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A woman holds a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as portraits of the late Iranian armed forces commanders, who were killed in Israeli strike in June, are seen at background, during a commemoration marking the first death anniversary of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Analysis: Iran faces 'a permanent state of crisis' as time wanes and sanction pressure grows

1:04 AM on Thursday, October 23

Iran faces significant challenges as its economy struggles and sanctions are reimposed

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and European Council President Antonio Costa wait for the start of the Tripartite Social Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU summit aims for new Russia sanctions and a plan to use Moscow's assets to help Ukraine

12:12 AM on Thursday, October 23

European Union leaders are aiming to greenlight a new raft of sanctions against Russia at a summit on Thursday

A person paints a portrait of a demonstrator dressed in an inflatable costume outside a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

How inflatable costumes ballooned at anti-Trump rallies due to a Portland protester's frog outfit

12:04 AM on Thursday, October 23

A growing number of people protesting against President Donald Trump's administration are wearing inflatable costumes at rallies

Alleged Chinese drug trafficker recaptured in Cuba after escaping Mexican custody

10:05 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Mexican authorities have announced the recapture of Zhi Dong Zhang, a Chinese national accused of trafficking cocaine and fentanyl into the U.S. Zhang, also known as "Brother Wang," was indicted in Atlanta in 2022

A sign stands by the bridge that leads to Coast Guard Island Alameda in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Federal agents sent to San Francisco area and mayor says it's meant to incite 'chaos and violence'

9:26 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced it is providing a base for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the San Francisco area

Donah Falia, a 20-year-old student pursuing an accounting course at ABC College, sits inside his aunt's house in Anosimahavelona informal settlement in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Youth who led Madagascar protests hope coup leader will continue to hear them as president

9:15 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Last week’s military coup in Madagascar followed weeks of protests by youth angry about a lack of opportunity, poverty, and regular power and water cutoffs in the sprawling African island nation

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a live address on Canada's plan to build a stronger economy in advance of the 2025 Budget, at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will double its non-US exports as Canadians can't rely on US

8:38 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's setting a goal for the country to double its non-U.S. exports in the next decade, saying Canada’s former strengths based on close ties to the United States have become vulnerabilities

The Great Seal of the State of Wyoming, where a homemade bomb was left on Tuesday that caused the Wyoming Capitol to be evacuated, is seen Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

Wyoming Capitol bomb investigators focus on men seen in security video

6:58 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Investigators in Wyoming are trying to identify two men they believe left a homemade bomb in front of the state Capitol

This photo provided by North Korean government, shows what it says a test of a hypersonic projectile at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says its latest missile tests demonstrate a new hypersonic system

6:36 PM on Wednesday, October 22

North Korea said Thursday that its latest missile tests involved a new hypersonic system aimed at strengthening its nuclear war deterrent, as leader Kim Jong Un continues to build up weapons designed to overwhelm missile defenses in South Korea

The Edward R. Roybal Center and Federal Building is seen Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

LA man shot by federal agents during arrest streams law enforcement activity on TikTok

5:50 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A Los Angeles man shot by federal officers while he tried to evade arrest is a popular local TikTok streamer who documents police activity, immigration enforcement and daily neighborhood life

President Donald Trump speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche listen during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Trump says he's owed a 'lot of money' over federal probes. Here's how the government could pay him

4:28 PM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump has suggested he’s entitled to compensation from the federal government over investigations he faced that he claims were politically motivated

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen as Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US strikes two more alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean

1:43 PM on Wednesday, October 22

The U.S. military has launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall in Ogunquit, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered

10:01 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, tells The Associated Press that he's covered a tattoo on his chest to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol that he got nearly 20 years ago

FILE - The South Louisiana ICE Processing Center is seen in this aerial photo in Basile, La., Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Immigrant rights group calls for removing pregnant women from detention

10:01 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The American Civil Liberties Union is alleging that pregnant detainees being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Louisiana and Georgia are being mistreated and receiving inadequate care

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: North Carolina lawmakers approve map adding a GOP House seat

8:29 AM on Wednesday, October 22

North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump

Russia President Vladimir Putin conducts a strategic nuclear forces exercise via videoconference from the Presidential Situation Centre at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his summit with Trump is put on hold

8:16 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump levies new sanctions on Russian oil giants in a push on Putin to end Ukraine war

1:11 AM on Wednesday, October 22

President Donald Trump’s administration has announced new sanctions against Russia’s oil industry aimed at moving President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table

Presiding Judge Yuji Iwasawa, second right, starts reading the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on what Israel must do to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Top UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency to supply aid to Gaza

1:03 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel must allow the U.N. aid agency, UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza

Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and Democratic candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani participate in a second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

NYC mayoral candidates clash bitterly during final debate

12:02 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani was attacked over his thin resume

President Donald Trump is greeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth before speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A timeline of US attacks off South America and what Congress has had to say

12:21 PM on Tuesday, October 21

In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed at least 37 people in strikes against drug-smuggling vessels off the coast of South America

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