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Cuban foreign minister says Rubio’s ‘personal’ agenda in Latin America risks Trump’s peace prospects
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent U.S. escalations in the Caribbean are a result of Secretary…
LA running club monitors for immigration agents
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Iris Delgado started a running club in her largely Latino, Los…
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate…
Court disqualifies Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada from overseeing multiple criminal cases
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge disqualified Nevada acting U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah from…
Justice Department sues New Jersey synagogue protesters using law meant to protect abortion clinics
Federal officials have sued pro-Palestinian demonstrators involved in a heated protest outside a New Jersey…
Iowa schools leader held by ICE steps down as he fights deportation
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines public schools superintendent who has been detained…
Justice Department lawsuit alleges Los Angeles sheriff processes concealed carry licenses too slowly
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…
Strong earthquake kills 31 people in a central Philippine region hit by deadly storm just days ago
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and…
A Mexican man is the second victim to die after shooting at Dallas ICE facility
DALLAS (AP) — A Mexican man who was among three people shot at a Dallas…
New Orleans police official says crime is down after governor requests National Guard troops
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A top New Orleans police official on Tuesday welcomed the possibility…
The Latest: Democrats vote down federal funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown
The U.S. government is on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…
Planned Parenthood closes Louisiana clinics after 40 years due to financial and political pressure
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Planned Parenthood on Tuesday shuttered its two clinics in Louisiana…
Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the…
Federal employee taken into custody following “active shooter hoax” at NJ’s largest military base
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal government employee was taken into custody Tuesday following an…
Prosecutors want Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to more than 11 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — Key witnesses against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including longtime ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie”…
Trump calls for using US cities as a ‘training ground’ for military in unusual speech to generals
QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed using American cities as training…
Hegseth wants ‘male standard’ for combat roles. Many female veterans say that’s already the case
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address Tuesday to the military’s top leaders waded back…
Friends of the Michigan church shooting suspect say he long carried hatred toward Mormon faith
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The man who opened fire in a Michigan church…
Judge finds the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests
BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted non-U.S. citizens for…
Record 13th Florida execution this year carried out on man convicted of killing a couple
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a married couple during a robbery…
Federal agents grab and shove journalists outside NYC immigration court, sending one to hospital
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hallway outside a…
Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to ‘terminate’ global warming
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the Trump administration’s climate skepticism Tuesday and threw…