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FILE - Coco Gauff, right, of the United States, wipes away tears while talking to Naomi Osaka, of Japan, after Osaka defeated Gauff in the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

A lot has happened since Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff last played each other at the US Open

9:19 AM on Sunday, August 31

So much has happened for Naomi Osaka — in tennis, away from tennis — since she first played Coco Gauff at the U.S. Open back in 2019

Members of the Louisiana National Guard patrol Union Station, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats see crime as a major problem. Their party is struggling to address it

8:04 AM on Sunday, August 31

A new AP-NORC poll finds that while most Democrats disapprove of how Trump is handling the issue, a large majority, 68%, see crime as a “major problem” in large cities

FILE - Suffolk County Police conduct a search, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, along a beachfront road in Babylon, N.Y., where four bodies were found during a hunt for a missing New Jersey woman. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)

Gilgo Beach serial killer case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal trials

7:36 AM on Sunday, August 31

The case against Long Island’s suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer has emerged as a potentially precedent-setting battleground in the use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal cases

Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting

6:34 AM on Sunday, August 31

Pope Leo XIV has demanded an end to the “pandemic of arms” during a public prayer for victims of a shooting at a Catholic school Mass in the United States

FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

How the Fed losing its independence could affect Americans’ everyday lives

5:07 AM on Sunday, August 31

President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve’s governing board has raised alarms among economists and legal experts who see it as the biggest threat to the central bank’s independence in decades

FILE - Former President Jair Bolsonaro talks with reporters after arriving at the airport in Brasilia, Brazil, June 30, 2023, days after he was barred from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country's electronic voting system. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

What to know about the verdict and sentencing phase of Bolsonaro's trial in Brazil

Sunday, August 31

The verdict and sentencing phase in the coup trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro starts Tuesday at the Supreme Court in Brasilia

The Chicago city skyline is seen from Diversey Harbor, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago mayor defies Trump's immigration crackdown plan for the city

5:51 PM on Saturday, August 30

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order to counter the Trump administration's plan to send federal officers into the city

Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says

2:06 PM on Saturday, August 30

Handmade cards from classmates are helping to comfort an 11-year-old girl who was wounded in this week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis

FILE - A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn., after he was fatally beat by Memphis Police during a traffic stop. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)

What to know in the case against former Memphis police officers in the death of Tyre Nichols

12:01 AM on Saturday, August 30

The federal criminal case against former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has taken a shocking, unusual twist: Three of them are getting a new trial because a judge made comments after their convictions that raised questions of bias

FILE - Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe applauds while delivering the State of the State address, Jan. 28, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Missouri is next to answer Trump's call for redrawn maps that boost GOP in 2026

12:31 PM on Friday, August 29

Missouri’s Republican governor is calling a special legislative session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts

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