China has agreed to purchase at least $17 billion of agricultural products from the U.S. annually through 2028, the White House said in a fact sheet detailing President Donald Trump’s two-day summit in China.

A day earlier, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce released its own readout of the meeting, which said the U.S. and China will adopt a ...Read more

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is escalating its response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, after the World Health Organization labeled the outbreak a public health emergency.

The agency plans to deploy additional staff to the affected countries and will provide technical support...Read more

Peruvian electoral authorities officially confirmed conservative Keiko Fujimori and left-wing lawmaker Roberto Sánchez as candidates for a presidential runoff election on June 7, more than a month after the first round was held.

With all ballots counted, Fujimori took 17.2% of the vote in the first round on April 12, the National Jury of ...Read more

Just off Palm Canyon Drive in Borrego Springs, a dead honey mesquite tree remains rooted in the hot sand. It’s lifeless but not yet useless — not to the creatures that find shade under its branches or the plants that count on its nutrients.

Over the last year, mesquite has been at the heart of a growing water war in Borrego Springs, a tiny ...Read more

An Iraqi national was arrested Friday for what federal authorities have described as serving in a role with two foreign terrorist organizations and attempting to carry out an attack on a Jewish institution in Los Angeles.

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, is facing several terrorism-related charges alleging that he worked with Kata'ib ...Read more

The thorny question of whether Britain should unwind a decade of estrangement from the European Union is resurfacing as the Labour Party starts to imagine a future beyond Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Two key figures have emerged as potential challengers after a series of political body blows that have left Starmer’s leadership in crisis, and ...Read more

Rescue crews responded Sunday to a crash during the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base. There was a midair collision two miles northwest of the base, the Mountain Home Air Force Base 366th Fighter Wing told the Idaho Statesman.

An announcer told the crowd shortly after 1 p.m. that all four Navy pilots were “found safe.�...Read more

The U.S. and Iran remained far apart on a deal to end weeks of war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, as a drone attack sparked a fire at a United Arab Emirates nuclear plant, spotlighting the risks of a fragile ceasefire.

President Donald Trump made clear his patience is wearing thin, posting on social media Sunday that “For ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran seemed far apart on a deal to end weeks of war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, as a drone attack sparked a fire at a United Arab Emirates nuclear plant, spotlighting the risks of a fragile ceasefire.

Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency said the U.S. had set five main conditions for a peace deal, ...Read more

As President Trump left Beijing on Friday, Chinese social media resurfaced a familiar nickname for the president — flattering at first glance — declaring that Chuan Jianguo, the "Nation Builder," had returned.

It was not meant as a compliment. The nation he is building, according to the Chinese, is not the United States but their own, ...Read more

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said the self-ruled democracy cannot be traded away, days after U.S. President Donald Trump described a planned $14 billion arms sale to Taipei as a bargaining chip with China.

“Taiwan will never be sacrificed or traded,” Lai said in a Facebook post on Sunday evening, adding that the island’s central role...Read more

Researchers are getting closer to ensuring a vial of powder the size of a quarter — and with the potential to prevent tens of thousands of unintentional deaths per year from bleeding — is a staple in ambulances, first aid kits, airlift helicopters and military packs.

That small vial of powder, when combined with 10 milliliters of sterile ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado libraries recorded a 25% decrease in challenges to their books, materials, events and exhibits in 2025 compared to the previous year.

Last year, public libraries across the state reported 43 challenges to their books, materials, events and exhibits and two challenges to Internet policies, according to data from the Colorado ...Read more

TOLEDO, Ohio — The little boy, dressed in a Toy Story sweatshirt, wrapped himself around the nation's health secretary.

"What do you guys want to be when you grow up?" Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a carpet full of preschoolers.

"A dinosaur!" the boy replied, squeezing tighter.

Just weeks ago, Kennedy sat ...Read more

Latvia’s President Edgars Rinkevics nominated Andris Kulbergs of the United List party to form a new government after Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned on Thursday following a row over how the armed forces handled a drone incursion last week.

“Mr. Kulbergs enjoys my full support and trust,” Rinkevics told a news conference on Saturday ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A woman was killed after crawling under a stopped Metro bus in Santa Monica on Friday afternoon, local investigators said.

Early findings from the Santa Monica Police Department say the woman suffered fatal injuries as the bus pulled away from its stop at Main Street and Ocean Park Boulevard.

The Santa Monica Police Department ...Read more

More than a decade after failing in his bid to become U.K. prime minister, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has emerged as a key player in efforts to remove Keir Starmer from the post he once sought.

Miliband’s push to lead Labour to victory in the 2015 general election ended in bitter defeat after a three-year-long lead in the polls fizzled and ...Read more

Venezuela’s government said Alex Saab was deported from the country on Saturday over his alleged involvement in several crimes in the U.S.

Immigration authorities did not provide details on his final destination.

Saab, the Colombian businessman who became one of the former President Nicolás Maduro’s most influential financial operators, ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan's population is expected to decline or slow in growth through 2030 after the Great Lakes State recorded its fifth consecutive year of more people dying than being born.

The population phenomenon of "natural decrease" — where deaths exceeded births — that began in 2020 has continued annually through 2024, even as ...Read more

TROY, Mich. ― The chance to buy a new pocket watch drew several hundred people early Saturday to Somerset Mall in Troy.

But they were left disappointed after the crowd became so large and disruptive that police told them to disperse and the sale was canceled.

People gathered at the mall early Saturday to buy the Swatch x Audemars Piguet (...Read more