Politics

Russia launches its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years

By Jim Heintz, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there.

FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation.

Report reveals Justice Thomas secretly benefited from network of wealthy patrons

By John Yang, Saher Khan

There are new details about the gifts Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has gotten from wealthy businessmen. ProPublica provided the fullest account yet of the gifts and there are far more than previously known. John Yang discussed the story with…

Continue watching

Supreme Court temporarily blocks OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would protect Sackler family

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices on Thursday agreed to a Biden administration request to put the brakes on an agreement reached last year with state and local governments.

A billion-dollar coastal restoration project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?

By Kevin McGill, Associated Press

If the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project works as intended, solids in the river water will settle out in the basin and gradually restore land that has been steadily eroding for decades.

Biden asks Congress for more than $13 billion to support Ukraine and $12 billion for disaster fund

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

It's another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a counteroffensive against the Kremlin's deeply entrenched forces.

Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Trump in 2020 election conspiracy trial

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Trump faces charges including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. The Republican ex-president has pleaded not guilty. The GOP presidential primary front-runner portrays the case against him as politically motivated.

AP report: Niger's junta told U.S. they would kill deposed president if neighbors intervene militarily

By Sam Mednick, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

Representatives of the junta told U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland of the threat to Bazoum during her visit to the country this week, a Western military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of…

WATCH: Blinken holds news conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena Ibarra

By Associated Press

Last week, Mexican authorities found two bodies in the Rio Grande including one that was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.

Major gun safety groups come together to endorse Biden for 2024 election

By Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The groups endorsing the president for reelection include: Brady Campaign, Team Enough, Community Justice Action Fund, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, and Giffords.