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WASHINGTON (AP) — A plan by President Donald Trump’s administration to slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by half has been the focus of contentious congressional hearings over the future of an agency that Democrats have accused of abandoning its mission to protect the environment and public health. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will sit before a Senate committee Wednesday, the last of three budgetary hearings this week, to argue for […]

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to uphold the ruling of a lower court that convicted a man of a terrorist attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison for attempting to assassinate country’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico almost two years ago. Juraj Cintula, 73, opened fire on Fico on May 15, 2024, as the prime minister greeted supporters following a government meeting in the […]

Another oil facility deep inside Russia was reportedly on fire Wednesday following what Ukraine’s president claimed was his country’s latest long-range drone attack. The facility is in the Perm region of Russia, located in the Ural mountains more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine. Ukraine’s Security Service, known as the SBU, said it had struck a Russian oil pumping station near the city of Perm as part of efforts […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Beijing is banning all drones within city limits starting May 1. The Chinese capital’s city government passed a series of ordinances in late March banning drone sales and flights, although users have long been blocked from flying drones within the city. A search on Taobao, one of China’s top online shopping platforms, showed that users with a Beijing delivery address could not check out with a drone […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Want to see the Liberty Bell this semi-quincentennial but don’t have the time or cheese for a pilgrimage to Philadelphia? Have no fear: Chances are, there’s one at a state Capitol, museum or even a fire station near you. It won’t be the original, but it’ll be a dead ringer. For a savings bond drive in 1950, the Treasury Department commissioned copies of the famously broken […]

A man acting erratically on a train headed for Chicago was spotted by a rail worker who called police. Officers found guns and a pamphlet about crowd control in his carry-on bag — and a plan for a mass casualty event. Almost two years later, federal authorities say the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday was arrested with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — King Charles III extolled the bonds between Britain and the United States in a speech to Congress. Here is the full text: “Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of Congress, representatives of the American people across all states, territories, cities and communities. “I would like to take this opportunity to express my particular gratitude to you all for the great honor of addressing this joint meeting of […]

Talks between Iran and the United States on ending the war seemed stalled Wednesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump earlier claiming Iran had informed his administration that it was in a “State of Collapse.” “They want us to ‘Open the Hormuz Strait,’ as soon as possible, as they try to figure out their leadership situation,” Trump posted on social media. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about […]

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — The search has been suspended for five missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon, authorities said Wednesday. Six people were aboard the 145-foot (44-meter) ship, called the Mariana. Divers on April 21 recovered one crew member’s body from the overturned ship. “The decision to suspend the search is an incredibly difficult one that is […]