Iran’s leader says rioters ‘must be put in their place’ as protest death toll...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week of protests...
Trial to begin for police officer charged in delayed response to Uvalde school shooting
Families who lost loved ones in the 2022 attack on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, have sought for nearly four years to hold...
Firefighters battle major blaze at Denver apartment complex under construction
DENVER (AP) — More than 100 firefighters battled a large blaze Friday evening as it tore through a three-story apartment complex under construction in...
As the calendar flips to 2026, battle for control of the Georgia House cranks...
(Georgia Recorder) — Most legislative races are pretty anti-climactic by the time general election voters cast a ballot in the fall, and that is...
A look back at the year’s top stories in Georgia politics
(Georgia Recorder) — Looking back, a year that started with the funeral of the only Georgian to ever serve as president and snowstorms in...
Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks and heightened security
NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous...
Dozens feared dead, 100 injured in New Year’s Eve fire at Swiss Alps resort
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — A fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight...
Alicia Johnson is first Black woman elected to Georgia’s Public Service Commission
ATLANTA (AP) — Alicia Johnson became the first Black woman elected to a statewide post that isn't a judgeship in Georgia when she won...
Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed out 2025 on Wednesday with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place...
Disney World worker is injured trying to stop runaway boulder at Indiana Jones show
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Walt Disney World worker in Florida was injured while attempting to stop a large runaway prop boulder from rolling...
Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles...
After Minnesota fraud allegations, HHS orders states to justify child care spending
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — States must now provide “justification” that federal child care funds they receive are spent on “legitimate” providers in order to...