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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, a residential building is seen on fire after a Russian strike in Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
2 hours ago

A look at the Tomahawk, a US cruise missile that could come into play in the Ukraine war

Read full article: A look at the Tomahawk, a US cruise missile that could come into play in the Ukraine war

The Tomahawk cruise missile has been in the U.S. military’s inventory since the 1980s.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright listens as President Donald Trump meets with Argentina's President Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
46 minutes ago

Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest

Read full article: Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest

The Department of Energy says it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states, mostly in the Midwest, for largely fossil fuel-run energy.

FILE - Members of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard, patrol the subway system in Penn Station as police officers check commuters' bags in New York on Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
4 hours ago

Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

Read full article: Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding nearly $34 million in funding earmarked to protect New York’s transportation system from terrorist attacks.

FILE - Anne Applebaum poses for a photograph at her office at the Washington Post after being awarded the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction for her book "Gulag: A History," on April 5, 2004. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
4 hours ago

During troubled times in news industry, 168-year-old Atlantic thrives with newspaper-magazine hybrid

Read full article: During troubled times in news industry, 168-year-old Atlantic thrives with newspaper-magazine hybrid

Jeffrey Goldberg has bold goals: “We want The Atlantic to be the greatest writer's collective on the planet,” the magazine's editor-in-chief said.

FILE - A security surveillance camera is seen near the Microsoft office building in Beijing, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
1 hour ago

Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US

Read full article: Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US

Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are using artificial intelligence to improve their cyberattacks on U.S. companies, governments and individuals, according to new research from Microsoft.

With the government shutdown now in its third week, a sign turns away tourists at the entrance to the Capitol Visitor Center, in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
30 minutes ago

The Latest: Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton charged in documents probe: AP source

Read full article: The Latest: Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton charged in documents probe: AP source

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has been charged in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information.

Celia Monreal and her husband Jorge, respond to a question during an interview at their home Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
9 hours ago

As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire

Read full article: As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire

Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance will face higher costs next year if Congress doesn't extend enhanced premium tax credits that have made the plans more affordable.

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during an interview on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" at Fox News on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
11 hours ago

Cuomo and Sliwa aim to blunt Mamdani's momentum in first NYC mayoral debate

Read full article: Cuomo and Sliwa aim to blunt Mamdani's momentum in first NYC mayoral debate

New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa are slated to face off in a debate.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu drinks as he listens to speeches before a no-confidence vote, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at the National Assembly in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
7 hours ago

Embattled French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence votes in Parliament

Read full article: Embattled French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence votes in Parliament

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has survived two votes of no-confidence that could have toppled his fragile new government.

FILE - Former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila arrives to meet with religious leaders at his Kinyogote residence in M23 controlled Goma, Eastern Congo, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)
14 hours ago

Former Congo leader Kabila appears at Kenya political meeting despite absentia death sentence

Read full article: Former Congo leader Kabila appears at Kenya political meeting despite absentia death sentence

The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has appeared in public for the first time since being sentenced to death in absentia for treason and war crimes.

With the government shutdown now in its third week, a sign turns away tourists at the entrance to the Capitol Visitor Center, in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
12 minutes ago

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Read full article: Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelenskyy at the White House

Read full article: Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelenskyy at the White House

President Donald Trump has announced plans to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump addresses a dinner for donors who have contributed to build the new ballroom at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
19 hours ago

Trump hosts glitzy dinner for wealthy donors to new White House ballroom

Read full article: Trump hosts glitzy dinner for wealthy donors to new White House ballroom

President Donald Trump has welcomed nearly 130 donors, allies and representatives of major companies for a dinner at the White House to reward them for their contributions to a new $250 million ballroom project.

Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus speak outside the U.S. Capitol after arguments were heard on the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Brown)
21 hours ago

Supreme Court case could lead to loss of Black representation in Congress, but the scope is unknown

Read full article: Supreme Court case could lead to loss of Black representation in Congress, but the scope is unknown

The Supreme Court has indicated a willingness to limit race-based districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

FILE - A transport carrying new cars arrives at a Stellantis facility July 10, 2023, in Belvidere. Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
20 hours ago

Ontario premier criticizes Trump after Stellantis says it will move production from Canada to the US

Read full article: Ontario premier criticizes Trump after Stellantis says it will move production from Canada to the US

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called for economic retaliation against the U.S. after Stellantis decided to move Jeep Compass production from Canada to the U.S. Ford blames U.S. President Donald Trump for the move, which affects workers in Brampton, Ontario.

