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Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime minister is sworn in

November 11, 2024, 3:42pm Nation & World

Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace. Read story

South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose

November 11, 2024, 3:37pm Nation & World

Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn't fully locked. Read story

Smoke rises from a wildfire in a forested mountain area across from Greenwood Lake Monday in Lakeside, N.J..

Fire crews on both United States coasts battle wildfires

Smoke rises from a wildfire in a forested mountain area across from Greenwood Lake Monday in Lakeside, N.J..

November 11, 2024, 3:15pm Nation & World

Fire crews battled small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. on Monday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans. Read story

Adrian Bambini, Class of 2021) speaks at the Region 7, Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame Foundation Ceremony, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, during the induction of 12 new members at the monument at Smothers Park in Owensboro, Ky.

Why the U.S. celebrates Veterans Day and how the holiday has changed over time

Adrian Bambini, Class of 2021) speaks at the Region 7, Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame Foundation Ceremony, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, during the induction of 12 new members at the monument at Smothers Park in Owensboro, Ky.

November 11, 2024, 2:23pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday for Veterans Day as thousands marched through the streets of New York. Smaller parades were held across the nation to honor Americans who have served in the U.S. military. Read story

Trump names Tom Homan, former director of immigration enforcement, as ‘border czar’

November 11, 2024, 2:21pm Latest News

President-elect Donald Trump says Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration, a position that is likely to play a key role in Trump's campaign pledges to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and mount a massive deportation operation. Read story

Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony

November 11, 2024, 2:07pm Latest News

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday. Read story

FILE - The Capitol is seen in Washington, Nov. 4, 2024. Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a lame-duck session.  (AP Photo/J.

Lawmakers prepare for their final lame-duck sprint

FILE - The Capitol is seen in Washington, Nov. 4, 2024. Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a lame-duck session.  (AP Photo/J.

November 11, 2024, 1:48pm Latest News

Keeping the federal government open. Providing more disaster aid. Passing a defense policy bill. And for Senate Democrats, confirming more judges. Read story

This satellite image shows the Nuclear Power Institute of China&rsquo;s Site No. 1, also known as Base 909, in Mucheng Township, Sichuan Province, China, on July 5, 2023.

Intel indicates China working on nuclear propulsion for carrier

This satellite image shows the Nuclear Power Institute of China&rsquo;s Site No. 1, also known as Base 909, in Mucheng Township, Sichuan Province, China, on July 5, 2023.

November 11, 2024, 1:45pm Latest News

China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press. Read story

Climate talks seek a path away from the ‘road to ruin’

November 11, 2024, 1:44pm Nation & World

United Nations annual climate talks stuttered to a start Monday with more than nine hours of backroom bickering over what should be on the agenda for the next two weeks. It then turned to the main issue: money. Read story

Sid Guynn, 18, a freshman at Tuskegee University speaks to a reporter about a Sunday shooting on the campus, Monday, in Tuskegee, Ala.

Gunshots at Tuskegee University sent students running for lives; shooting leaves 1 dead, at least 16 injured

Sid Guynn, 18, a freshman at Tuskegee University speaks to a reporter about a Sunday shooting on the campus, Monday, in Tuskegee, Ala.

November 11, 2024, 1:41pm Nation & World

Tuskegee University student Sid Guynn hid under a car when he heard the gunshots that ripped across his Alabama campus amid homecoming celebrations, then ran back to his dorm, frightened by what sounded to him like a machine gun. Read story