By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press Republicans can move ahead with redrawing Texas’ congressional districts now that Democratic lawmakers have returned to the state. Efforts to thwart President Donald Trump’s push to tilt the political map for next year’s midterm elections … Continued
SILVER BAY — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hoisted four children from a “rock” offshore a popular beach on the North Shore of Lake Superior early Sunday morning. At 2:10 a.m., an MH-60 Jayhawk from USCG’s Air Station Traverse City … Continued
By KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea, which has warned the drills would deepen regional … Continued
By RIAZ KHAN PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Anguished Pakistanis searched remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll reached 277 on Monday, while one official replied to the lack of evacuation warnings by saying … Continued
Thirteen years ago, a young mayor of San Antonio gave the keynote speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in North Carolina. At that point, the largely unknown Julián Castro became an instantaneous political phenom and a seemingly inevitable rising … Continued
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon said Monday that his team would discuss the long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel, after Beirut endorsed a U.S.-backed plan for the Hezbollah militant group to disarm. Related … Continued