Nation & World

Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power

April 25, 2024, 8:33am Nation & World

Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang… Read story

US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case

April 25, 2024, 8:29am Nation & World

Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not… Read story

A bulk carrier moves through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore since bridge collapse

April 25, 2024, 8:28am Nation & World

The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago. Read story

FILE - A make-shift memorial lines Main Street, Nov. 3, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation early Thursday, April 18, 2024, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history.

Army reservist who warned about Maine killer before shootings to testify before investigators

April 25, 2024, 8:28am Nation & World

A U.S. Army reservist who sounded the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting is answering questions Thursday from the commission investigating the tragedy. Read story

FILE - A pregnant woman stands for a portrait in Dallas, Thursday, May 18, 2023. According to provisional statistics for 2023 released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, April 25, 2024, U.S. births fell last year, in a substantial drop marking an apparent end to pandemic-related fluctuations and a return to a long-standing national decline. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. last year, about 76,000 fewer than the year before.

US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say

April 25, 2024, 8:23am Health

U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. Read story

Khalil al-Hayya, a high-ranking Hamas official who has represented the Palestinian militant group in negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage exchange deal, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established

April 25, 2024, 8:22am Nation & World Updated 1 hour ago

A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967… Read story

2 military horses that broke free and ran loose across London are in serious condition

Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 2024. Several military horses bolted during routine exercises near King Charles III’s main residence in London on Wednesday and ran loose through the center of the city, injuring at least four people and colliding with vehicles during the morning rush hour.

April 25, 2024, 8:22am Nation & World

Two military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise and tossing their riders were in serious condition after undergoing operations, a U.K. government official said Thursday. Read story

Hungary’s Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at the third Hungarian edition of the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC Hungary, in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

April 25, 2024, 8:10am Nation & World

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, addressing a conservative conference in Budapest on Thursday, said upcoming European and U.S. elections were a chance for right-wing forces to defeat the “progressive world spirit,” and encouraged former U.S. President Donald Trump to defend “his own truth” in his ongoing criminal trial. Read story

New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

April 25, 2024, 8:10am Nation & World Updated 1 hour ago

New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ‘s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. Read story