Politics

UN raises $1.2 billion for Yemen humanitarian crisis, far below its 2023 target

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The United Nations has raised $1.2 billion in humanitarian aid pledges for Yemen at a conference aimed at helping millions of people in the war-stricken country.

Federal officials promise to trim backlog of health care investigations

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Federal officials say they're working to cut down on a growing backlog of complaints lodged against health care providers and government agencies by patients who claim their civil rights or privacy have been violated.

WATCH: Biden says 'history matters' at White House reception celebrating Black History Month

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden says “history matters, and Black history matters,” a forceful declaration that comes after the state of Florida blocked a new advanced course on African American studies from being taught in its high schools.

UK, EU hail 'new chapter' after deal reached on Brexit trade dispute

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The U.K. and the European Union have sealed a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland.

WATCH: State Department holds news briefing after Israelis and Palestinians killed in West Bank

By Majdi Mohammed, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press

State Department spokesperson Ned Price held a briefing on Monday after news of a Palestinian gunman shooting and killing an Israeli motorist in the occupied West Bank, the latest bloodshed in a fresh wave of fighting that shows no signs…

Democrat Marianne Williamson announces 2024 presidential run

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

She becomes the first major Democrat to challenge President Joe Biden for his party’s nomination.

WATCH: White House announces task force to crack down on migrant child labor

By Associated Press

The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S.

On last day of visit, Jill Biden urges more countries to send aid for East Africa drought

By Darlene Superville, Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press

U.S. first lady Jill Biden got an up-close look Sunday at the historic East Africa drought as she walked along arid land and listened as some Maasai women described how their children and livestock are going hungry. She appealed for more countries to join…

Election deniers turn their focus to state GOP posts after failing at polls

By Nicholas Riccardi, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

In a basement event space in the Denver suburb of Parker, Tina Peters surveyed a crowd of Colorado Republicans last week and made an unusual pitch for why she should become chair of their beleaguered party: “There's no way a…

Some Democratic-led states seek to strengthen protections for voting rights

By Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press

Lawmakers in several Democratic-controlled states are advocating sweeping voter protections this year, reacting to what they view as a broad undermining of voting rights by the Supreme Court and Republican-led states as well as a failed effort in Congress to bolster access to the polls.