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Geothermal project sues federal agencies, says there's no evidence it will drive toad to extinction

1:57 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Three years after the federal government listed a tiny Nevada toad on the endangered species list, a geothermal company seeking to develop a renewable power project near the toad's only known habitat in Northern Nevada is suing the government to challenge the listing

Governor JB Pritzker talks to media at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Bipartisan US governors' group faces division over Trump's deployment of troops to states

1:04 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Democratic governors from California and Illinois are threatening to leave the National Governors Association unless it denounces President Donald Trump's troop deployments to states

FILE - Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves speaks to supporters after addressing a legislative committee considering a request from the Supreme Court to lift his immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges in San Jose, Costa Rica, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Diaz, File)

Costa Rica's electoral tribunal urges National Assembly to strip President Chaves of immunity

12:42 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Costa Rica’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal has asked the National Assembly to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his immunity

FILE - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

A judge halted a Florida immigration law months ago. Some officers are still enforcing it

12:36 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Two men have been wrongly charged under a Florida immigration law that’s currently suspended

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11:59 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Editorial Roundup: United States

11:58 AM on Tuesday, October 7

The Capitol is illuminated at dawn in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

11:33 AM on Tuesday, October 7

President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown

FILE -A man works at MAP, a factory operating in design, manufacture and installation of steel structures for civil and industrial use, in Corsico, near Milan, Italy, Thursday, May 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

EU proposes steel industry protections, rattling UK manufacturers

11:16 AM on Tuesday, October 7

The European Union has proposed cutting free-trade quotas on steel by 47%, adding significant tariffs on imports from countries like China, India, Turkey and the United Kingdom

FILE - Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul speaks during a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris at West Allis Central High School on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf, File)

Wisconsin's Democratic attorney general won't run for governor and will seek reelection instead

10:57 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has decided not to run for governor and will instead seek reelection to a third term

Attorney General Pam Bondi is sworn in before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Latest: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

10:33 AM on Tuesday, October 7

President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House

Smoke rises following an Israeli army bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Gaza peace talks enter their second day on the war's anniversary

5:13 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Peace talks between Israel and Hamas have resumed in Egypt

Syrian security forces stand guard as residents leave the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, following overnight clashes between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian government declares ceasefire after clashes with Kurdish fighters

3:13 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire after clashes between security forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

With his personal Bible on the lectern, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference to mark the seventh day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

At the center of shutdown fight, health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress

12:12 AM on Tuesday, October 7

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

FILE - The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on 'conversion therapy' for LBGTQ+ kids

12:09 AM on Tuesday, October 7

A majority of Supreme Court justices seem to be leaning in favor of a Christian counselor who is challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights

Attorney General Pam Bondi appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she's weaponized Justice Department

12:04 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Attorney General Pam Bondi has repeatedly deflected questions while seeking to defend herself during a combative congressional hearing in the face of growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trump’s political opponents

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump expresses ambivalence toward the future of US-Mexico-Canada trade deal as he meets with Carney

12:01 AM on Tuesday, October 7

President Donald Trump says he is open to extending the free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada through a negotiation or seeking “different deals” as he met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House

This photo provided on Sept. 30, 2025, by the North Korean government, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, meets with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, Sept. 29, 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)

China's Premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea in highest-level visit since 2019

Tuesday, October 7

China's Premier Li Qiang plans to visit North Korea this week, marking the highest-level Chinese visit since 2019

Protesters stand and chant in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

What we know about National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland

4:50 PM on Monday, September 29

The first National Guard troops sent to Chicago by President Donald Trump have arrived at an Army training center outside the city

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