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Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

UN is ready to surge aid into Gaza and waiting for green light from Israel after deal

4:53 PM on Thursday, October 9

The United Nations says 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid is ready to enter Gaza

FILE - The Treasury Department building is seen, March 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trinidad and Tobago secures US permission to negotiate gas deal with neighboring Venezuela

4:50 PM on Thursday, October 9

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

FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks, Feb. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump

4:35 PM on Thursday, October 9

New York Attorney General Letitia James was charged Thursday as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump sees peace — and personal vindication — within reach in Gaza

4:33 PM on Thursday, October 9

President Donald Trump is celebrating a breakthrough in the two-year conflict in the Middle East, calling it something people said could never be done

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge in latest case against Trump foe, AP source says

4:31 PM on Thursday, October 9

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge in latest case against Trump foe, AP source says

Oklahoma’s GOP governor opposes sending out-of-state troops to states that don't welcome them

3:47 PM on Thursday, October 9

Oklahoma’s Republican governor is opposing part of President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard in cities

Weakening of US Chemical Safety Board makes it unclear who's investigating California refinery fires

3:43 PM on Thursday, October 9

The Trump administration's move to weaken the U.S. Chemical Safety Board makes it unclear who is going to investigate two recent fuel refinery fires in California

United States Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent presents an award to the President of Argentina Javier Milei at the Global Citizen Awards ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

3:26 PM on Thursday, October 9

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

FILE - The House of Representatives at the Capitol is illuminated at dawn in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown

2:43 PM on Thursday, October 9

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

President Donald Trump speaks upon departing a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in foreground, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

At a key moment in talks that led to the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump refused to take no for an answer

2:36 PM on Thursday, October 9

After months of gridlock, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza came together in a matter of days after a deft maneuver �� or perhaps a misunderstanding — by President Donald Trump that boxed in the two adversaries

In this image taken from video provided by VTM, police on motorcycles drive toward a black police cordon set up in a street during an investigation in Antwerp, Belgium, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (VTM via AP)

Belgian police detain 3 over a suspected plot to attack politicians with a drone

1:23 PM on Thursday, October 9

Belgian prosecutors say police have detained three people over a suspected plot to attack the country's politicians using a drone carrying explosives

An protester watches police near burning barricades during a protest calling for the president to step down in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe)

Madagascar's Gen Z protesters clash with police as they call for president to step down

12:39 PM on Thursday, October 9

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

CORRECTS SOURCE TO NEWS&RECORD = N.C. House Rep. Cecil Brockman talks with early voters at Brown Recreation Center, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C. (Joseph Rodriguez/News & Record via AP)

North Carolina state House member charged with sex crimes

12:26 PM on Thursday, October 9

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

North Dakota State District Judge Jackson Lofgren listens during a court hearing on March 31, 2025, at the Burleigh County Courthouse in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Judge upholds North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for kids

11:28 AM on Thursday, October 9

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

Federal enforcement officers stand guard near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

The Latest: New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says

8:44 AM on Thursday, October 9

A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press

Displaced Palestinians watch smoke rise after Israeli military strikes as they gather on the coastal road near Wadi Gaza, in the central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israeli officials debate breakthrough ceasefire deal while deadly strikes go on in Gaza

2:04 AM on Thursday, October 9

Top Israeli officials are debating a tentative deal to pause the devastating two-year war with Hamas while their military forces carries out more strikes in Gaza, including one that reportedly left more than three dozen people trapped beneath rubble

FILE - Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology

2:02 AM on Thursday, October 9

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

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House GOP leadership deliver the Republican message on the government shutdown, now in its ninth day, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

12:01 AM on Thursday, October 9

Senators are laboring to find a way to reopen the government but found themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two parties

Displaced Palestinians gather on the coastal road near Wadi Gaza after the announcement that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, as Israeli tanks block the road leading to Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The Latest: Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire, release of hostages and prisoners

7:13 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

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