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10% of US House members have announced they're not running for reelection, an AP analysis shows 01/15/2026 09:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� It���s starting to look like an exodus. Dozens of U.S. House members have announced they are not running for reelection, putting a record number of seats up for grabs at this point in the midterm election cycle. Some are seeking other offices, while others are retiring after deca Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Barcelona after 'threat' alert 01/15/2026 08:34am • MADRID (AP) ��� A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing Thursday at Barcelona���s international airport after a passenger created an in-flight wireless network whose name contained a bomb threat, an airlines spokesperson said. As the Turkish Airlines TK1853 flight from Istanbul was appro What to know about protests in Iran as the government halts the internet 01/15/2026 04:12am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Nationwide protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are putting new pressure on its theocracy, which has responded with a deadly crackdown and shutting down the internet. Tehran is still reeling from a 12-day war launched by Israel in Jun Voting begins in Uganda���s presidential election during internet shutdown and delays 01/15/2026 12:42am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ��� Voting begins in Uganda���s presidential election during internet shutdown and delays. Japan and the Philippines sign a new defense pact as they face growing China aggression 01/15/2026 12:03am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) ��� Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact on Thursday that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China���s growing aggression in the region and to bolste Analysis: Scale of protests and violence in Iran echoes chaos around its 1979 Islamic Revolution 01/14/2026 10:55pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� In a matter of days, nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy exploded into a crackdown and bloodshed that blew past reported casualty figures of decades of past demonstrations in the country. This new level of mayhem summons the chaotic days surrounding The Latest: Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' as Tehran signals executions ahead 01/14/2026 10:42pm • U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he���s been told ���on good authority��� that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters. The U.S. president���s claims, which were made with few details, come Iran signals plans for fast trials and executions while promising retaliation against US, Israel 01/14/2026 08:42pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iranian officials signaled Wednesday that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests, while the Islamic Republic promised retaliation if the U.S. or Israel intervenes in the domestic unrest. The threats emerged as some perso Free Starlink access for Iran seen as game changer for demonstrators getting their message out 01/14/2026 03:38pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Iranian demonstrators' ability to get details of bloody nationwide protests out to the world has been given a strong boost, with SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service dropping its fees to allow more people to circumvent the Tehran government's strongest attempt ever to preven Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and an internet shutdown before presidential election 01/14/2026 03:07am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ��� Ugandans are set to vote Thursday in an election that is likely to extend the rule of the long-term president while raising concerns about transparency, hereditary rule, military interference and an opposition strategy to prevent vote tampering at polling stations. President Mark Brnovich, Arizona attorney general during Trump's push to find 2020 election fraud, has died 01/14/2026 01:07am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Mark Brnovich, Arizona's top law enforcement officer when the state became the epicenter of efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to find proof that the 2020 election was marred by fraud, has died. He was 59. Brnovich died after having a heart attack Monday, Katie Conner, The Latest: Iran eases some communications restrictions as activists say death toll surpasses 2,500 01/13/2026 10:37pm • Iran eased some restrictions on its people and, for the first time in days, allowed them to make phone calls abroad via their mobile phones on Tuesday. It did not ease restrictions on the internet or permit texting services to be restored as the death toll from days of bloody protests against the st The Latest: Trump lashes out at Federal Reserve in speech to Detroit Economic Club 01/13/2026 10:27pm • President Donald Trump was in Michigan Tuesday to promote his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing, as he tries to counter fears about a weakening job market and worries that still-rising prices are hurting Americans��� pocketbooks. The day trip included a tour of a Ford factory in Dearborn that make The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to at least 2,571, activists say 01/13/2026 10:16pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days Tuesday after authorities severed communications during a crackdown on demonstrators. The number of dead climbed to Satellite internet provider Starlink now offering free service inside Iran, activists say 01/13/2026 09:46pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Satellite internet provider Starlink now offering free service inside Iran, activists say.