The U.S. will mediate working-level talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials in November, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday night. In a post on X, Witkoff said the discussions on Nov. 10 and 11 in Abu Dhabi would “focus on post-war security arrangements, de-escalation, humanitarian efforts, and next steps toward peace.” He added that…
Voters throughout the country head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the midterm elections, with control of Congress, dozens of governorships, and major policy proposals all on the line. What’s on the ballot today? All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs. Beyond Washington, 36…
Sioux City, Iowa — Democratic Senate hopeful Josh Turek was standing with former Sen. Tom Harkin in a driveway in a small Western Iowa town when the former senator pulled out his phone to show the candidate something. “Oh my God,” Turek said as he leaned over to glance at Harkin’s phone, which appeared to…
Four United States citizens were among the at least 69 people who were killed when a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train in central Spain last week, officials said Sunday. The Center for Integrated Data, the legal body in Spain in charge of identifying victims of events with a high death toll,…
Next week’s midterm elections could prove momentous for Social Security, with time running out to put the program on solid financial ground. Social Security trustees’ most recent report projects that the program’s main trust fund is on course to be depleted by late 2032, after which Social Security recipients would face a more than 20%…
Kherson, Ukraine — A jet-powered Russian drone hit two passenger trains stopped at a station in Dnipro in central Ukraine Thursday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 14 more, including a 40-year-old man whose legs were amputated, officials said. A Russian cruise missile killed two 15-year-old girls in the northern city of Chernihiv, meanwhile, and…
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday after hiking borrowing costs in September to clamp down on inflation. The central bank left the federal funds rate at a target range of 3.75% to 4%, keeping it unchanged after raising rates last month for the first time in three years. In a statement, the…
Spain’s state-owned news agency and other local media say at least 10 people have died in a crash between two trains in central Spain. Spain’s rail system operator ADIF said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo. Rail service is suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia. TVE is reporting that the…
A German climber fell about 1,500 meters (nearly 5,000 feet) to his death on Monday, a day after reaching the summit of Ama Dablam mountain, according to a trekking company operator. Wolfgang Waschiczek, 57, was reported missing from Camp 3, which lies at around 6,200 meters. He had been resting after reaching the 6,812-meter summit…
Sioux City, Iowa — Less than 24 hours after President Trump held a raucous rally inside an airplane hangar in this western Iowa town, Senate Majority Leader John Thune stood alongside Rep. Ashley Hinson in a strip-mall bar and grill a few miles away. Looking out over a giant water tank that punctuated the flat…
