41+ min ago   (378+ words) Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Sept.9, 2026. Credit: AP/Andrew Medichini VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (838+ words) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson DALLAS — President Donald Trump said he wasn’t going to say it — and then he said it anyway. For…...

13+ hour, 36+ min ago   (1145+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. Credit: AP/Justin Tang WASHINGTON — Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war....

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (319+ words) BEIJING — Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its regulations on drones, which already include a May ban on sales of the devices. The ban on possession will come…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (453+ words) A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Credit: AP/Vahid Salemi CAIRO — An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (345+ words) An Iranian commercial ship was struck early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed, Iranian state media say. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern Saudi Arabia, putting new…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1203+ words) U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden rides his motorcycle in a Labor Day parade with his grandsons, Teddy and Henry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Readstown, Wis. Credit: AP/Ellen Schmidt READSTOWN, Wis. — The way Derrick Van Orden sees it, any Republicans in the…...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago   (925+ words) DUBLIN — It's no secret that President Donald Trump loves the game of golf. He likes to watch, play, include pros in his foursomes and even design courses. He also isn't shy about his friendships with the pros. Trump is spending…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (868+ words) The Connecticut chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU-CT, filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that the Hartford immigration court is withholding access to “basic immigration court records.” The lawsuit names U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1061+ words) A custom made reconnaissance drone is seen at the Hohenfels training center in Germany during an annual training exercise taking place at the facility in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 29, 2026. Credit: AP/Konstantin Toropid NUREMBERG, Germany — A lone American soldier stood on…...