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Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children, doctor group says - 2025-12-06T05:50:17-05:00
Thursday's attack is the latest in the fighting between the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, also known as the RSF, and the Sudanese military, who have been at war for over two years.

Russia unleashes drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue - 2025-12-06T05:36:20-05:00
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for talks aimed at ending the war.

West Virginians question National Guard deployments after attack on 2 of their own - 2025-12-06T05:00:00-05:00
Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree.

Takeaways from the latest special election and what it means for control of the House - 2025-12-06T05:00:00-05:00
There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.

Trump official signals potential rollback of changes to census racial categories - 2025-12-05T18:51:36-05:00
Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 census and other federal government forms, a White House agency official says.

HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait - 2025-12-05T17:38:16-05:00
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.

Trump's 'garbage' comment met with disappointment in Somalia - 2025-12-05T16:31:16-05:00
In Somalia, people are pushing back and pointing to the positives after President Trump disparaged their country.

Putin and Modi expand India-Russia economic ties in talks in New Delhi - 2025-12-05T14:37:49-05:00
India gave Russia's leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India's defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why? - 2025-12-05T13:12:55-05:00
A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.

Appeals court hands Trump a victory, OK'ing firings of two independent agency heads - 2025-12-05T13:05:23-05:00
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that President Trump's firings of Democratic members of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board were lawful.