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7:12 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Trump administration changes to ‘public charge’ rule could keep millions of immigrants – and their US citizen kids – from getting healthcare they need

7:12 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Why ‘democratic neutrality’ is an overlooked threat to American democracy

7:10 AM on Tuesday, July 28

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, speaks to the press after his meeting with Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

UN chief makes rare Cyprus visit to help ease decades-old ethnic division

7:03 AM on Tuesday, July 28

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is visiting Cyprus to show commitment to resolving its ethnic division

Marin Shakespeare Company Announces a Stunning Reimagining of ‘Julius Caesar’

6:00 AM on Tuesday, July 28

FILE - F16 fighter jets of the Romanian Air Force and the Romania based European F-16 Training Center (EFTC), perform a fly-by at the Black Sea, Defense, Aerospace and Security (BSDA) international exhibition in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

NATO member Romania shoots down stray drones from Ukraine war after years of incursions

5:29 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Romania is taking a new approach to drones entering its airspace by shooting them down

Graffiti depicting a girl painting barbed wire into a heart covers a wall along a blocked road separating the Greek Cypriot south from the Turkish Cypriot north, along the U.N.-controlled buffer zone established after the July 20, 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, in the medieval core of the divided capital, Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

A wall through Nicosia reflects the decades-old ethnic divide in Cyprus, in photos

4:06 AM on Tuesday, July 28

FILE - Mourners attend a second mass funeral for victims of an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center earlier this month, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai, File)

Months of fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed nearly 500 Afghan civilians, UN says

2:33 AM on Tuesday, July 28

The United Nations reports that cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan has killed nearly 500 civilians in Afghanistan and wounded over 1,000 others between October and June

Workers package reactor components on the reactor operating floor of the former nuclear power plant of Latina, Italy, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Four decades after Chernobyl, a generational divide reshapes Italy's nuclear debate

12:42 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Nearly 40 years after Italy abandoned nuclear power following the Chernobyl disaster, Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government is laying the groundwork for a return to atomic energy

Juan Carlos Arce, human rights defender and refugee from Nicaragua, poses for a photo in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)

6 refugees speak out as UN-backed treaty to help people fleeing war and persecution marks 75 years

12:10 AM on Tuesday, July 28

The U.N. refugee agency is marking the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive during a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

US looks to boost anti-China spending worldwide by hundreds of millions, documents say

7:00 PM on Monday, July 27

The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence worldwide

Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Kamala Harris endorses Democrat Troy Jackson, in Maine's US Senate race after last-minute nomination

5:36 PM on Monday, July 27

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Maine's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Troy Jackson, who became the party's nominee over the weekend

President Donald Trump stands before speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's policy conference at the Washington Hilton, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Federal judge dismisses a lawsuit over makeup of Trump's Religious Liberty Commission

4:43 PM on Monday, July 27

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks before President Donald Trump arrives at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally's criticism of America's human rights record

2:44 PM on Monday, July 27

U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts spoke at the United Nations after the European ally criticized the Trump administration’s human rights record

FILE - Ballots are counted at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center during the California primary election, June 2, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang, File)

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

2:37 PM on Monday, July 27

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow for now an executive order targeting mail-in voting

This photo released by Hong Kong's former pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai show's himself posing for a portrait in London, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Wu Chi-wai via AP)

Hong Kong democracy activist allowed to stay in UK for 6 months after immigration trouble

2:11 PM on Monday, July 27

His lawyer says Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Wu Chi-wai has been granted permission to stay in the U

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters following a weekly policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

11:41 AM on Monday, July 27

President Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington until they pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill

FILE - David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California who was arrested during an immigration raid, speaks after he was released on a bond in downtown Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Prosecutors move to drop charge against California labor leader arrested during immigration protest

11:37 AM on Monday, July 27

Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss a charge against a labor union leader who was arrested while protesting against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in California

President Donald Trump pauses during a speech at General Motors proving ground, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump defends his sweeping tariffs and watches 'America First' drag races during Michigan stop

5:47 AM on Monday, July 27

President Donald Trump says his economic policies have revived the auto industry and American manufacturing

How Lindsey Graham’s keen ability to read the moment propelled him to political relevance for 3 decades

1:30 PM on Tuesday, July 14

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