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An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning and a tsunami was possible nearby

U.S. Central Command is establishing a coordination center in Israel to support and monitor the ceasefire agreement, a U.S. official said.

President Trump signed a proclamation protecting the name Columbus Day before hosting a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.

In two courthouses on opposite sides of the country, Donald Trump’s attempt to send troops into Democratic-led cities faced a critical legal test on Thursday.

A military mom confronted House Speaker Johnson on C-SPAN over the lack of a standalone bill to pay troops if the government shutdown extends beyond Oct. 15.

The FBI says scams perpetrated using bitcoin ATMs cost Americans nearly $250 million in 2024, more than double the sum from the previous year.

In two courthouses on opposite sides of the country, President Donald Trump’s attempt to send troops into Democratic-led Chicago and Portland, Oregon, will face a critical legal test on Thursday.

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An injured monarch butterfly was able to continue its migration after undergoing a wing transplant at a nature preserve in New York.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the Palisades Fire, which killed a dozen people earlier this year and caused widespread destruction in Los Angeles County, the DOJ announced.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responded after President Donald Trump called for his jailing in a social media post claiming Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have failed to protect ICE officers.

Flight delays and cancellations are climbing as sick calls involving air traffic controllers leave a number of airport towers and control facilities without enough staff to handle all flights.

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. He is charged with one count of false statements and one count of obstruction of a congressional proceeding.

New video shows drivers racing to lift a medical helicopter that crashed Monday night on a busy Sacramento highway.

Police in London have made dozens of arrests linked to a criminal gang who are alleged to have smuggled 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the U.K. to China.

President Donald Trump said that Sean "Diddy" Combs has reached out to ask him for a pardon following his conviction on two prostitution-related charges.

Former NFL QB Mark Sanchez, who was arrested following a physical altercation this weekend, is now facing a felony charge of battery involving serious bodily injury, prosecutors in Indianapolis said.

Time-lapse imagery captured the nearly full moon, a forerunner to the harvest supermoon, rising and setting over U.S. cities.

The Supreme Court has declined to take up the appeal of Maxwell, who was contesting her prosecution and conviction on grounds that the government had violated an agreement made with Jeffrey Epstein before his death.

An effort is underway to rescue hundreds of hikers who became trapped on Mount Everest due to an unexpected blizzard.

Tsunami threat widens to parts of Indonesia and Palau after earthquake off southern Philippines

The superintendent of Georgia's DeKalb County school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme in suburban Chicago

Flash flooding is a growing risk in the southwestern U.S. through this weekend

The sheriff’s office for metro Phoenix has spent millions of dollars budgeted for compliance costs in a racial profiling case over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns on things that had little or nothing to do with a court-ordered overhaul of the agency

A Texas appeals court has paused the execution of Robert Roberson, who was set to be the first in the U.S. executed for a murder linked to shaken baby syndrome

A parade of ships streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia to kick off a celebration of the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps

Tropical Storm Raymond, the third system now off the coast of Mexico, forms in the eastern Pacific Ocean

New Orleans jail escapee Derrick Groves, who spent nearly five months on the run before being recaptured in Georgia, agreed to be returned to Louisiana during an appearance before a Fulton County magistrate judge

A New Jersey businessman who testified against former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife at separate bribery trials won't go to prison, after a judge credited him at his sentencing for his honesty

Police in northeast Ohio went in pursuit of a runaway inflatable pumpkin after receiving calls of a large, orange inflatable object on the run

The Florida city of St. Petersburg, long a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and mindful of its racially segregated past, is considering approval of two flags recognizing those issues after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered similar street murals erased becau…

A North Carolina state House member has been charged with sex-related crimes involving a teenager

Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along California’s Pacific Coast Highway and crashed his SUV into a parked car

Texas’ top criminal court has again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he had been set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death in a shaken baby case

An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl is set to die by lethal injection early Friday in the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year

The State Department says it's fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party

Police say a man is believed to have fatally shot three people at two different locations in the Houston area before killing himself

An Alabama man scheduled to be executed this month says he did not commit the 1993 murder

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes on youth shelves has reached a $700,000 settlement with her former employer

All 10 fugitives who made a brazen escape from a New Orleans jail in May are back in custody after the last inmate was captured in Atlanta

The foreign minister of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is meeting with his Indian counterpart in a first high-level diplomatic engagement with New Delhi since the group seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.S. military presence

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded what he called his country’s fight against a U_S_-led military threat and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world."

