South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Monday expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to…
Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane”…
Trump pays respects to 4 US service members killed in the Middle East
By MATT ROURKE, JULIA DEMAREE-NIKHINSON and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday honored the lives of four U.S. service members who were killed in the Middle East and returned to…
Lebanon’s president will meet with Trump in Washington to push for Israeli troop withdrawal
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to wrap up a four-day visit to Washington, in a bid for long-term calm after months of war at home between…
US and Iran each assert they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks across the Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end…
New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war
By WILL WEISSERT, FARNOUSH AMIRI and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he’s not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U.S. should…
President Trump meets NATO leaders as they try to show they are serious about defense
U.S. President Donald Trump meets fellow NATO leaders at a summit on Tuesday as the alliance tries to persuade him that their countries are actively increasing their military capabilities while the American focus shifts away from defending Europe. Trump has been…
Trump visits newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota’s Badlands
By JACK DURA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump visited North Dakota on Wednesday to see the newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a massive facility exploring the life of America’s 26th president, built…
Multiple arrests as FBI disrupts ‘planned attacks’ targeting White House UFC show, director says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend for President Donald Trump’s birthday, and multiple people were in custody,…
Wyoming/Lincoln County coal may have new opportunities
“Mr. President, it’s an honor to be here. Thank you to the secretaries who have breathed late life into an economy in Wyoming that has been there for a long time,” Gov. Mark Gordon said as he addressed President Donald…