World Briefly
July 11, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked anymore, senior U.S. official...
U.S., Iran exchange more attacks across the Mideast
World Briefly
July 10, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast coun- tries in an exchange of fire that ...
World Briefly
July 8, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ru...
Erdogan’s warm ties with Trump offer Turkey an edge ahead of NATO summit
World Briefly
July 6, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has berated and belittled many of his European counterparts expected to attend next week’s NATO summit in Turkey. But host Recep Tayyip Erdogan has drawn on hi...
World Briefly
July 6, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled ...
World Briefly
July 3, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) - A skyscraper-scaling daredevil told police that he and his girlfriend climbed the Empire State Building's antenna and unfurled a banner about love and peace because he wanted to “do so...
World Briefly
July 2, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators met separately on Wednesday with Qatari and Pakistani mediators, with “positive progress made,” and they agreed to continue discussions,...
Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year
World Briefly
July 2, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The real estate mogul has become the billion-dollar crypto man. President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure report showed he took in about $1.2 billion last year from various ...
World Briefly
June 30, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-...
Iran threatens to halt talks following U.S. strikes
World Briefly
June 29, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran again launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday following new U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “co...
World Briefly
June 27, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It’s the most significant test yet to an interim understanding rea...
World Briefly
June 27, 2026
Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States’ largest wildfire expanded its reach across more tinder-dry forest as crews ru...
Trump refuses to sign bipartisan housing bill
World Briefly
June 25, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A sprawling legislative package aimed at lowering the cost of housing and spurring more home construction won bipartisan approval from Congress this week, but it’s hit a major roadb...