A shooting at a concert in Peru's capital has intensified calls for President Dina Boluarte's removal

Tsunami threat widens to parts of Indonesia and Palau after earthquake off southern Philippines

About 1,000 protesters have clashed with police in Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning, seismologists said

Federal prosecutors in Belgium say police have detained three men over a suspected plot to carry out a jihadi-style attack on the country’s politicians, after finding a home-made bomb in one of the suspect’s houses

Gunfire has erupted in downtown Port-au-Prince after Haiti’s leaders made the rare and defiant decision to meet at the National Palace to symbolize the retaking of an area long controlled by powerful gangs

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has proposed that Qatar could mediate to end the U.S. military presence in international waters near Venezuela

Pope Leo XIV has urged labor union leaders from Chicago to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks

French media say an appeals court has increased the sentence for Husamettin Dogan to 10 years for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to an in-person meeting

Polish authorities have charged a former Warsaw city council employee with espionage for allegedly providing Russia with fake identities for its spies

Pope Leo XIV has criticized how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer

The Princess of Wales has a suggestion to parents: Please put down the phone

President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s air defense were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation

The tomb of former French justice minister Robert Badinter has been vandalized near Paris

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has comfortably survived two more no confidence votes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's new long-range missiles and drones are causing significant gas shortages in Russia

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The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay

Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Indiana on Friday for a second time in recent months as the White House continues to push for redistricting

The two nominees for governor of Virginia are meeting to debate the issues

A Democratic running for California governor nearly cut off a TV interview after a tense back-and-forth with a reporter

Lawmakers are openly venting their frustration as they try to gain traction to end the government shutdown

Senate Republicans have voted down legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system

Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy says he is troubled that partisanship seemed to be “creeping its way into the court,” and that the state of political discourse in the country has gotten so vulgar and vile that he worries for the country

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff says he raised more than $12 million from July through September

The first week is the easy one

Penn State's recent loss to UCLA has sparked discussions about college football teams traveling across the country

The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce as part of a new contingency plan

Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has launched her reelection campaign as her party looks to bounce back nationally from sweeping losses in 2024

The only good news out of the American camp since losing the Ryder Cup to Europe is that no one has suggested another task force

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli will go head-to-head in their final debate for New Jersey governor

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight

Aftyn Behn wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special primary election

Matt Van Epps wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special primary election

A private energy company is abandoning a proposal to store nuclear waste at a site in southeastern New Mexico

The U.S. has granted Trinidad and Tobago permission to negotiate a gas deal with neighboring Venezuela without facing any U.S. sanctions

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to prevent the state’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage from running out of money

The U.S. Treasury has purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank

Authorities in Romania say a British Airways flight en route from Istanbul to London has been forced to make an emergency landing in Bucharest after four people on board reportedly suffered possible smoke inhalation

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged lower this week, returning to its lowest level in about a year

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a group of 50 people, companies and ships largely out of the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China

Ferrari has raised its 2025 financial forecast despite facing 15% tariffs on foreign car imports to the U.S. The company on Thursday unveiled the powertrain and chassis of its first fully electric vehicle the Ferrari Elettrica set for delivery late nex…

In 2013, mired in debt, Detroit filed for bankruptcy

PepsiCo reported better-than-expected revenue in the third quarter despite weaker demand for its snacks and drinks in North America

The United States has introduced sanctions against Serbia’s main oil supplier, which is controlled by Russia

World shares are mostly higher after US stocks hit records again following a brief stumble

The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a new international airport for India's financial capital, Mumbai

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has thanked the European Union for being a "trusted friend" and urged investment in Greenland's resources

A Canadian government official familiar with the matter says Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the contentious Keystone XL pipeline project during his White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week

The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce as part of a new contingency plan

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to name a new prime minister within 48 hours

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Tsunami threat widens to parts of Indonesia and Palau after earthquake off southern Philippines

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning and a tsunami was possible nearby

Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which the electric vehicle maker’s cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometim…

Meteorologists say La Nina has arrived, bringing cooler weather patterns worldwide

Ferrari has raised its 2025 financial forecast despite facing 15% tariffs on foreign car imports to the U.S. The company on Thursday unveiled the powertrain and chassis of its first fully electric vehicle the Ferrari Elettrica set for delivery late nex…

Apple has introduced a new call screening feature for iPhone users to combat nuisance calls

China has outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies, extending controls over the use of the elements critical for many products

Financial institutions are raising concerns about a potential AI investment bubble

This year’s Nobel Prize science winners got the good news from early morning phone calls and door knocks

Verizon has signed a deal to provide cellular service from space through AST SpaceMobile beginning next year

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Tesla announced the launch of cheaper versions of two of its electric vehicles Tuesday in hopes of reviving flagging sales

The U.S. government shutdown could raise a caution flag for private companies considering a move to the public market for investors

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the Australian government for a report filled with apparent AI-generated errors

October’s supermoon — a phenomenon when the moon is closest to earth, making it appear larger and brighter — is the first of three this year. The subtle difference can be observed without special equipment if skies are clear. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

FIFA is employing an alternative review system that allows coaches to appeal two referee’s decisions per match at the Under-20 soccer World Cup in Chile

