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McKenna West, center, walks in a hallway before a court hearing in Dallas, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. ...

US Supreme Court won’t intervene in custody dispute between California couple and surrogate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in a custody dispute over a 5-week-old child who was born in Texas after a surrogate refused a California couple’s wishes to have an abortion. Justice Elena Kagan denied the request from McKenna West, who was seeking conservatorship over a baby boy she […]
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United States President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General A...

FACT FOCUS: Trump made multiple false and misleading claim in front of the UN General Assembly

President Donald Trump made myriad false and misleading claims during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, many of which he has repeated frequently throughout his second term in the White House. They covered topics such as U.S. munitions supply, drug seizures, oil and the economy. Here’s a closer look at the […]
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Agency says sea turtle eggs laid on California beaches are a first for the US West Coast

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A reptile believed to be struggling in sand at a Southern California beach was simply making history: a sea turtle laying eggs on the U.S. West Coast. And three days later, there were more. An olive ridley turtle — maybe the same one — laid eggs on Sept. 19, a […]
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands by as President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news c...

Republicans want to turn Mamdani into a bogeyman for the midterms. Trump just made that harder

NEW YORK (AP) — Earlier in the month, President Donald Trump warned voters that democratic socialists — extreme, crazed, lunatics, he called them — were threatening to transform America into “a communist country.” This week, a smiling Trump patted on the shoulder one of the nation’s best known democratic socialists, shook his hand, and said […]
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Yufang Rong, wife of U.S. citizen Youlin Chen, who she says has been wrongfully detained in China, ...

Wife of detained Chinese American scientist hopes Trump brings up his case in Xi summit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of a high-stakes summit between the U.S. and Chinese leaders, the wife of a detained Chinese American seismologist expressed hope that an intervention by President Donald Trump could bring home her husband, Youlin Chen, nearly two years after he was detained in China. Along with issues ranging from artificial intelligence security […]
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Demonstrators gather in response to the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man wh...

Man shot by ICE in Texas is back in detention after leaving hospital, attorney says

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Texas was back in a federal detention center Tuesday after being taken to a hospital for a second time with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his attorney. A federal judge also ordered Wilber Rafael […]
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This photo provided by Shedd Aquarium shows a beluga whale named Osiris at Shedd Aquarium in Chicag...

Another beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium after rescue mission from Canada park

CHICAGO (AP) — A third beluga has died at a Chicago aquarium after being rescued this summer from a shuttered Canadian marine park in a complex international operation that moved 30 whales to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain. Osiris, a 26-year-old female whale, died on Monday, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium said in a statement. The […]
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A third US Supreme Court showdown looms over Missouri’s shifting congressional map

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The fight over Missouri’s congressional map appears headed to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time in three weeks as some federal judges continue to assert that a new map favored by President Donald Trump should be used in the November elections. The U.S. Supreme Court, so far, has […]
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UN chief says power has polarized the world and urges leaders to cooperate

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In a no-nonsense farewell speech, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged global leaders Tuesday to respond to the defining challenge today: Will the world continue on its path to fragmentation or cooperate to tackle the existential threats from climate crisis, runaway artificial intelligence and intensifying inequalities? At the heart of these crises […]
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Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Rhode Island has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing certain federal programs, including Head Start preschools, community health clinics and adult education programs. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, last year had […]
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Vice President JD Vance arrives for a news conference, followed by Federal Trade Commission (FTC) C...

Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials said Tuesday they plan to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges, alleging that the individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program, or simply do not exist. Vance said the discovery and canceled subsidy payments for hundreds of thousands of […]
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‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer known as ‘Clavicular’ is charged with rape in Massachusetts

BOSTON (AP) — The social media influencer “Clavicular,” who gained a following promoting the online “looksmaxxing” trend, has been charged in Massachusetts with raping a 17-year-old girl who told police she became heavily intoxicated after he gave her alcohol at his family’s Cape Cod home. Braden Peters, 20, is charged with rape, administering a substance […]
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Aircraft company identifies 2nd pilot killed in Yosemite helicopter firefighting crash

A contract aircraft company has identified the second pilot killed in the weekend crash of a firefighting helicopter in Yosemite National Park as Ryan Cutter. Cutter and pilot Greg King both worked for Precision and were conducting water drops on a wildfire inside the park. They were the only people aboard when the AS332 Super […]
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New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic attorneys general from California and New York sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as President Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he is suing over removal of a […]
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Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations ...

Brazil’s president says UN’s credibility at all-time low as conflicts surge worldwide

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday urged world leaders to take stronger action in response to intensifying global conflicts, while also warning that countries shouldn’t interfere in the internal affairs of other nations. The mixed messages came as Lula spoke to the United Nations General Assembly, just before U.S. President Donald Trump […]
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United States President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General A...

Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland aimed at strengthening Arctic and North Atlantic security, easing tensions over his repeated calls for Greenland to become part of the United States. The signing Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York comes days after […]
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DoorDash to pay $131M for underpaying delivery workers in New York City

NEW YORK (AP) — DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle claims that it underpaid delivery workers in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday. The agreement, which officials descibed as the largest worker settlement in city history, also requires the company to submit to a new monitoring system to ensure compliance with delivery […]
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United States President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General A...

Photos of world leaders confronting global crises at the UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders gather at the U.N. General Assembly to address wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and Myanmar, along with climate change, inequality, economic turmoil and questions about the U.N.’s future.
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FILE - The sun shines on golden aspens, Sept. 22, 2021, on the first day of fall, in Eagle County, ...

Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox

The fall equinox is Tuesday, when light and darkness split the day evenly. It marks the beginning of fall for the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere. On the equator, the sun will be directly overhead at noon. Equinoxes are the only times when both the north and south poles […]
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Hayden Panettiere’s death was accidental and involved fentanyl, coroner says

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs including fentanyl, a coroner in South Carolina said Tuesday. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug 16. Her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the home.
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California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

LODI, Calif. (AP) — It’s harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations. Wine sales have decreased by more than 20% over […]
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President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speak to reporters at Gracie Mansion,...

The Latest: Trump returns to UN at moment of anxiety about Iran, AI and future of world body itself

President Donald Trump is set to address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency. After his speech to the annual gathering of world leaders, Trump is expected to hold talks with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and a […]
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GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Donald Trump Jr. used his proximity to the presidency for financial benefit, after his recent wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch. In a letter sent Tuesday, Curtis called on the committee to subpoena […]
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New York airport operations resume after disruptions across US Northeast due to technical problems

Flights were taking off and landing at New York City-area airports Tuesday with some delays and cancellations, after hours of disruptions resulting from damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia that were later repaired. Hundreds of flights were canceled throughout the U.S. Northeast on Monday, including more than 600 into […]
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