New Chicago City Council sworn in at Lori Lightfoot inauguration
Twelve new members of Chicago's City Council took thier oaths for the first time Friday at the inauguration of Lori Lightfoot, who will be...
The Latest: Saudi Arabia won’t hesitate to defend itself
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region and elsewhere in the Mideast amid heightened tensions between...
The Latest: Capital murder charge filed in police shooting
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on shootings of police officers in Auburn, Alabama (all times local):
Trump tells anti-abortion activists to stay united for 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump distanced himself from Alabama's restrictive new abortion law by laying out differing personal views even as he urged...
Iraqi Shiite figures warn US-Iran war could ‘burn’ Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Leading Iraqi Shiite figures warned Monday against attempts to pull their country into a war between the U.S. and Iran, saying...
Emerging-Market Stocks, Currencies Fall as Trade War Intensifies
Highlights:China announced that it will increase tariffs on about $60 billion of U.S. goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest escalation of the...
Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be Getting a Head Start This Week
Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on June 1, but the ocean and atmosphere are paying the calendar no heed. A swirl of clouds and...
'All out warfare': Hundreds take the streets in Alabama in abortion ban protest
Alabama Gov. Kay signed the near-total ban Wednesday, a day after lawmakers declined to add exceptions into the ban for cases of rape or incest.
Hundreds protest Alabama abortion ban: ‘My body, my choice!’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Alabama Capitol on Sunday to protest the state's newly approved abortion ban, chanting "my...