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New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they're discharged

New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they're discharged

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says in a new memo that transgender airmen ousted under a recent Trump administration directive will no longer have the chance to argue before a board of their peers for the right to continue serving their country.
Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order

Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C.
New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard

New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, who is accused of being paid as if he was working even when they met alone in a
Trump and Putin shake hands in Alaska before their summit on the war in Ukraine

Trump and Putin shake hands in Alaska before their summit on the war in Ukraine

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin shook hands warmly at the start of their Alaska summit on Friday before heading into hours of discussions that could reshape the war in Ukraine and rela
The death toll from flash floods in northwest Pakistan has jumped to 157, officials say

The death toll from flash floods in northwest Pakistan has jumped to 157, officials say

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people and left scores of others missing in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people fr
Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without an agreement

Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without an agreement

GENEVA (AP) — Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday as the session was adjourned with plans to resume at a later date.
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers evacuated 1,300 stranded tourists from a mounta
Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir, killing at least 56 and leaving scores missing

Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir, killing at least 56 and leaving scores missing

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village
Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back

Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's “emergency police commissioner" with all the powers of the
Mali's military rulers arrest 2 generals, a suspected French agent and others in alleged coup plot

Mali's military rulers arrest 2 generals, a suspected French agent and others in alleged coup plot

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's military rulers said Thursday they have arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a suspected French agent, accused of attempting to destabilize the country .
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