April 9 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s National Assembly on Thursday confirmed Larry Devoe, a close ally of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, as the country’s new attorney general, following the February resignation of long-standing attorney general Tarek Saab. Devoe, 46, had been serving as the South American nation’s interim attorney general since Saab’s resignation, and was previously …
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) – Melania Trump, an enigmatic former model from Slovenia, has occupied the role of U.S. first lady on her own terms. She has often stayed silent on political issues or signaled tacit support for her husband, President Donald Trump. Thursday’s press conference decrying the idea that she had any relationship with …
CALGARY, April 9 (Reuters) – Separatists in Alberta say recent developments that have put Prime Minister Mark Carney on the verge of a parliamentary majority are boosting their cause as they seek to gather public support to force a vote on independence from Canada. Volunteer canvassers gathering signatures in the western province for a petition …
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, April 10 (Reuters) – Taiwanese officials are tracking what they view as a worrying rise in Chinese naval activity and military pressure against the island, even as Beijing presses a message of peace and cooperation in meetings with Taiwan’s opposition leader. China’s tactics are all the more unnerving …
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Friday marks six months since Gaza’s ceasefire deal took effect, a milestone largely lost in the confusion over the new and even more fragile ceasefire in the Iran war. The ravaged Palestinian territory of 2 million people has seen the most intense fighting stop between Israeli forces and Hamas-led …
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network, a portion of which was broadcast Thursday. In a nearly five-minute clip that is part of a longer interview scheduled to air on Sunday, journalist …
April 10 (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor America is recalling 294,128 vehicles in the U.S. due to a defect that could cause seat belt anchors to detach, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. (Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration’s efforts to impede the work of journalists. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman sided with The New York Times for the second time in a …
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle stood on the front lawn of a newly restored 19th-century schoolhouse Thursday, joining neighbors and local officials as a small-town radio station secured its future in the community he calls home. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked two historic moments: Chappelle’s restoration of the Union Schoolhouse and WYSO’s relocation …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California officials on Thursday said they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to use stolen identities from people outside the state to charge for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program. State Attorney General Rob Bonta said officials have charged 21 and have so far arrested 5 people involved as the …