TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Hamas militant group has published the names of four hostages it says it will release on Saturday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. There was no immediate confirmation of the names from Israel. Hamas released the names today. The hostages are to be ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles today, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters. The Republican president has ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate today confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead America's premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person ...

Attorney General Dave Yost, who’s talked for months about running for governor, announced his intentions to seek the office next year. Yost, a Republican, said today: “After receiving a groundswell of support from voters across the state and much prayer and consultation, I am answering the ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Donald Trump is coming back to Davos. This time, virtually. The freshly reinaugurated U.S. president is to speak Thursday to an international audience for the first time after returning to the White House three days earlier, with a speech and question-and-answer by ...

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings. The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday ...