The European Union proposed suspending Israel’s preferential trade benefits as part of a new package of sanctions in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.

The European Commission, the E.U. executive’s arm, proposed on Wednesday to suspend part of its association agreement with Israel, which means the country will be ...Read more

NEW YORK — A 95-year-old woman has been arrested for murder for beating an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor to death with a piece of metal from a wheelchair in the Brooklyn nursing home where they both lived, police said Wednesday.

Galina Smirnova is accused of killing Nina Kravtsov during a quarrel inside the Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing...Read more

MINNESOTA -- A family of Afrikaners, white South Africans granted refugee status earlier this year by President Donald Trump, is now living in northwest Minnesota, and more are expected to arrive here this year.

A family of fewer than 10 was reunited in May with an immediate family member already living here, according to Minnesota’s Refugee ...Read more

As President Donald Trump wages an all-out assault on offshore wind projects, state leaders face a dilemma: Do they pull the plug on offshore wind and look for other ways to meet their fast-growing energy needs? Or do they double down on their investments, in hopes of helping the industry rebound after Trump leaves office?

Many states along the...Read more

SEATTLE — The number of people who are sleeping outside or in emergency shelters in Washington increased about 2.2% from January 2024 to January 2025, according to the state.

The Department of Commerce's “Snapshot” report said 158,791 people were living in emergency shelters or unhoused in January 2025. While homeless populations are ...Read more

Pennsylvania Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick denounced the use of terms like "fascism" and "Nazism," which have been deployed by some in the Democratic Party to criticize President Donald Trump and his allies.

Fetterman, a Democrat, and McCormick, a Republican, appeared on Bret Baier's Special Report segment "Common Ground," on Tuesday ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man accused of shooting at vehicles at a Tesla location in Kansas City in February, the first of two such incidents in the metro, allegedly told investigators last week he had targeted the business because he was angry with Elon Musk over his work in President Donald Trump’s administration.

Kevin A. Harkins, 27, is ...Read more

Redistricting is the only way to stop the White House’s broadsides on higher education, businesses, and immigrant communities. That was Gov. Gavin Newsom’s message to voters on Tuesday during an online rally for Proposition 50, his ballot initiative to redraw California’s congressional districts.

Newsom tapped a mix of Democratic ...Read more

Australia and northern neighbor Papua New Guinea have agreed on a new security pact timed to the Pacific nation’s 50th anniversary of independence, strengthening Canberra’s push to curb China’s influence in the region.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his counterpart James Marape signed a joint communique in Port Moresby on Wednesday ...Read more

Japan’s ruling party must decide on its future direction with a new leader following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation to take responsibility for July’s dismal election result.

Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a reform proponent, confirmed his entry into the race Tuesday, joining other candidates including former foreign ...Read more

Maryland has joined a lawsuit opposing President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for D.C. against Trump on Monday, becoming the 22nd state to join. The lawsuit was filed by D.C. Attorney...Read more

The Massachusetts Teachers Association is calling on school districts not to punish educators who have reacted positively to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, saying disciplinary actions “validate accusations by extremists.”

The call comes as some districts across the Bay State have suspended teachers for making social media posts that appear...Read more

In the span of 12 hours Monday, from mid-morning to near midnight, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara trudged to city scenes covered in blood and bullet casings.

Just two miles apart on Lake Street — an area long the vibrant immigrant-dense commercial corridor of Minneapolis — 12 people were shot in spaces where the homeless, drug ...Read more

DENVER — The 16-year-old Evergreen High School shooter physically grappled with one of his victims before shooting the teenager at an intersection behind the school, then shot himself as law enforcement closed in, a man who witnessed the encounter told The Denver Post on Tuesday.

Delmer Martinez, who was in Evergreen for a roofing job, was on...Read more

Cheers of “Viva La Raza” and “Viva Mexico” echoed down East Wacker Drive, bouncing off the skyscrapers back to students dressed in red, green and white stationed in front of Trump Tower. Roughly 100 students spilled into the street Tuesday afternoon, using time when they would typically be in class to celebrate Hispanic culture and to ...Read more