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Dr. Amy Acton, who helped lead Ohio’s early pandemic response, joins 2026 governor's race

Dr. Amy Acton, who helped lead Ohio’s early pandemic response, joins 2026 governor's race

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor.
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Jimmy Carter's casket arrives at the US Capitol, where he will lie in state

Jimmy Carter's casket arrives at the US Capitol, where he will lie in state

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday.
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Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal

Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.
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Dr. Amy Acton, who helped lead Ohio’s early pandemic response, joins 2026 governor's race

Dr. Amy Acton, who helped lead Ohio’s early pandemic response, joins 2026 governor's race

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor.
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Bangladesh's ailing former premier Khaleda Zia leaves country to undergo medical treatment in London

Bangladesh's ailing former premier Khaleda Zia leaves country to undergo medical treatment in London

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia left the nation's capital for London on Tuesday for medical treatment, said one of her advisers.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96

PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, died Tuesday. He was 96.
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Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off

Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was denied Tuesday in his second attempt to delay this week's sentencing in his hush money case.
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Gaudreau suspect pleads not guilty to homicide charges after turning down 35-year prison sentence

Gaudreau suspect pleads not guilty to homicide charges after turning down 35-year prison sentence

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment Tuesday after turning down a prosecution offer of 35 years
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Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas

Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas

CARACAS. Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, said Tuesday that his son-in-law was kidnapped in Venezuela's capital.
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Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers

Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge to the disclosure of a much-anticipated document jus
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