June 19, 2023, 8:42am Nation & World
The Islamic extremists drove up to the American missionary’s home in Niger under the cover of evening, gunning down two guards who stood watch. Jeff Woodke recalls seeing the muzzle blasts and hearing the screams before being thrown into a pickup truck that then sped away. Read story
June 17, 2023, 6:09am Politics
No matter the topic, Congress has a caucus — or two, or three, or more — for you. Read story
June 16, 2023, 12:57pm Politics
A Florida man was sentenced Friday to four years and nine months in federal prison for storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and attacking a police officer. Read story
June 16, 2023, 12:57pm Politics
Shortly before setting out for Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday emphasized the importance of the U.S. and China establishing better lines of communication. He will be the highest-ranking member of the Biden administration to visit China. Read story
June 16, 2023, 8:36am Politics
Just a year ago, President Joe Biden signed the first significant piece of federal gun safety legislation in nearly three decades. Read story
June 16, 2023, 8:35am Politics
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reassigned its chief medical officer after the in-custody death of an 8-year-old girl whose mother’s pleas for an ambulance were ignored despite her daughter’s chronic heart condition, rare blood disorder, high fever and other ailments, authorities said Thursday. Read story
June 16, 2023, 8:30am Politics
Nusrat Chowdhury, a civil rights lawyer, has been confirmed by the Senate as the first Muslim female federal judge in U.S. history. Read story
June 15, 2023, 12:48pm Nation & World
The FBI investigators who searched Harold Martin’s Maryland property in the fall of 2016 found classified documents — including material at the top secret level — strewn about his home, car and storage shed. Read story
June 15, 2023, 10:48am Politics
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a North Korean husband and wife living in Beijing accused of helping to procure equipment for ballistic missiles that ended up in the hands of North Korean and Iranian customers. Read story
June 15, 2023, 9:22am Politics
President Joe Biden told an audience of conservation and environmental groups Wednesday that their work has never been more important at a time when they are battling the greatest threat facing future generations. Read story
