Politics

Biden says U.S. support for Philippines, Japan defense ‘ironclad’ amid growing China provocations

By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The trilateral summit on Thursday was called amid growing concern about provocative Chinese action in the Pacific, which will be a large focus of the leaders' talks.

Man accused of lighting fire outside Bernie Sanders’ office had past brushes with the law

By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press

According to an affidavit, 35-year-old Shant Michael Soghomonian threw liquid at the bottom of the door that opens into Sanders' third-floor office in Burlington and set it on fire with a lighter last Friday.

Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring 2-person crews on trains

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances. The identical challenges were filed this week in appellate courts across the country.

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Judge Sidney Stein agreed Thursday to sever and delay Nadine Menendez's trial after her lawyers said she required treatment for a serious medical condition.

Mexico asks the UN to expel Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito

By Associated Press

Tensions between Mexico and Ecuador have soared since late last week when Ecuadorian authorities forced their way into the diplomatic mission to arrest Ecuador's former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been holed up there seeking asylum in Mexico.

Muslim leaders are ‘out of words’ as they tire of the White House outreach on the war in Gaza

By Chris Megerian, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The fractured relationship could jeopardize the Democratic president's reelection campaign and help pave the way for Republican Donald Trump to return to the White House.

Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in massive fraud case

By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

The 67-year-old chair of real estate company Van Thinh Phat was accused of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3 percent of the country's 2022 GDP.

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as general warns Ukraine will soon be outgunned by Russia

By Associated Press

Ukraine has been rationing its munitions as Congress has delayed passing its $60 billion supplemental bill.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden meets with leaders of Japan and Philippines

By Associated Press

The White House summit was called amid growing concern about provocative Chinese action in the Pacific, which will be a large focus of the leaders’ talks.

As he prepares to prosecute Trump, NYC DA Bragg says hush money criminal trial not about politics

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

The upcoming trial over hush money payments allegedly made by Trump during the 2016 election will test Bragg’s efforts to portray himself as apolitical in the face of relentless attacks from the Republican former president and his supporters.