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A man walks on a street decorated with national flags in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

Montenegro at 20: After breaking with Serbia and joining NATO, EU is the next frontier

12:11 AM on Thursday, May 21

Montenegro marks 20 years of independence from a union with Serbia this week, celebrating a two-decade transformation that has already brought the Balkan country into NATO

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones speaks during a primary election night watch party, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Jackson, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Trump's false claims about the 2020 election are casting a shadow over Georgia's GOP runoffs

11:06 PM on Wednesday, May 20

President Donald Trump's repeated false claims about his 2020 election loss is almost certain to play a role in Georgia's four-week runoff campaign as Republican voters choose nominees for governor, secretary of state and the U.S. Senate

FILE - A man walks along the south bank of the River Thames backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, of the Houses of Parliament, in London, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

In many ways, Brits admire the US. But as America hits 250, they say one man defines it: Trump

11:02 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Britons are cool on America and baffled by President Donald Trump as the former colonies celebrate their 250th year of independence

FILE - Former Cuban President Raul Castro looks at the Cuban flag during his speech at the event celebrating the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution in Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, File)

What to know about the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro

5:14 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island

President Donald Trump speaks to the press after returning and stepping off Air Force One, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump has long kept his tax returns secret. He says that might change now, after IRS deal

3:42 PM on Wednesday, May 20

President Donald Trump's legal team has reached a deal with the Justice Department to drop tax claims against him, his family and associates

FILE - Travelers walk with their luggage past TSA agents at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Nov. 13, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening

3:08 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors

FILE - A cowboy hat and state flag are seen at a campaign event, Feb. 16, 2026, in Tyler, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Democrats try to defeat candidate expressing antisemitic views in Texas runoff on Tuesday

2:59 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Democratic leaders are trying to prevent Maureen Galindo, a candidate who has repeatedly expressed antisemitic views, from winning their party’s nomination in next week’s Texas runoff, and they’ve accused Republicans of propping up her campaign

Ohio woman accused of illegally voting as a noncitizen acquitted at trial

2:34 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A U.S. citizen has been found not guilty of illegally voting in the 2018 election in Ohio while she was a lawful permanent resident

FILE - Rep. Barry Moore, left, and Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas during a House Judiciary Committee Field Hearing, April 17, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Alabama's US Senate race heads to runoff as House primaries are in limbo over redistricting fight

1:17 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The runoff field for a U.S. Senate seat has been set in Alabama, a state that also will have a high-profile race for governor this fall and congressional seats that could be scrambled amid a wave of Republican redistricting

The Ballroom construction site can be seen as President Donald Trump tours the area at the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicans mull dropping $1 billion security money request for the White House and Trump's ballroom

1:07 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Republican senators are considering dropping a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support on Capitol Hill

FILE - Raul Castro waves a Cuban national flag during a May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana on May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump's second term

12:57 PM on Wednesday, May 20

The U.S. indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground

Ex-prosecutor charged with sending to herself copy of Smith report on Trump classified files probe

12:45 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A former federal prosecutor is facing federal charges over allegations that she sent a report detailing Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account, despite a judge’s order to keep it secret

FILE - Ray Washburne waits for an elevator in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York on Nov. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Sherritt agrees to sell stake in Cuba mining business to company linked to former Trump adviser

12:14 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Canadian miner Sherritt International Corp. has signed a non-binding agreement with Gillon Capital LLC

Images of Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Raul Castro, and Fidel Castro, are seen at the state building in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

US raises pressure on Cuba with indictment of former leader as island's president condemns charges

11:03 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Federal prosecutors have announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles

FILE - Brothers to the Rescue pilot Ivan Domaniewicz, left, and co-pilot Carlos Costa fly over the Straits of Florida looking for people who might have been on makeshift rafts fleeing Cuba in August 31, 1993. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

A Cuban exiles' group is at the heart of Raúl Castro's indictment over a 1996 shootdown

10:52 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A group founded by Cuban exiles known as Brothers to the Rescue is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to seek an indictment against Cuban leader Raúl Castro

FILE - Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

10:29 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions

Israel's Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Israeli parliament, during a session considering a bill to dissolve the government in Jerusalem,Wednesday, May 20,2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists

8:00 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Israel’s national security minister has drawn a sharp rebuke from his boss and triggered a backlash abroad after he released videos taunting detained activists from a flotilla that tried to reach Gaza

FILE - Cuba's President Raul Castro listens to the Cuban and Venezuelan national anthems during his welcome ceremony at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

The Latest: US indicts former Cuban President Raúl Castro over 1996 downing of planes

7:19 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government

FILE - A seized suspected Russian oil taker by the French navy is photographed in the Mediterranean Sea in Fos-sur-Mer, southern France, on Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni, File)

Ukraine ally Britain eases new sanctions on Russian oil as fuel prices surge over Iran war

4:06 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists that Britain’s support for Ukraine remains strong, despite the U.K. delaying some new sanctions on Russian oil

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