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Security forces guard in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo)

UN rights chief calls for a probe into killings in Tanzania and allegations of concealing evidence

2:29 PM on Tuesday, November 11

The United Nations has called for an investigation into what is believed to have been the deaths of hundreds or more people while protesting the disputed election in Tanzania in which presidential candidates from the two main opposition parties were barred

University of California students seeking second vote on the Board of Regents that oversees campuses

2:09 PM on Tuesday, November 11

University of California student leaders are seeking a second vote on the 26-member Board of Regents

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

New Trump directive could deny more visas based on applicants' health and finances

1:51 PM on Tuesday, November 11

A new directive by President Donald Trump’s administration could make it more difficult for foreigners to visit or live in the United States if they have certain medical conditions such as diabetes or obesity or lack the economic resources and assets to support themselves

Cline Jorge Chauca Lopez listens during a session on the Indigenous strategy for fires and droughts in the Amazon during the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Indigenous groups get the spotlight at UN climate talks, but some say visibility isn't power

1:34 PM on Tuesday, November 11

This year's United Nations climate talks in Brazil are putting a special focus on Indigenous peoples

FILE - People gather among debris near a bridge in Black River, Jamaica, Oct. 30, 2025, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Death toll from Hurricane Melissa rises to 45 in Jamaica, with 15 others still missing

12:44 PM on Tuesday, November 11

Jamaica’s government says that the number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 45, with 15 other people still missing

FILE - Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn, speaks outside the hush money criminal case of former president Donald Trump in New York, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Trump pardons the husband of Republican supporter Rep. Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee

12:18 PM on Tuesday, November 11

President Donald Trump has pardoned the husband of Republican congresswoman Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes a statement to reporters following a vote in the Senate to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker Johnson faces an unruly House as lawmakers return for shutdown vote

10:57 AM on Tuesday, November 11

After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session

In this photo released by Syrian Presidency press office, President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa, at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Syrian Presidency press office via AP)

Syrian official says his country has joined the anti-IS coalition but not the military mission

10:21 AM on Tuesday, November 11

A Syrian government official says Syria has joined a global coalition against the Islamic State, but that Syria has not joined of the U.S.-led military mission fighting the extremist group

Editorial Roundup: United States

10:02 AM on Tuesday, November 11

The UN is reinventing peacekeeping – Haiti is the testing ground

7:30 AM on Tuesday, November 11

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, shows oyster shells to a visitor at his home, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Sullivan, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Graham Platner thinks Democratic voters will overlook his past to support a new type of candidate

7:27 AM on Tuesday, November 11

Graham Platner's campaign for U.S. Senate took some early hits because of his online history and a tattoo he now regrets, but he's staying in the race for the long haul

Volunteers at the San Antonio Food Bank load bags of potatoes for a food distribution for SNAP recipients and other households affected by the federal shutdown, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Everyday volunteers are providing stopgap services during the shutdown in a show of community power

7:01 AM on Tuesday, November 11

Everyday people are improvising stopgap efforts to support their communities through the longest government shutdown in U.S. history

Journalists report outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK government defends the BBC as critics circle and Trump threatens to sue

6:22 AM on Tuesday, November 11

The British government has rallied to the defense of the BBC as it faces a dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump

FILE - Archbishop Paul Coakley speaks to the media before the Beatification Ceremony for Stanley Rother in Oklahoma City, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

US Catholic bishops select conservative culture warrior to lead them during Trump’s second term

6:01 AM on Tuesday, November 11

U.S. Catholic bishops have elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term

FILE -Rep. Cory Maloy, R-Lehi, holds a packet of potential redistricting maps as SB1012 Congressional Boundaries Designation is discussed in the House chamber during a special session at the Capitol on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (Kristin Murphy/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Judge adopts Utah congressional map creating a Democratic-leaning district for 2026

2:53 AM on Tuesday, November 11

A Utah judge has rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks as Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris, from left, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser listen during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, May 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House says naming new Washington Commanders stadium after Trump would be 'beautiful'

1:13 PM on Saturday, November 8

The White House says it would be “beautiful” to name the new stadium for Washington’s NFL team after President Donald Trump

FILE - Former Hose Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Nancy Pelosi's exit opens way for tough fight to replace her in San Francisco district

11:05 PM on Thursday, November 6

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step aside after nearly four decades in Congress kicks off a wide-open contest to replace her at a time when her home city of San Francisco is roiled in debate about what its future should look like

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