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Following meeting with Ukraine's Zelenskyy, Trump calls on Kyiv and Moscow to 'stop where they are' and end the war

4:55 PM on Friday, October 17

Following meeting with Ukraine's Zelenskyy, Trump calls on Kyiv and Moscow to 'stop where they are' and end the war

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

4:09 PM on Friday, October 17

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump’s conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.S. soil

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

4:07 PM on Friday, October 17

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

In this photo provided by Jacqui Lang, a dog is rescued in Kipnuk, Alaska, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, to be flown to an animal shelter in Bethel, Alaska, as its owner had evacuated. (Jacqui Lang via AP)

Alaska storm damage so bad many evacuees won’t go home for at least 18 months, governor says

4:03 PM on Friday, October 17

Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won’t be able to return to their homes for at least 18 months

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., expresses his frustration as he speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber to blame President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP turns Schumer print quotes into AI-generated video of him saying shutdown good for Democrats

3:52 PM on Friday, October 17

Senate Republican campaign leaders are using artificial intelligence-generated video to falsely depict Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appearing to say on camera comments he made in a print publication interview about the political impacts of the partial government shutdown

Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)

From bills to berets: Notable moments from NYC's contentious mayoral debate

3:45 PM on Friday, October 17

New York City’s mayoral candidates have duked it out in their first general election debate, with contenders Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparring over everything from the Israel-Hamas war to the city’s education system

FILE - People walk past the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

US sanctions former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition

3:07 PM on Friday, October 17

The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on the former head of Haitian presidential security when the leader of the Caribbean nation was assassinated and the head of a Haitian gang

FILE - A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

FEMA staff sound the alarm on disaster preparedness at rally in front of agency headquarters

2:59 PM on Friday, October 17

Current and former FEMA staff have gathered for a “FEMA Solidarity Rally” outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday

FILE - Ed Cox, Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

New York Republicans suspend Young Republicans group after release of offensive group chat

1:25 PM on Friday, October 17

New York’s Republican State Committee has suspended a Young Republican organization following the release of a group chat that included jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers

FILE - This May 23, 2019, file photo shows the logo for the Jefferies Financial Group in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Regional banks' bad loans spark concerns on Wall Street

12:44 PM on Friday, October 17

Wall Street is concerned about the health of the nation’s regional banks, after a few of them wrote off bad loans to commercial customers in the last two weeks

Democrat Mikie Sherrill participates in the final debate in the New Jersey governor's race with Republican Jack Ciattarelli, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Obama, aiming to boost Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia, endorses Sherrill and Spanberger

12:18 PM on Friday, October 17

Barack Obama has endorsed Democratic candidates Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger for governor in New Jersey and Virginia

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton, left, arrives for his arraignment at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

What to know about federal charges against former national security adviser John Bolton

12:04 PM on Friday, October 17

Former national security adviser John Bolton has turned himself in to federal authorities in Maryland and pleaded not guilty after being indicted on charges of keeping top secret documents at his home and sharing classified information with family members

President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say

11:46 AM on Friday, October 17

The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer

FILE - Tokyo Tower is visible amid tall buildings as a container ship leaves a cargo terminal in Tokyo, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations

10:03 AM on Friday, October 17

The U.S. has blocked a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting ended Friday without adopting new regulations

President Donald Trump, right, speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from left, as White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice President JD Vance listen in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump hosts Zelenskyy at the White House following call with Putin

7:54 AM on Friday, October 17

President Donald Trump has hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks at the White House

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton, arrives for his arraignment at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Bolton pleads not guilty in Justice Department case accusing him of sharing government secrets

7:39 AM on Friday, October 17

John Bolton has pleaded not guilty in the Justice Department case accusing him of sharing classified information

President Donald Trump waits to greet leaders during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool via AP)

How Trump's approval shifted after the ceasefire in Gaza, according to a new AP-NORC poll

7:10 AM on Friday, October 17

A new AP-NORC poll finds that more U.S. adults support President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict in Israel after he brokered a ceasefire deal in Gaza, but his approval ratings on domestic issues remain weak

A man walks past a mural promoting presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz days ahead of the runoff election, in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

After years of socialist rule, Bolivia’s presidential runoff tests how far and fast it veers right

1:51 AM on Friday, October 17

After nearly two decades of one-party rule and a worsening currency and fuel crisis, Bolivia is shifting to the right

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, sits before a meeting with President Donald Trump, from right, Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump tells Zelenskyy he's reluctant to sell Ukraine Tomahawk missiles after warning Russia he might

12:03 AM on Friday, October 17

President Donald Trump has signaled to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he’s leaning against selling long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv

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