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FILE - People who were displaced by the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers leave their camp following an instruction by M23 rebels in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

UN decries crimes including gang rape, murder, torture in Congo conflict over last year

7:43 AM on Friday, September 5

The U.N. human rights office says Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo this year

FILE - Export vehicles are parked at Daikoku Pier in Yokohama, near Tokyo, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

Japan welcomes Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on autos and other goods

2:56 AM on Friday, September 5

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on automobiles and other Japanese imports

Soldiers and rescue workers stand by the debris of a passenger bus after it plunged into a precipice in Wellawaya, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Prasanna Pathmasiri)

A passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 15 and injuring 16 others

1:36 AM on Friday, September 5

A police spokesman says a passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others

FILE - The Monastery of the Caves, also known as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the holiest sites of Eastern Orthodox Christians, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukraine moves to ban an Orthodox church it says is linked with pro-war Moscow church

1:12 AM on Friday, September 5

The Ukrainian government has declared that a branch of the Orthodox Church has failed to sever all ties with Moscow — and could soon be banned

Amanda Anisimova, of the United States, reacts after defeating Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the women's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Amanda Anisimova defeats Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open to reach her 2nd Grand Slam final in a row

1:10 AM on Friday, September 5

Amanda Anisimova has eliminated four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3 in a U.S. Open semifinal that ended at nearly 1 a.m. and featured two of the most powerful first-strike hitters in women’s tennis

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs the ball in the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Defending champion Eagles edge Cowboys 24-20 in wild, lightning-delayed NFL season opener

12:31 AM on Friday, September 5

Jalen Hurts rushed for two touchdowns for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who lost their hot-tempered star defender for spitting on Dak Prescott, then withstood a rare weather delay to beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-20 early Friday in a wild start to the NFL season

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint news conference with Ecuador's Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld at the Palacio de Carondelet, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

A deadly strike marks a moment in Rubio's long desire to confront Venezuela

12:04 AM on Friday, September 5

The deadly strike on a boat U.S. officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela may have marked a stunning shift, but escalating pressure on the South American country has defined much of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s quarter-century in politics

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10:03 PM on Thursday, September 4

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins Governor Greg Abbott as he signs Make Texas Healthy Again legislation at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

The Latest: Trump holds dinner for tech and AI leaders

8:11 AM on Thursday, September 4

President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House on Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States

This GeoColor satellite image taken Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at 11:20 a.m. EDT and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Lorena off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. (NOAA via AP)

Lorena is downgraded to a tropical storm but still poses a flooding and mudslide threat to Mexico

6:30 AM on Thursday, September 4

Lorena has weakened to a tropical storm, but forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides in parts of Mexico's Baja California peninsula

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump hosts tech titans — but not Musk — at White House

11:04 PM on Wednesday, September 3

President Donald Trump has hosted tech executives at the White House, showcasing AI research and investments

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