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COPENHAGEN – The leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The Atlantic magazine.

Minnesota political leaders from both parties condemned a social media post Saturday by President Donald Trump that amplified a baseless conspiracy theory suggesting Gov. Tim Walz was involved in the killing of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman. Trump reposted a video on Truth Social asserting, without evidence, that Walz had Hortman assassinated — a claim that has circulated in fringe ...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard had yet to weigh in on the U.S. operation to remove Nicolás Maduro from power in Caracas as of Saturday night, more than 24 hours since President Trump approved the audacious mission that captured the Venezuelan leader. Her silence on the operation surprised some in the U.S. intelligence community, which laid the groundwork for the mission over ...

The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday lifted its prohibition on flights to the Caribbean and airlines have resumed normal flights. “The original restrictions around the Caribbean airspace are expiring at 12:00 am ET and flights can resume,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote on social media site X. “Airlines are informed, and will update their schedules quickly.” Duffy ...

It can feel hard to change your behavior or form a new habit, especially over the course of a whole year. On New Year’s Day, you might have filled your fridge with kale and gone for a jog, but how do you keep that resolve going in July?

A 26-year effort by the city of Gary, Indiana, to bring a dozen firearms manufacturers and distributors to court over gun violence seemingly came to an end Monday, after the Indiana Court of Appeals dismissed the city’s long-running lawsuit – citing a 2024 state law that bans cities from suing firearms companies.

PHILADELPHIA — Irene Blair was expected to have another six to eight months to live in June, after her pancreatic cancer rapidly advanced to stage 4 less than a year after her initial diagnosis. A new drug being tested in clinical trials around the world, including at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, was the 59-year-old grandmother from Newark, Del.’s best hope for more time. The drug ...

DUBAI – At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said on Sunday, as protests over soaring inflation spread across the country, sparking violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces.

ZURICH – All 40 people who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland have been identified, police said on Sunday, with teenagers making up more than half of the death toll.

BALTIMORE — For the first time in its existence, Maryland Public Television has been completely iced out of Uncle Sam’s wallet. Since retaking the White House in January, President Donald Trump has gained ground in his battles against legacy media. But he also has raided the only news group, more or less, in his control: public media. Through an executive order, Trump defunded NPR and PBS in ...

BEIJING – The U.S. attack on Venezuela will embolden China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea but will not hasten any potential invasion of Taiwan, analysts said.

A top Venezuelan official declared on Sunday that the country's government would stay unified behind President Nicolas Maduro, whose capture by the United States has sparked deep uncertainty about what is next for the oil-rich South American nation.

Scientists have never loved the scary nickname journalists have given the glacier where the current Antarctic expedition is headed: the “Doomsday Glacier.”

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BOSTON — Sanctuary cities are officially banned in New Hampshire as a set of laws signed by Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte in May took effect while the country celebrated the transition into 2026. “New Hampshire has made it clear that we are not a sanctuary for criminals and we will not go the way of Massachusetts and their billion-dollar illegal immigration crisis,” Gov. Ayotte told the Herald ...

SEOUL – North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang towards the sea off its east coast at around 7:50 a.m. local time on Sunday, South Korea's military said.

Will Smith and his company are facing allegations of sexual harassment by former “America’s Got Talent” contestant Brian King Joseph, who says he was subjected to “predatory behavior” during the Oscar winner’s 2025 tour.

A recent change to how the U.S. Postal Service says it postmarks letters could discount the ballots of thousands of last-minute voters.