Category: National news from the Associated Press

At least five people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol have chosen to defend themselves in court. In doing so, they’re brushing aside…

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Cloudy weather has disrupted the dress rehearsal for the Beijing Winter Olympics flame-lighting ceremony at the…

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Cloudy weather has disrupted the dress rehearsal for the Beijing Winter Olympics flame-lighting ceremony at the…

MADRID (AP) — Officials say there is no sign that a volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma is coming to an end, four weeks after it…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is decrying recent deadly attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and Britain. Greeting the public in St. Peter’s…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is holding municipal elections, with the left-wing governing party aiming to capture the city hall in the capital,…

LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — The father of a man held for the fatal stabbing of a British lawmaker during a meeting with local voters has told…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The death of a former Syrian Druse lawmaker, allegedly by Israeli sniper fire, could mark a new phase in Israel’s war against…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Flea had a funky birthday. So did the music school he co-founded that has become a Los Angeles institution. As the Red Hot Chili…

PARIS (AP) — A tribute march was organized on Sunday in Paris for the 60th anniversary of the bloody police crackdown on a protest by Algerians in…