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Trump Opens Door to Nuclear Talks With Xi and Putin, but No Summit Is Set
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he is open to meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian Preside...
Trump Orders New NIH Women's Health Division as Research Gaps Persist
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the National Institutes of Health to esta...
TSMC Profit Hits New Record as AI Chip Demand Outruns Supply
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported another record quarter as demand for the advanced chips powering artific...
U.S. Pulls B-1 Bombers From Britain After Iran-Linked Threat
LONDON - The United States has withdrawn B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in England after a security threat near the base,...
Iran Receives U.S. Response as Talks Continue on Ending the War
TEHRAN - Iranian officials said Wednesday that Tehran had received an official U.S. response to its latest proposal for ...
North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles as Trump-Xi Summit Nears
SEOUL - North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast on Sunday, sending both weapons t...
Pennsylvania Reports First U.S. Measles Deaths of 2026
PHILADELPHIA - Two unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died with measles, state health offici...
U.S. Restarts Pacific Drug-Boat Strikes, Killing Two
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military struck a low-profile vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, killing two people in...
Iran Calls Support for New U.S. Sanctions an 'Act of War'
TEHRAN, Iran - The new head of Iran's top security body warned Sunday that Tehran would treat another country's support ...
Trump Orders Sharp Reduction in U.S.-South Korea Military Drills
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to substantially reduce annual military exercises wit...
U.S. Carrier Shift Leaves a Strategic Gap in the Pacific
WASHINGTON - The United States is moving its only aircraft carrier in the western Pacific toward the Middle East, creati...
Pentagon Review Says 153 Civilians Died in U.S. Yemen Strikes
WASHINGTON - Three U.S. airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen in April 2025 killed 153 civilians and...
U.S. Inflation Cools to 3.4% as Gas Prices Fall, but Household Pressure Persists
WASHINGTON - U.S. inflation eased in July as gasoline prices declined, offering households and the Federal Reserve a mea...
Trump Says He Will Hold Off on New Iran Strikes as Diplomacy Intensifies
President Donald Trump said Saturday evening that the United States would hold off on a potential new attack on Iran whi...
More Than 1,100 AI Employees Ask Washington to Build a Global Pacing Option
More than 1,100 employees of leading artificial intelligence companies had signed a new statement at its July 28 launch ...
Fast-Moving Washington Wildfires Force Thousands to Evacuate Near Spokane
A fast-moving wildfire driven by high temperatures and strong winds swept through northwest Spokane, Washington, on Satu...
China Stages Naval and Air Drills at Scarborough Shoal as Pressure on Philippines Grows
China conducted coordinated naval and air drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Saturday, August 1, as tensions ...
U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Pact Opens Strategic Door—and an Enrichment Debate
WASHINGTON — The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a long-sought civil nuclear cooperation agreement on July 22, cre...
U.S. Hits Iran for 11th Straight Night as Hormuz War Deepens
WASHINGTON — U.S. forces completed an 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday, July 22, as renewed fig...