Vice President JD Vance speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
20 hours ago

JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat

Read full article: JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat

The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers has prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be removed from or resign their positions.

FILE - Passers-by walk and ride along a path on the campus of Brown University, in Providence, R.I., Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
1 day ago

Brown University rejects Trump's offer for priority funding, citing concerns over academic freedom

Read full article: Brown University rejects Trump's offer for priority funding, citing concerns over academic freedom

Brown University is rejecting a Trump administration proposal that would provide favorable access to funding in exchange for a wide range of commitments.

Members of the Pentagon press corp carry their belongings out of the Pentagon after turning in their press credentials, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
21 hours ago

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Read full article: Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addresses a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
1 day ago

Hegseth's plane diverted to UK due to cracked windshield on flight from Brussels to US

Read full article: Hegseth's plane diverted to UK due to cracked windshield on flight from Brussels to US

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom because a windshield cracked on a flight back to the U.S. from a NATO meeting and all aboard are safe.

FILE - A federal marshal reads a court order halting a planned voter registration protest as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., right, and fellow marcher Andrew Young, left, look on in Selma, Ala., March 9, 1965. (AP Photo, File)
1 day ago

Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young describes 'dirty work' of civil rights movement in new documentary

Read full article: Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young describes 'dirty work' of civil rights movement in new documentary

Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young settled into the role of doing the “dirty work” right away when he began working for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement — answering mail, working behind the scenes to set up marches.

Students from Columbus, Ohio, wait outside a barrier as U.S. Capitol Police watch over the East Plaza where congressional leaders will have a news conferences on the government shutdown at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
20 hours ago

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

Read full article: Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”.

The Capitol is seen under gray skies on the thirteenth day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
1 day ago

Democrats say they won't be intimidated by Trump's threats as the shutdown enters a third week

Read full article: Democrats say they won't be intimidated by Trump's threats as the shutdown enters a third week

The government shutdown is entering a third week, and Democrats say they're not intimidated by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come.

Voting rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, early Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, as the justices prepare to take up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
1 day ago

Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

Read full article: Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is the primary way plaintiffs can challenge racially discriminatory election practices.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, addresses MPs and Peers in the Houses of Parliament, as an Iranian-made drone of Russian's army that was shot down and captured by the Ukrainian military goes on display at the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday Oct. 15, 2025. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
1 day ago

Ukrainian officials meet with US weapons manufacturers before Trump-Zelenskyy talks

Read full article: Ukrainian officials meet with US weapons manufacturers before Trump-Zelenskyy talks

A Ukrainian government delegation has met with major American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit.

FILE - A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
1 day ago

Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on

Read full article: Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on

Federal workers furloughed or working without pay are feeling the financial squeeze and fear being swept up in the Trump administration's layoffs.

FILE - Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon,File)
1 day ago

Rep. Moulton challenges Sen. Markey in Massachusetts, calls for new generation of Democratic leaders

Read full article: Rep. Moulton challenges Sen. Markey in Massachusetts, calls for new generation of Democratic leaders

The campaign of U.S. Sen. Edward Markey says he is focused on the government shutdown in response to the announcement that Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton would run for his seat next year.

Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, left, addresses a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
1 day ago

Germany pledges big military aid package to Ukraine as Kyiv puts 2026 defense needs at $120 billion

Read full article: Germany pledges big military aid package to Ukraine as Kyiv puts 2026 defense needs at $120 billion

Germany plans to send more than $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine amid concerns about dwindling Western support.

Jeanne Weaver, 79, of Ebensburg, Pa., left, Sue Conard, 75, of Wisc., and Vanessa Fields, 70, of Philadelphia, pose for a portrait on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
1 day ago

Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement delayed by government shutdown

Read full article: Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement delayed by government shutdown

The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living increase.

Members of the Texas National Guard stand outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility in Broadview, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague)
1 day ago

Trump's approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

Read full article: Trump's approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that after months of aggressive immigration enforcement measures from the Trump administration, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration than they were in March.

Voting rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, early Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, as the justices prepare to take up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
1 day ago

Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

Read full article: Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.

People hold posters of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA rally at Utah State University, as a part of the organization's push to memorialize Kirk, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Logan, Utah. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett)
1 day ago

US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

Read full article: US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month.