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FILE - Cameroon President Paul Biya, left, and France's President Emmanuel Macron shake hands prior to bilateral talks at the Lyon's congress hall, central France, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

Macron admits France's repressive violence in Cameroon's war for independence

4:29 PM on Tuesday, August 12

French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that France waged a war marked by "repressive violence" in Cameroon before and after its independence in 1960

US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports

4:29 PM on Tuesday, August 12

The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, setting a new record

FILE - The Theodore Levin United States Courthouse is photographed in Detroit on July 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Michigan jury awards nearly $60M to man who said his rights were violated by prosecutor

4:11 PM on Tuesday, August 12

A jury has awarded nearly $60 million to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges

Sen. McConnell and wife join Kentucky ceremony marking expansion of their archives

3:45 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao’s status as a powerhouse couple was on display as they attended a ceremony in Kentucky for the archives that will catalogue their careers

FILE - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally, Oct. 5, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s highest-profile Democrat, expected to seek a return to the US Senate in 2026

3:45 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the Senate next year as Democrats wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber

UN condemns deadly attack on famine-hit camp in Darfur that killed 40

3:36 PM on Tuesday, August 12

The United Nations has condemned an attack by a paramilitary group on a displacement camp in Sudan's western region of Darfur

Campaign groups urge judge to further limit new restrictions on getting measures on Florida's ballot

3:28 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Attorneys for grassroots campaigners are again asking a judge to halt enforcement of parts of a new Florida law that restricts the state’s process to get citizens’ initiatives on the ballot

FILE - New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference outside the Jacob K. Javits federal building Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, file)

Andrew Cuomo swipes at Zohran Mamdani over a classic New York topic: rent

3:09 PM on Tuesday, August 12

As he seeks to boost his campaign for New York City mayor, Andrew Cuomo is proposing an overhaul to New York City’s rent laws and escalating his attacks on the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani

Silicon Valley lawmakers want to decriminalize homelessness

2:31 PM on Tuesday, August 12

As cities across California ban homeless encampments and Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages more sweeps, San Jose lawmakers are standing up against criminalizing homelessness

What to know about Trump's potential change in federal marijuana policy

2:07 PM on Tuesday, August 12

President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug

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