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The Latest: US military says its forces intercept another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean 01/09/2026 08:05pm • U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. The announcement was made Friday by the U.S. military. The Trump administration has been targeting sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. The pre-dawn action was carried out by U.S. Marines and Navy, taking part in the mo The Latest: House votes to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders 01/08/2026 09:43pm • In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as renegade GOP lawmakers joined essentially all Democrats in voting for the measure. Forcing th US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation 01/08/2026 11:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. President Donald Trump on Wedne Tracking the retirement announcements of members of Congress 01/08/2026 11:00am • A number of member of Congress from both major parties have announced they are heading for the exits, either because they are seeking higher office, are not running again or are leaving early before the 2026 elections. Midterms are historically tough on the party of the sitting president. With Repub How Americans feel about crowdfunding websites like GoFundMe, according to an AP-NORC poll 01/08/2026 09:37am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Quintin Sharpe considers it a duty to support those without means. Whether collecting food pantry goods through local service groups or helping out his parents' nonprofit music school, he regularly gives back to his small-town waterside community in southeast Wisconsin. But the 27- Who has Virginia's Governor-elect appointed to her cabinet? 01/07/2026 07:00pm • With her inauguration scheduled for next weekend, Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has been filling out her cabinet. The selections, which range from experts who served under previous governors to state lawmakers, still have to be approved by the General Assembly. Nonetheless, experts sa The Latest: Venezuela says 24 security officers were killed in US operation to capture Maduro 01/06/2026 07:35pm • At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the U.S. military operation to capture Nicol��s Maduro, Venezuela���s military announced, bringing the official death count up to at least 56. Venezuela���s Attorney General Tarek William Saab said Tuesday that ���dozens��� of officials and civ Farm champion Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House 01/06/2026 03:46pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Republican Doug LaMalfa, a California rice farmer who served seven terms in the U.S. House and was a reliable vote on President Donald Trump's agenda, has died at age 65. His death trims the Republicans��� narrow margin of control of the House to 218 seats to Democrats��� The Latest: Trump officials give nearly two-hour briefing to top lawmakers on Venezuela 01/05/2026 08:56pm • Top officials from President Donald Trump's administration briefed congressional leaders on the U.S. government���s plans for the future of Venezuela in a Monday evening meeting on Capitol Hill. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials discussed Venezuela wi 4 injured in suburban Philadelphia nursing home explosion file negligence lawsuit 01/05/2026 04:16pm • Four people hurt when an explosion ripped through a Pennsylvania nursing home two weeks ago sued the facility and a natural gas utility on Monday, claiming their negligence was to blame. Two workers at Bristol Health & Rehab Center LLC, a resident of the suburban Philadelphia facility and a cont Editorial Roundup: United State 01/05/2026 03:43pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 1 The Washington Post on Trump's new humanitarian aid package to the U.N. The Trump administration will always couch even its most reasonable decisions in the most dramatic terms possible, and so it was with a State Departmen International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in Gaza 01/04/2026 07:33pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israel���s decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups scrambling to grapple with what this means for their operations in Gaza and their ability to help tens of thousands of struggling Palestinians. The 37 gr From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact 12/31/2025 03:35pm • The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led ��� for the first time ��� by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations abou Former US Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado, dies at 92 12/30/2025 11:09pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former senator and U.S. representative of Colorado known for his passionate advocacy of Native American issues, died Tuesday. He was 92. Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his daughter, Shanan Campbell, confirmed to The Associated P Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026 12/30/2025 01:43pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and CARE, from operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to comply with new registration rules. Israel says the rules are aimed at preventing Hamas and other mil