Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday she has no plan of leaving her country even as the Nicolás Maduro regime moves to imprison the leadership of her democratic movement.

The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds Thursday over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, with Netanyahu saying it was “exactly inaccurate” that a breakthrough was close.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Thursday in Haiti to reaffirm the U.S. government’s commitment to a multinational mission to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for long-awaited general elections.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday called for a national assault rifle ban and “red flag” laws in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Georgia that killed four people.

The appointment of the 73-year-old Barnier follows weeks of intense efforts by Macron and his aides to find a candidate who might be able to build loose groupings of backers in parliament and survive promised attempts by Macron’s opponents to quickly topple the new government. 

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is calling for the resignation of Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis after she alleged that the agency “mishandled” a grant program through the American Rescue Plan Act.

A superseding indictment announced Thursday adds five Russian military intelligence officers as defendants. Combined, the U.S. government is offering a $60 million reward for help leading to the defendants’ arrests.

An indictment filed Wednesday alleges a media company linked to six conservative influencers — including well-known personalities Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson — was secretly funded by Russian state media employees.

The future USS New Jersey, a fast-attack submarine, is the 23rd Virginia-class submarine, but it is the first of its kind — designed from the keel up with specific modifications for gender integration.

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel says Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro broke the law by publicly endorsing the reelection of President Joe Biden and criticizing former President Donald Trump in several statements he made while on official duty overseas.

Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty to federal tax charges to avoid facing another criminal trial months after his conviction in a separate gun case, appearing to surprise prosecutors and the judge.

Dimitri Simes, a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, is accused of working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds. Authorities believe he is in Russia.

The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school and wounding nine others was arrested Thursday and faces charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allowing his son to possess a weapon, authorities said.

With RT banned after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, those employees allegedly funneled $10 million to a U.S.-based media company to have a platform for content they wanted to share. The spending included contracts with well-known social media personalities who created videos for the company that expanded its general audience.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said China is a great friend, but that Malaysia has the right to operate in its waters. Beijing accused Kuala Lumpur of infringing on its territory.

Chinese President Xi Jinping promised the leaders billions of dollars in loans and private investment and proposed that relations with all African countries that have diplomatic ties with China be elevated to the “strategic” level.

Syria owes hundreds of millions of dollars to the families of two U.S. soldiers who were tortured and killed by Damascus-sponsored terrorists in Iraq more than 15 years ago, a federal court in Washington, D.C., ruled recently.

Prime Minister Hun Manet defended cracking down on those protesting a regional development deal. Critics say the deal privileges foreign interests and would cede sovereignty to Vietnam.

Staff at Apalachee High School have only worn badges for about a week that can quickly alert school officials or first responders about emergencies with a few clicks of a button.