Exxon Mobil doubles down on fossil fuels with $59.5 billion deal for Pioneer Natural...
Exxon Mobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion, its largest buyout since acquiring Mobil two decades ago,...
Ukraine President Zelenskyy at NATO defense ministers meeting seeking more support to fight Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — For the first time, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined a meeting of more than 50 defense leaders from around the world...
A Chinese Australian journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned...
Israel strikes neighborhood after neighborhood in Gaza as war appears set to escalate
JERUSALEM (AP) — Residents of the Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israeli warplanes hammered neighborhood after neighborhood in the tiny coastal...
Internal conflicts and power struggles have become hallmarks of the modern GOP
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After Ohio Republicans bolstered their statehouse majority last year due to their dominating showing in the midterm elections, they split...
ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low
High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of...
6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and...
Israeli village near the Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with the bodies of...
KFAR AZA, Israel (AP) — On the road approaching this rural village, the bodies of militants lie scattered between the shells of burned-out cars....
Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos stole the identities of donors to his campaign and then used their credit cards to ring...
Biden interview in special counsel documents investigation suggests sprawling probe near conclusion
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's interview with prosecutors over his handling of classified documents signals that a sprawling investigation that has included questioning...