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House cleaner shot to death on front porch after going to wrong house in Indianapolis suburb
Authorities are considering whether to charge an Indiana homeowner who they say shot and killed a woman working as a house cleaner after she mistakenly went to the wrong address. Police officers found 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios Perez dead just before 7 a.m. Wednesday on the front porch of the h ...
Trump administration seeks to block full SNAP payments for November
BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP food benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people. ...
France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view
WHY THIS MATTERS: The theft of the Louvre’s crown jewels has increased calls for the museum to be more transparent about the colonial origins of the treasures it displays. Their routes to Paris run through the shadows of empire, an uncomfortable history that France has only begun to confront. PARIS ...
What a reporter found when she investigated US military strikes on Venezuelan drug boats
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — Regina Garcia Cano was the reporter behind The Associated Press story that provided the first comprehensive account and identifies of some of the men killed in recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats. In dozens of interviews in villages on Venezuela’s b ...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver. The men had little in common beyond their Venezuelan seaside hometowns and the fact all fo ...
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) — Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn’t take long for that passion to switch to hurt. She knows the names, ages, families and the intimate stories of each on ...
Exclusive: How Democrats Plan to Pivot to Midterms
The Democratic National Committee has laid out how Tuesday's "blue sweep" created the blueprint for 2026, in a memo obtained first by TIME. ...
Burma Must Release All Political Prisoners Before Elections
The junta that ousted Burma’s last freely elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is now seeking to hold sham polls to entrench its rule—the world must not stay silent, writes her son. ...
Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump’s Attacks on Independence
Independence is "fundamental to the health of any democracy—and it has been systematically dismantled in Hungary." ...
Sudan: Aid Worker Details Harrowing Scenes as Thousands Missing
“The roads are not safe. We continue to see [people] being detained and tortured. Women and children at risk of abuse." ...
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown arrested on attempted murder charge in Miami shooting
Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed Thursday. Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai, said Miami police spokesman Mike Vega. He was flown to Essex County, ...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, a decision that the administration promptly appealed. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump’s administration until Frida ...
These are the airports that will reduce flights during the government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration is forcing airlines to cut 10% of their flights at 40 of the busiest airports across the nation to reduce pressure on air traffic controllers during the ongoing government shutdown and ensure that flying remains safe. The cuts will start to take effect on Friday. ...
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor officially no longer a prince after king formally removes his title
LONDON (AP) — Using a formal document affixed with a royal seal, King Charles III has formally stripped his brother Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of the title of prince. The disgraced royal has also lost the designation “his royal highness” after the king issued a Letters Patent, a centuries-old type o ...
Ukraine says it has hit a major Russian oil refinery with long-range drones
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region for the second time in almost three months, Ukraine’s general staff said Thursday. Russian officials did not confirm the attack, although the local governor said drones started a fire at an unspecified ind ...
Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in central Vietnam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains
NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall Thursday north of Gia Lai province in central Vietnam, lashing the region with fierce winds and torrential rain after leaving more than 100 people dead and dozens missing in the Philippines. An unusually strong storm for the region in November ...
Computer Chips in Our Bodies Could Be the Future of Medicine
The brain-computer interface is real. It's changing lives—and could soon change the world. ...
The Trial of Pakistan’s Imran Khan
"The path to Imran Khan’s liberation from prison can only be a deal with Pakistan's military establishment," writes Rafia Zakaria ...
Democrats React to Nancy Pelosi Not Seeking Re-Election
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who served as the first and only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election. ...
Which Airports Are Impacted by the Government Shutdown?
The Transportation Secretary is ordering a 10% cut in flights at major airports due to air traffic safety concerns. ...