4 dead — 2 young children, a teen and an adult — after Lebanon duplex fire
Lebanon city officials report four victims, two of whom were children and one a teen, were found dead Sunday after crews battled a duplex fire that affected another six residents. At 8:43 a.m., Lebanon City fire crews were dispatched to 815 Church St. for a multiple dwelling fire with entrapment....
Trump says he will tell military leaders ‘we love them’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would tell a gathering of generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, that they were cherished leaders who needed to be strong and tough. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned senior U.S. military leaders from around the world for a meeting in...
Suspect charged in North Carolina mass shooting that killed 3, injured at least 8 others
SOUTHPORT, N.C. — Police in North Carolina have charged a suspect in connection with a mass shooting that killed three and left at least eight others injured at a riverside bar near the Atlantic Ocean coast on Sept. 27. The shooting at American Fish Company in Southport occurred around 9:30...
A list of notable shooting attacks on houses of worship in the U.S. in the past 20 years
A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services, inflicting casualties after ramming his vehicle into the front door of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township. It was the latest of many shooting attacks on houses of worship in the U.S. over...
Tropical Storm Imelda forms and is expected to become hurricane off the U.S. East Coast in coming days
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Imelda formed Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane off the U.S. East Coast early next week. The storm caused disruptions in the Bahamas and nearby islands earlier Sunday before being declared a tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center in Miami with winds of...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams ends longshot re-election bid
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has ended his long-shot bid to run for a second term leading the nation’s largest city. Adams’ decision to drop out of the race as a one-term mayor, announced Sept. 28, narrows the field and likely improves the chances of fellow...
Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday night at the age of 101, church officials announced. Nelson died at his home in Salt Lake City, the church announced. Nelson, a former heart surgeon, spent four...
4 people dead and 9 injured in shooting at Michigan church, police sayVideo
GRAND BLANC, Mich. — At least four people are dead and several others were injured after a gunman opened fire at a church in central Michigan during Sunday service and set fire to the building, authorities said. The suspect was identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old from the neighboring...
Trump’s moves to consolidate power, punish enemies, draw comparisons to places where democracy faded
In 2007, eight years after becoming Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez revoked the license of the country’s oldest private television station. Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump suggested revoking the licenses of U.S. television stations he believes are overly critical of him. Since he returned to office in...
Iran weighs confrontation or diplomacy after UN sanctions reimposed over its nuclear program
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s theocracy prepared Sunday for a possible confrontation with the West after the United Nations reimposed sanctions over its nuclear program, even as some pushed for continued negotiations to ease the economic pain squeezing the country. The sanctions imposed before dawn Sunday again freeze Iranian...
Denmark reports new drone sightings at armed forces’ locations. NATO boosts Baltic Sea vigilance
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Danish defense ministry said Sunday it had again observed drones at several of its armed forces’ locations overnight, a day after NATO announced it would enhance its vigilance in the Baltic Sea region. The ministry said in a statement it had “several capacities deployed” after drone...
Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 4 and wounds at least 10, as other regions hit too
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, killing at least four people, with Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault. This is the first major bombardment since an air attack on Ukraine’s capital left at least 21 people dead last month. Kyiv bears...
Palestinian death toll tops 66,000 as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump
CAIRO — The death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has topped 66,000 Palestinians, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the White House for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on halting Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza City. Israeli security forces meanwhile...
At least 36 dead, over 50 injured in stampede at Indian actor-politician Vijay’s rally, minister says
CHENNAI/BENGALURU — At least 36 people were killed and more than 50 injured on Saturday in a stampede at a rally held by Tamil actor Vijay, who is campaigning for election, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu said. Chief Minister MK Stalin said eight children and 16 women were among...
Russia warns NATO, EU: Any aggression will be met with ‘decisive response’
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned NATO and the European Union on Saturday that “any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response.” As Russia’s war rages in Ukraine, tensions have mounted along NATO’s eastern flank in recent weeks as Estonia has accused Moscow of sending three...
Hurricane Humberto rages; Imelda could soon threaten U.S.
Hurricane forecasters are watching three major risk factors for people across a swath of the East Coast, a complex dance of weather that has led to a troubling forecast for late September. First, Hurricane Humberto is roaring out in the Atlantic Ocean as a major hurricane. Second, another storm that...
Trump orders deployment of troops to Portland, ICE facilities
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to send troops to Portland, Oregon and to protect federal immigration facilities against “domestic terrorists,” saying he was authorizing them to use “full force, if necessary.” Ordering the latest crackdown on a Democrat-led city, Trump said...
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, three people familiar with the matter said Friday. The bureau last spring had reassigned the agents but...
Hamas says it has not received Trump plan as Israel expands Gaza City assault
CAIRO — Hamas has not received U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, the Palestinian group which runs the enclave said on Saturday as Israeli forces expanded their assault on Gaza City. The comments came after Israeli newspaper Haaretz cited sources saying Hamas had agreed in principle to release all...
What to know about charges against former FBI Director James Comey
WASHINGTON — James Comey will be arraigned Oct. 9 in a criminal case that President Donald Trump encouraged, but the former FBI director has proclaimed his innocence and invited a trial. Comey’s indictment Sept. 25 came after Trump publicly urged the Justice Department to pursue the charges against his longtime...
U.S. attorney general orders deployment of Justice Department agents to ICE facilities
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday announced the deployment of Justice Department agents to federal immigration facilities across the United States. The deployment follows a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas, Texas. The shooting left one detainee dead. “I am also instructing...
As U.S. military leaders prepare for Virginia meeting, agenda comes into focus
WASHINGTON — U.S. military leaders deployed around the world have started to prepare to travel to Virginia for a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth next week, which some officials on Friday billed as a gathering focused on the “warrior ethos.” Hegseth has summoned U.S. generals and admirals from around...
She ‘captivated millions.’ Now Trump wants Amelia Earhart records released
President Donald Trump is wading into one of the country’s great unsolved mysteries, promising to release government records about famed aviator Amelia Earhart. Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. “Her disappearance, almost 90 years ago, has captivated millions,” Trump wrote in a social media post. “I am ordering...
Democrats release Epstein records mentioning Musk, Bannon, Thiel, Prince Andrew
A breakfast appointment with MAGA leader Steve Bannon. A planned lunch with billionaire Peter Thiel. A mention of billionaire Elon Musk potentially coming to the “island,” with the notation “is this still happening?” Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released documents Friday from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that mention a number...
Moldovan authorities bar pro-Russian party from upcoming election
Election officials in Moldova barred a pro-Russian party on Friday from standing in Sunday’s parliamentary election, a move that threatens to raise tensions ahead of the high-stakes vote. The decision by the Central Election Committee to exclude Heart of Moldova, part of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc, followed a court ruling...
