Another US strike on suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 4

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing four people in the fourth such attack announced in the past few days.

Republican Clay Fuller sworn in to take House seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Clay Fuller of Georgia was sworn into office Tuesday after winning a special election to take the congressional seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene. Fuller represents a deep red district in

Diplomats try to arrange 2nd round of US-Iran talks during first full day of blockade

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Diplomats worked through back channels on Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by

Camp Mystic official testifies that deaths still haven’t officially been reported to state agency

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The medical officer for the Texas summer camp where 27 girls were killed in a flood last year testified Tuesday she still has not officially reported the deaths to the state health agency

Omaha, Nebraska, police fatally shoot a woman who grabs a child and slashes him with a knife

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police on Tuesday shot and killed a woman they say slashed a young boy with a knife outside of a Walmart after taking him from another woman inside the store. The suspect

Remote working, prices drive US home coffee consumption to highest in 14 years

By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) – Remote working and the need to save money are leading to an increase in coffee consumption at home in the United States, in a reversal of a pre-pandemic

Republicans are moving to fund Homeland Security ‘the hard way’ after end of talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress are forging ahead with a risky go-it-alone strategy for fully funding the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for almost two months as Democrats demand changes to President

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of

Trump again rejects Colorado amid accusations of playing politics with disaster aid

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — President Donald Trump has again denied a request from Colorado’s governor to help people affected by wildfires and flooding, consistent with his approval of major disaster aid to Republican-leaning states at about

Hampshire College, which counts filmmaker Ken Burns among its alumni, is closing later this year

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Hampshire College, which includes award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns among its alumni, announced on Tuesday that it was closing later this year. The school’s Board of Trustees voted to close after the fall