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Former FBI Director James Comey.
Published 8 hours ago

Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted

WASHINGTON (AP): Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted yesterday in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against…
President Donald Trump speaks before he signs a presidential memorandum imposing tariffs and investment restrictions on China in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, March 22, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Published 17 hours ago

Trump pursues new import taxes to replace tariffs Supreme Court rejected

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court killed his favourite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in…
Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey at Harvard University's Institute of Politics' JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., February 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Published 15 hours ago

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted again, in probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a…
Senator Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, questions a witness as Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, looks on during the Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Published 12 hours ago

US Senate rejects attempt to end Trump’s blockade of Cuba

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats on Tuesday that would have required President Donald Trump to end the US energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval…
A US Border Patrol badge is displayed as Gregory Bovino, chief patrol agent of the US Border Patrol's El Centro Sector, stands in a conference room before an interview with The Associated Press in Los Angeles, August 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Published 11 hours ago

Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on…
This is a locator map for United Arab Emirates with its capital, Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo)
Published 23 hours ago

United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC effective May 1

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC and its wider OPEC+ group effective May 1, a move rumoured for some time as the…
Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriquez (left) meeting with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday.
Published 20 hours ago

Senior Guyanese minister objects to brooch worn by Venezuela’s acting president

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A senior Guyanese government minister has criticised Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodriquez, for wearing a brooch showing her country’s map that includes Guyana’s…
This courtroom sketch depicts Cole Tomas Allen, left, the California man arrested in the shooting incident at the correspondents dinner in Washington, seen appearing before Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh, in federal court, Monday, April 27, 2026 in
April 27, 2026

Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in front of a large football ball during a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
April 27, 2026

New York City to hold free World Cup fan events in each borough

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will hold a series of free events for football fans who hope to experience the excitement of the World Cup but can’t the hefty prices for tickets to the matches,…