2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (581+ words) State Sen. Daniel McKeon takes notes during the first day of Nebraska's 2026 legislative session, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. (Nikos Frazier/Omaha World-Herald via AP) If lawmakers vote next week to expel the 59-year-old Sen....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (751+ words) His death trims the Republicans" narrow margin of control of the House to 218 seats to Democrats" 213. In this image from video, Rep. Doug LaMalfa. R-Calif., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, April…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1309+ words) Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicol's Maduro and his wife were returned to jail after a defiant appearance in federal court in which he declared himself the "president of my country." Protesters gathered outside a courthouse Monday to denounce the U.S. government's moves…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (257+ words) Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted Monday to dissolve the organization that was created in 1967. CPB…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (764+ words) US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz is defending the weekend capture of Venezuelan leader Nicol's Maduro as a justified "surgical law enforcement operation." Denmark, which has jurisdiction over the mineral-rich island, carefully denounced U.S. prospects for taking over Greenland…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1140+ words) President Donald Trump says Cuba is "going to be something we'll end up talking about," after the US takes action in Venezuela. "If I lived in Havana and I was in the government, I'd be concerned at least a little…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (564+ words) That variant, known as "subclade K," led to early outbreaks in the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. In the U.S., flu typically begins its winter march in December. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported high or very…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1099+ words) At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time on Saturday in the capital, Caracas. At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela's capital, Caracas. Venezuela's government did not immediately…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (985+ words) At least eight people have been killed so far in violence surrounding the demonstrations, which were sparked in part by the collapse of Iran's rial currency but have increasingly seen crowds chanting anti-government slogans. The protests, now in their sixth…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (852+ words) In this image from video released by the House Judiciary Committee, former special counsel Jack Smith speaks during a deposition Dec. 17, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (House Judiciary Committee via AP) "So in terms of why we would pursue a…...