AMD is announcing a deal to supply its chips to OpenAI for building AI infrastructure

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A North Dakota judge has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids

A New York county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities has been halted for now

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law phasing out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals

The World Health Organization says an Ebola outbreak in southern Congo is starting to be contained

The leader of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is set to join the state legislature

A new UNICEF report has found that the number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has nearly doubled to 680,000

The International Committee of the Red Cross says over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages due to fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian funding

Planned Parenthood officials say in court filings that Missouri's Republican attorney general is trying to get the medical records of patients who’ve had abortions

The Kenyan capital Nairobi is renowned for having the only national park in a city

Robert Roberson hopes he will again avoid becoming the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome

A New York judge has upheld a Long Island county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities

Federal health officials have issued a public health alert for certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kids containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in its latest LGBTQ rights case, weighing the constitutionality of bans passed by nearly half of U.S. states on the practice known as conversion therapy for children

Democrats believe health care is an issue that will resonate with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the shuttered U.S. government

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and has stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone

Several groups and nonprofit organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans

Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks

Lewis Moody, a former England rugby captain and 2003 World Cup winner, has been diagnosed with ALS

Authorities in Brazil have issued warnings about methanol poisoning linked to distilled beverages

Couples should never go to bed angry, right

Angel Reese is getting a pair of wings

For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, visitors to Rome’s Colosseum can walk through a hidden imperial passage

Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along California’s Pacific Coast Highway and crashed his SUV into a parked car

Sharing a Glasgow hotel with pop star Katy Perry hasn’t been much of a distraction for Scotland coach Steve Clarke as he prepares his team for two crucial World Cup qualifiers this week

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for his "compelling and visionary oeuvre."

In Luca Guadagnino's “After the Hunt” Yale academics go at each other on everything from Foucault to feminism in a psychological battle set across a #MeToo minefield

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny’s music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance was announced last week

A star-studded lineup of music icons is set to present at this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

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Turkish authorities are questioning several high-profile celebrities in a drugs-related investigation

Tenor Rolando Villazón has made his Metropolitan Opera directing debut with Bellini's “La Sonnambula.”

Taylor Swift did not turn down the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show

Filmmaker Derek Cianfrance goes to extreme lengths to make immersive environments for his actors

Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri did not expect some of the discourse around “After the Hunt.”

The Skins Game is returning to Thanksgiving weekend with a few twists

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

Five years after their influential drummer Neil Peart died of glioblastoma, the Canadian band Rush have announced a reunion tour Monday

Taylor Swift's new film, “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl,” has topped the weekend box office with $33 million in North America

The 190th Oktoberfest has come to a close, wrapping up the world’s largest folk festival with the traditional Bavarian marksmen’s gun salute in Munich, after a bomb threat closed it for hours last week

Rescue workers are helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at a tourist camp on Mount Everest in Tibet

LeBron James still has not participated in a full practice since the Los Angeles Lakers’ training camp started more than a week ago

The Las Vegas Aces are in position to make short work of the WNBA’s expanded playoff schedule

Chris Jones has owned up to his mistake in the Chiefs' loss to Jacksonville

Algeria has become the fourth African country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup and all of them are from the north of the continent

Common has teamed up with collaborators to compose "Victory," the official theme for NBA on Prime

Jacksonville and Cleveland have swapped starting cornerbacks, with Tyson Campbell going to the Browns and Greg Newsome heading to the Jaguars

A World Cup without Germany used to be unthinkable

After two major crashes the last two seasons and a battle with PTSD, American skiing standout Mikaela Shiffrin is entering the upcoming Olympic season on a more positive note

Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the country’s top sumo wrestlers

Shohei Ohtani is struggling in the postseason, going 0 for 5 for the Los Angeles Dodgers in their 8-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NL Division Series

Novak Djokovic had a relatively straightforward victory at the Shanghai Masters for a change as he beat unseeded Zizou Bergs 6-3, 7-5 to reach the semifinals

The last time North Texas was undefeated this deep into a season was 1959

Forget the preseason prognostications

Aaron Judge's brilliant season wasn't enough to end the New York Yankees' championship drought

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer each drove in a run, and eight Toronto pitchers shut down the New York Yankees in a 5-2 victory that sent the Blue Jays to the American League Championship Series for the first time in nine years

South Africa opted to field against host India after captain Laura Wolvaardt won a rain-delayed toss at the Women’s Cricket World Cup

The Montreal Canadiens visit the Detroit Red Wings in a matchup within the Atlantic Division Thursday

The Calgary Flames visit the Vancouver Canucks after the Flames defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in a shootout

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the San Jose Sharks after Pavel Dorofeyev recorded a hat trick in the Golden Knights' 6-5 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings

The Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks will play in a non-conference matchup