Category: National news from the Associated Press

BATH, Maine (AP) — The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions, but those same rules could benefit…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made his first calls to foreign leaders as America’s commander in chief. He dialed up Canadian Prime…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police have arrested more than 1,600 protesters who took to the streets across the country in temperatures as low as minus-50…

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia is extending its virus curfew and banning demonstrations for three weeks as it tries to stem a rapid rise in…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared as it…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King has died at age 87 after a half-century in broadcasting that included interviews with presidents, movie stars and…

Democrats are planning to move quickly on one of the first bills of the new Congress, which would set federal election standards that would mandate…

Anti-abortion leaders who were elated a year ago when Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to appear in person at the annual March…

DETROIT (AP) — Someone bought a winning ticket for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot at a grocery store outside of Detroit. The winning numbers…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted an apparent missile or drone attack over its capital, Riyadh, amid the…