ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump has left for Israel and Egypt to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. He told reporters traveling with him on Air Force One that he believed the ceasefire would hold and that “the war is over.” He says he hopes to…… MORE
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump is warning Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn’t settle its war there soon. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump described the Tomahawk as an incredible and offensive weapon. He suggested Russia does not need that kind…… MORE
A nor’easter is churning up the East Coast, prompting declarations of a state of emergency in New Jersey and parts of New York state. Another storm has struck farther south with heavy rain and flooding through the Carolinas. Across the continent in western Alaska, the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane- force winds and catastrophic…… MORE
ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena has left four people dead and at least 20 injured. Officials from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office say it happened early Sunday at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island. Among the…… MORE
NUNNELLY, Tenn. (AP) — Churches near the site of a devasting blast at a rural Tennessee plant devoted Sunday services to the 16 victims and their families as surrounding communities mourn. Several congregants at nearby Maple Valley Baptist Church in Nunnelly worked at Accurate Energetic Systems. The company supplies and researches explosives for the military…… MORE
POZA RICA, Mexico (AP) — The death toll from Mexico’s torrential rains has increased to 44, as the fallout mounted from widespread flooding and landslides across the country. President Claudia Sheinbaum convened governors from hard-hit states to direct an emergency response plan on Sunday. Mexico’s National Coordination of Civil Protection reported that as of Saturday,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago. Yet you wouldn’t know it from listening to President Donald Trump or even some of the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve who have dismissed or even downplayed inflation. That could prove…… MORE
Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on. Vance spoke Sunday as the shutdown entered its 12th day. He warned that the new cuts would be “painful,” even as he said the Trump administration is working to ensure that the military would be…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — AstraZeneca has agreed to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid under a deal with the Trump administration. Announced Friday, the agreement involves AstraZeneca offering most-favored-nation pricing — matching the lowest prices in other developed nations. This follows a similar deal by Pfizer that Trump announced last month. Both agreements build on an…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he hasn’t canceled a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for late October in South Korea after earlier expressing anger about export controls China has placed on rare earths. Asked if he had backed out, Trump said, “I haven’t canceled.” Trump has also threatened an additional 100%…… MORE
