciousness following Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, first asking, “Where am I?” her lawyer said Wednesday. Pike, believed to be the first person to survive after receiving lethal injection drugs during an execution, stunningly woke up as...
Tropical storm threat churns planning for Georgia-Alabama game with Trump set to attend
Tropical Storm Isaias could make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane this weekend, hours before No. 2 Georgia plays at No. 6 Alabama in a major college football game on Saturday night that President Donald Trump is planning to attend. Forecasters say Isaias could become a hurricane...
FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by a teen after agents sold him an assault rifle
MINNEAPOLIS — FBI agents thwarted a terror attack by a teenager on the Mall of America after monitoring him for nearly two years and ultimately supplying him with the AK-47 he planned to use, authorities said Wednesday. The 18-year-old had been on the FBI’s radar since December 2024, when he...
Lawyers seek to block Texas man’s execution, citing failed execution of Christa Pike
DALLAS — Lawyers for a Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk are asking a judge to stay his execution by lethal injection set for Wednesday, citing the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week. This would be the first execution scheduled in the U.S. since...
From the Acropolis, Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen alliance with U.S.
ATHENS — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for...
Tropical Storm Isaias forecast to strike the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricaneVideo
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters predicted it will quickly strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before striking the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. Communities in Isaias’ potential path moved quickly to prepare with landfall...
University of Arizona suspends fraternity activities as reports of misconduct persist
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona has suspended activities at its fraternities following persistent reports of misconduct, including assault, hazing and drug and alcohol-related behavior, a university official said. Just seven weeks into the fall semester, the university’s Dean of Students Office was investigating multiple misconduct reports involving nearly...
Israelis mourn Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians in Gaza languish in ruins of the war it sparked
REIM, Israel — On a field where music festival revelers were gunned down by Hamas-led militants three years ago, Israelis on Wednesday embraced and wept for those lost in an attack that plunged the Middle East into war. Israelis mourned at the site of the Nova Music Festival, as well...
Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 21 in a major attack that Kyiv saw coming
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles and drones pounded Kyiv and a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday, killing at least 21 civilians, including four children, and wounding around 60 in Moscow’s latest devastating barrage, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine had anticipated the attack, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning the previous...
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for research solving ‘mirror image’ mystery
STOCKHOLM — Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules, a discovery that transformed modern medicine. Many molecules of life come in versions that look alike but aren’t exactly identical, like right and left...
Trump highlights big new defense project in Maryland, a blue state whose governor didn’t attend
BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted a $3.7 billion investment by the military technology company Anduril to build components for nuclear-powered submarines at a Baltimore-area shipyard. It’s one of a series of events Trump is holding across the country to showcase investments in factories, as high gasoline prices...
Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan scheduled for December
WASHINGTON — The acting secretary of the U.S. Army said Tuesday that the man convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3. In a post on social media, acting Secretary Adam Telle said the execution...
Christa Pike conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said Tuesday. “Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care. Despite the severe damage she...
Former CIA official accused of stealing $40M in gold bars pleads guilty
WASHINGTON — A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth tens of millions of dollars, according to court records. David J. Rush...
U.S. military restricts troops from leaving the base in Okinawa after Marine is arrested in a killing
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days, restricting the ability of troops to leave their base and ordering training after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force, said...
California couple arrested on child abuse charges in horrifying surrogacy probe
LOS ANGELES — A California couple has been arrested on child abuse charges following an investigation into a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children ranging in age from a few months to 13 years, authorities said Tuesday. Silvia Zhang and her husband, Guojun Xuan face several counts of child...
Lawyers for ex-Olympian cleared in Reflecting Pool case call for government watchdog investigations
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for a former Olympian whom the Justice Department charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, only to abruptly drop the case after determining he was not responsible, urged two government watchdogs on Tuesday to examine what they say was a flawed investigation and prosecution. The...
White House aide: Trump did not call for attacks on U.S. cities but explained how he’s preventing them
The White House clarified Donald Trump’s comments at a Monday night rally, explaining that the president was not insinuating that he wanted Iran to attack U.S. cities but instead wants to prevent Tehran from having that capability. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said on social media Tuesday that the...
Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86
Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife, Tammy Faye, built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful “The PTL Club” TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86. Bakker died Monday, his second wife, Lori Bakker, said in...
How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia presents a “very low” risk outside the country as investigators look into what caused the death of a lab employee there last week. The U.N. health agency said Tuesday that it has been in contact...
