Politics News

October 18, 2018

New York governor tours aging rail tunnel in funding push

Gov. Andrew Cuomo hopes video images of the decaying, century-old rail tunnel under the Hudson River will help resolve a ...

October 18, 2018

European and Asian leaders to boost ties, trade, security

After failing to reach a breakthrough on Britain's divorce terms from the European Union, weary EU leaders rolled straight ...

October 18, 2018

Challenge for indicted Republicans: Win re-election

Winning re-election while indicted is a rare feat in U.S. history. But two Republican congressmen are attempting to do just ...

October 18, 2018

California housing measures offer hope for high-cost Salinas

Middle-school English teacher Maryam Powers doesn't take vacations. To earn additional money, she picks up an extra period ...

October 18, 2018

Man finds congressman's documents in abandoned storage unit

An Arizona man stumbled upon a trove of historical documents possibly worth thousands of dollars after purchasing an ...

October 18, 2018

Israel's Supreme Court overturns deportation of US student

Lawyers for a U.S. student who was denied entry to Israel because of alleged support for a boycott campaign say the Supreme ...

October 18, 2018

What happens if you win Mega Millions' $970M jackpot?

Despite the terrible odds — one in 302.5 million for those keeping score at home — someone will eventually match all six ...

October 18, 2018

Trump's Russia attorney shifts to become White House counsel

The White House says the attorney representing President Donald Trump in the Russia investigation is shifting roles and ...

October 18, 2018

Pompeo: US response in Khashoggi case will await Saudi probe

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told President Donald Trump on Thursday that Saudi Arabia should be given a few more ...

October 18, 2018

US downgrades Jerusalem diplomatic mission to Palestinians

The United States on Thursday downgraded the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by placing it under ...

October 18, 2018

Stocks skid as interest rates rise and earnings disappoint

U.S. stocks are falling Thursday as interest rates resume their upward climb and several industrial companies post ...

October 18, 2018

3 top Afghan officials killed by guards, US general survives

The three top officials in Afghanistan's Kandahar province were killed when their own guards opened fire on them at a ...

October 18, 2018

The Latest: Authorities say guards killed 3 Afghan officials

The Latest on the situation in Afghanistan ahead of the country's parliamentary election on Saturday (all times local): 6:30 ...

October 18, 2018

US designates suspected Colombian trafficker as drug kingpin

The U.S. has slapped sanctions on a Colombian man with ties to the South American country's largest rebel group who allegedly ...

October 18, 2018

Florida to bend voting rules in counties hit by hurricane

Florida is going to bend some of the voting rules for voters living in counties hammered by Hurricane Michael.

October 18, 2018

Trump threatens Mexico over migrant caravan

President Donald Trump is lashing out over a caravan of Central American migrants trying to reach the United States, saying ...

October 18, 2018

Former Chinese internment camp detainee denied US visa

An outspoken former detainee in China's internment camps for Muslims said Thursday his application for a visa to visit the ...

October 18, 2018

Khashoggi warns in last column of free rein to silence media

The Washington Post has published a new column by missing Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in which he warns that governments in ...

October 18, 2018

China 'regrets' US leaving postal union amid trade dispute

China on Thursday criticized Washington's decision to leave the United Nations treaty that regulates international postage, ...