February 13, 2025, 2:10pm Latest News Updated 1 day ago
More than 100 vehicles were involved in a pileup on a snowy highway in the Columbia River Gorge, as officials in the Oregon's biggest city and in Idaho opened emergency shelters ahead of the snow. Read story
February 13, 2025, 1:55pm Churches & Religion
Christianity is by far the largest faith in America, and Christian conservatives have a strong grip on the levers of government. That dominance is leaving many to question why President Donald Trump’s new task force on eradicating anti-Christian bias is needed. Read story
February 13, 2025, 1:48pm Nation & World
North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s government said Thursday, as it continues to eliminate symbols of engagement between the war-divided rivals. Read story
February 13, 2025, 1:09pm Nation & World
If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants her to “put herself out of a job.” Read story
February 13, 2025, 12:30pm Nation & World Updated 1 day ago
Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Read story
February 13, 2025, 10:48am Latest News Updated 1 day ago
Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone Thursday after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year war in Ukraine. Read story
February 13, 2025, 9:31am Nation & World
Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports. Read story
February 13, 2025, 9:08am Nation & World
A Florida man convicted of murdering a husband and wife during a fishing trip at a remote farm while the couple’s toddler looked on is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday evening in the state’s first execution this year. Read story
February 13, 2025, 9:04am Nation & World
The Taliban’s reclusive leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution. Read story
February 13, 2025, 8:55am Nation & World
A fire at a Buddhist temple in New York City has left two people dead, including a Buddhist monk. Read story