President Donald Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing prompted quick condemnation from some Nevada congressional Democrats.

It’s unclear exactly what directive Trump gave in a Wednesday post on his social media platform and whether he meant that a nuclear warhead should be detonated in the testing. But any changes to the ...Read more

China’s commitment to buy at least 87 million tons of U.S. soybeans through the next several years provides long-sought relief to farmers, while at the same time highlighting the limitations of America’s reliance on the trading partner for its exports.

China has agreed to buy at least 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans this season, and...Read more

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa in Haiti continued to climb Thursday, with authorities saying that at least 30 people are now dead and 20 others are missing.

The biggest toll occurred in the country’s gang-ridden West region, when a swollen Digue River overflowed its banks and caused widespread flooding in the coastal town of Petit-Goâ...Read more

BOSTON — Massachusetts will send an additional $4 million in emergency food assistance to food banks as SNAP cuts off this weekend amid the ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Maura Healey announced.

But the governor will not release the money some advocates have called for directly from reserves to supplement the aid payments to residents.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to cancel a Biden-era land-use plan that had boosted environmental protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, a region that has drawn new interest from the oil industry in recent years.

A companion measure from Alaska Republican Rep. Nick Begich has yet to be considered in the ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nicky Stacy started the Hazel Green Food Project in Wolfe County, and now helps feed people from 35 counties, some of the poorest in the nation.

Thirty-one percent of people in Wolfe County receive benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; in nearby Owsley, it’s 37%. Stacy serves 2,000 households ...Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs arrived at New Jersey’s FCI Fort Dix to begin serving his prison sentence on Thursday.

The facility is where the 55-year-old music mogul is expected to serve the remainder of his four-year term following his conviction in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Diddy’s move to the low-security...Read more

LANSING, Mich.— In a set of emergency moves Thursday, Michigan's elected leaders attempted to direct state tax dollars toward helping about 1.4 million residents cope with the loss of food assistance Saturday because of the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the state would provide $4.5 million to ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Scripps Research in La Jolla announced a new clinical trial Thursday that will assess the effectiveness of using drugs approved for diabetes treatment and weight loss to treat long COVID-19, the debilitating chronic condition diagnosed in an estimated 20 million Americans and about 400 million people worldwide.

Developed to help ...Read more

ANTIOCH, Calif. — Amid nationwide fears over federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity during Halloween, Bay Area cities assured the public that everyone will be protected, emphasizing that all are welcome.

Ahead of Halloween and the Dia de los Muertos community event scheduled for Saturday in Antioch, the city and its police ...Read more

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to resume peace talks and maintain a ceasefire after mediation efforts by Turkey and Qatar, bolstering hopes the agreement reached between the neighboring countries two weeks ago will hold up.

Additional implementation mechanisms will be discussed and decided at a principal-level meeting in Istanbul on Nov. 6, ...Read more

RICHMOND, Va. — The state Senate is expected to pass a resolution Friday that would allow, by constitutional amendment, the legislature to redraw congressional maps if other states redistrict first.

The House approved the resolution Wednesday and the Senate action is the last step in advancing the constitutional amendment before Tuesday’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison increased the number of Eaton fire victims that are eligible to file claims for damages in its final compensation proposal, though some Altadena residents say the utility’s program still falls short.

After talking to residents about the plan it released in July, Edison said it decided to expand the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Senate passed legislation opposing President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, its third vote this week rebuking the White House’s trade policies.

The 51-47 vote, which included four Republicans, underscores growing economic anxiety over Trump’s often-changing tariff regime. Senators earlier this ...Read more

CHICAGO — Amid increased public calls for Illinois elected officials to more strongly push back against the Trump administration’s sometimes-violent crackdown on undocumented people in the Chicago region, state lawmakers on Thursday proposed trying to formally ban federal agents from arresting people near courthouses and allowing lawsuits if...Read more

Philadelphia on Thursday sued the country’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers for their role in the opioid crisis, alleging that they helped to spur a wave of addiction and overdose deaths in the city.

The city says CVS, UnitedHealth Group, and Express Scripts, through a network of subsidiaries, violated Philadelphia and Pennsylvania ...Read more

After a year of embarrassing sex allegations related to Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew on Thursday was stripped of his title by Buckingham Palace.

“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor,” a statement said. “These censures are deemed necessary, not withstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations ...Read more