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FILE - The Tennessee State Capitol is seen Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Judges rule Tennessee's gun limits in parks and playgrounds are unconstitutional

12:17 PM on Thursday, August 28

A panel of Tennessee judges has ruled against two state restrictions on carrying guns, including in public recreational areas such as playgrounds and parks

FILE - A tank fires during the Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise, involving multiple nations and representing one of the largest NATO operations planned this year, at a training range in Smardan, eastern Romania, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

All NATO members projected to hit old spending target, with just three set to meet new goal

10:34 AM on Thursday, August 28

NATO said all 32 members are projected to meet the goal of spending 2% of their GDP on defense this year, marking a significant shift since 2023, when only 10 countries met the threshold

FILE - View of the new entrance to the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Director warns that the Van Gogh Museum may close if the Dutch government doesn't help fund repairs

10:29 AM on Thursday, August 28

The director of the Van Gogh Museum is warning that the gallery may have to close if the Dutch government does not help to foot the bill for major maintenance

The Treasury Department wants US banks to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks

9:29 AM on Thursday, August 28

The Treasury Department wants U.S. financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel the flood of fentanyl across American communities

This photo shows Italian Democratic Party lawmaker Alessandra Moretti at a conference in Rome, March 15, 2025. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

Website forced to close as Italian women fight back against unauthorized online image sharing

7:49 AM on Thursday, August 28

Italian women, from ordinary workers and housewives to top politicians, are fighting back against a proliferation of websites displaying their photos without their consent, often accompanied by obscene language

FILE - Traders at Nyabugogo market on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Rwanda says 7 deportees arrived from the US in August under agreement with Washington

6:10 AM on Thursday, August 28

Authorities in Rwanda say seven migrants have been transferred from the United States to the East African country under a deportation agreement with the U.S. The Rwanda government said Thursday the deportees arrived in mid-August

FILE - In this photo released by the Government of Primorsky Krai Region, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train prior to leaving Artyom, near Vladivostok, Russian Far East, Sept. 17, 2023. (Government of Primorsky Krai Region via AP, File)

A look at the travels of North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who visits China next week

4:17 AM on Thursday, August 28

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make his first visit to China in six years to attend a military parade next week

FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a meeting held during Dec. 23 until Dec. 27, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea's Kim will meet with Xi and Putin at Chinese military parade

10:21 PM on Wednesday, August 27

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad next week to attend a military parade in the Chinese capital, North Korean and Chinese state media said Thursday

Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims

9:20 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime

FILE - The OnlyFans logo is displayed on a computer monitor in this posed photo, Dec. 7, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom

3:35 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13

FILE - Iranian women walk past an anti-aircraft gun, at the conclusion of a rally to support Iran's nuclear programs, in front of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, some 200 miles (322 km) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Long, fraught timeline of Iran nuclear tensions

4:33 AM on Friday, August 22

Three European nations have announced they had begun the process to “snapback” United Nations sanctions over Iran over its nuclear program

Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at Constitution Court to give testimony in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand's suspended prime minister testifies over phone call that could get her booted from job

6:42 AM on Thursday, August 21

Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has testified in a Bangkok court on her alleged breach of a law on ethics in her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia, a case that could see her forced out of her job entirely

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