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Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US
NEW DELHI (AP) - Iran's foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory ...
May 15, 2026 NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 15: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi, India on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Russian Foreign Ministry/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Justice Department to Seek Death Penalty for Man Charged With Killing 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum. Prosecutors...
May 15, 2026
Pentagon Halts Deployments to Poland and Germany to Cut Troop Numbers in Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by stopping units from deploying to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking those already stationed there. Several U.S. of...
May 15, 2026
Kyiv Mourns as Death Toll From Russian Attack in the Ukrainian Capital Rises to 24
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building has risen to 24. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the capital in the 4-year-old war. Uk...
May 15, 2026 A section of a nine-storey apartment block in the Darnytskyi district is destroyed by a missile in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026. The residential building was struck by a missile, reportedly a Kh-101, at around 3:00 a.m. local time on May 14. The missile detonated inside the building, causing an entire section to collapse, resulting in the deaths of 24 people, including three children, and injuring 48 others. The search and rescue operation lasted more than 28 hours, during which the State Emergency Service rescued 30 residents. (Photo by Yevhen Kotenko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Texas High Court Rejects Removal of Democratic Lawmakers WHO LED Quorum Break Over Redistricting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court has refused to declare that Democratic state lawmakers who briefly left the state last year in a quorum break to stop a vote on new congressional voting ma...
May 15, 2026
Powell's Tenure as Fed Chair Marked by Fight for Independence While Trying to Tame Inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) - When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were too low and that too few Americans had jobs...
May 15, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway Triples Alphabet Stake and Invests in Delta and Macy's Under New CEO
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Berkshire Hathaway more than tripled the size of its investment in Google's parent company and bought over $2.6 billion worth of Delta Airlines stock as Greg Abel settled into the C...
May 15, 2026
Stock Markets Worldwide Drop From Records as Worries About Oil Prices Rattle the Bond Market
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market fell from its records and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the bond market. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% Friday from ...
May 15, 2026
War Worsens Lebanon's Economic Crisis With Job Losses, Price Gouging and Slow Business
CHIYAH, Lebanon (AP) - The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have sent economic shock waves across the Mideast. In Lebanon, those woes have been compounded by the co...
May 15, 2026 TOPSHOT - An explosion erupts in the area of al-Housh following Israeli bombardment as seen from Tyre in southern lebanon on May 12, 2026. Israel has intensified its attacks in south Lebanon as it trades fire with Iran-backed Hezbollah despite an April 17 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that aimed to halt the fighting. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP via Getty Images)
Tech CEOs Summoned to Congress for Another Hearing on Social Media's Risks for Children
Social media CEOs have been called to testify before Congress amid growing pressure to protect young users. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has invited the CEO...
May 15, 2026
