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NEW YORK — A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. Reporters…
CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists were barred from the White House even after a federal judge deemed Trump's ban likely unconstitutional and ordered their access immediately restored.
WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department said Thursday that 197,000…
US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish state summit expected to be heavy on symbolism but light on substance.
France defended its decision to let Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plane cross its airspace, saying international law did not require action despite an ICC arrest warrant.
COPENHAGEN,Denmark — The discovery of a medieval church in Greenland has unveiled important clues about how Viking society on the island was organized over 800 years ago, the National Museum of Denmark said Thursday…
MONTREAL, Canada — Cycling's Road World Championships will head to India for the first time as the 2032 edition was awarded to the world's most populous nation on Wednesday. Pune -- a city of around seven million…
A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump on Thursday to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying his ban on the three media outlets was likely unconstitutional.
MAUREPAS, France — Feeling a little nervous, 21-year-old Thao Bounlay raps three times on the glass door of a church near Paris, declaring to the parish his decision to be baptized. Some 600 Mass-goers pack the creaking…
JOHANNESBURG — The Mexican "tourists" told immigration officers in Johannesburg they had come to see the "Big Five" of South Africa's game parks — the elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and buffaloes that draw millions…
Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website, checks for more breaches
BUNIA, Congo — Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases have surged 73% over three…
GURBULAK BORDER CROSSING, Turkey — Hundreds of trucks idle along the road into Iran from Turkey’s mountainous eastern border. Bustling even in normal times, the countries' largest crossing is now a make-or-break…
The world's leading artificial intelligence companies warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday of the risks posed by AI to humanity, appealing for governments to work together to manage the increasingly…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to cover when they sit down for talks on Thursday at the White House. China has resisted the Trump administration's urgings…
UNITED NATIONS — Iran's president struck a defiant tone at the UN on Wednesday where he spoke for the first time since Washington and Israel launched an all-out war on his country, vowing Tehran would never "bend at the…
Judges at the International Criminal Court convicted on Wednesday a former Seleka militia leader from the Central African Republic of crimes against humanity, including torture.
FRANKFURT, Germany — When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world…
BERLIN — In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as President Donald Trump hailed his "fantastic" relationship with Denmark and Greenland after signing a new security deal that America's European allies hope will…
News outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico will ask a federal judge on Wednesday to immediately restore their access to the White House after President Donald Trump banned them in one of his most dramatic clashes with the…
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a TV production assistant in 2006, capping a yearslong legal odyssey that a judge said cemented the disgraced movie…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation's most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong, with a news outlet reporting Wednesday that China has obtained the F-35 equipment. The F-35…
A New York judge sentenced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006, following the ex-movie mogul's conviction at a…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge weighing whether to block President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government's defense of the move…
UNITED NATIONS — The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they…
Meta's Muse META.O, the first major consumer product to emerge under Alexandr Wang since he was hired to head its AI efforts last year, has split the fortunes of US stocks this week.
UNITED NATIONS, United States — Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday hailed the "unstoppable" rise of renewable energy and urged countries to develop firm plans to quit fossil fuels in his final climate…
SANTA MARTA, Columbia — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella sent troops into the Caribbean city of Santa Marta on Tuesday after gunmen attacked shops and burnt vehicles following the killing of one of their…
SYDNEY, Australia — An autonomous OpenAI program infiltrated an Australian government health website in June in an "unacceptable" breach, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The artificial intelligence agent accessed…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump treated Chinese President Xi Jinping to a rare personal airport welcome Wednesday, kicking off a pomp-filled state visit aimed at smoothing superpower tensions on…
UNITED NATIONS, United States — Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez thanked US President Donald Trump for restoring diplomatic ties and told the United Nations on Wednesday that "there will be elections" in the…
THE HAGUE — Attacks by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the International Criminal Court stem from Washington's misunderstanding of the court's activities, its interim chief prosecutor has told AFP. In…
BENGALURU, India — This year's powerful El Niño and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by…
TORONTO — Families of people who died after buying lethal products from a Canadian online seller investigated in connection with more than 100 deaths worldwide described lives shattered by grief Wednesday as he faced…
NASHVILLE — A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton’s estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer’s nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company. She’s Alive, the entity founded to…
NEW YORK — Meta has been testing a "human concierge" for its new personal AI assistant, Muse, which entails having human contractors quietly handle of the phone calls placed via the digital agent, according to internal…
SYDNEY, Australia — The administration of United States President Donald Trump has criticized Australia’s proposed social-media algorithm reforms, which would give users the option to choose the content on their feeds…
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet told an anti-fraud summit on Wednesday that his country would never be a “safe haven” for cyberscams, as international partners touted law enforcement successes but…
That's every story in World for Sep 24.