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Most AAPI adults say the US is no longer a great country for immigrants, new poll finds
Many Asian American and Pacific Islander adults have experienced or witnessed some degree of upheaval because of the Trump administration’s heightened immigration policies, a new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds, while most say the U.S. is no longer the land of opportunity for immigrants. A new poll released Monday from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC […]
Russia unleashes a barrage on Ukraine, killing 11 and damaging a religious landmark, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine | Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine’s biggest cities in an overnight barrage that killed at least 11 people and set fire to a world-renowned religious landmark, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials said Monday. The attacks on the capital of Kyiv, and the second-largest city of […]
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
SEATTLE | A group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent letters Monday to the National Science Foundation asking it to reverse course on its plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network, with House lawmakers going further and accusing the agency of acting illegally. The Ocean Observatories […]
Iran and US reach an initial deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz but challenges remain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in Lebanon. Details of the deal have not been […]
UK bans under-16s from using social media apps including TikTok and YouTube
LONDON | Britain will ban children aged under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, to protect them from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday. The plan was met with mixed reaction, with some praising Starmer for taking action and others questioning […]
Drone strikes kill over 1,000 civilians in Sudan in the first 5 months of 2026, UN rights chief says
CAIRO | Drone strikes killed more than 1,000 civilians in war-torn Sudan in the first five months of 2026, a senior United Nations official said Monday as the unmanned aerial vehicles turn the conflict deadlier for civilians. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said his office has documented a “sharp increase” in drone […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump’s Justice Department is investigating him and his wife
SACRAMENTO, Calif | Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, accusing the Trump administration of targeting him for political purposes as he weighs a presidential bid. Newsom, a longtime political rival of the Republican president, said in a video posted on X that federal agents […]
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Trump celebrates his 80th birthday with an Iran deal ahead of a UFC cage fight at the White House
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump marked turning 80 on Sunday by hailing an agreement to end the war in Iran hours before a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House. He had been touting the emerging deal for weeks, and last-minute strikes […]
12 dead in crash of plane on skydiving outing in Missouri, authorities say
BUTLER, Mo. | A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and was engulfed in flames Sunday, killing all aboard, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after the plane took off from a local airport around 11:30 a.m., and some of the occupants’ family members […]