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FILE - Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department

12:05 AM on Friday, October 31

The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for educators, wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws

FILE - U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference, Aug. 12, 2025, at the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

A 3rd teenager is indicted for the killing of a congressional intern in Washington

10:52 PM on Thursday, October 30

A third teenager has been arrested and charged for the killing of a congressional intern in the nation’s capital, a crime that President Donald Trump cited when he announced a law enforcement surge in Washington

A cyclist rides through floodwaters during a rainstorm in New York, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/David Martin)

2 die in flooded New York City basements during heavy rainstorm

9:49 PM on Thursday, October 30

Authorities say two people died in flooded New York City basements as record rain fell in New York City

FILE - The main gate to Camp Lejeune Marine Base is seen outside Jacksonville, N.C., April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

US Marine arrested and accused of kidnapping girl with intent to sexually assault her, FBI says

8:29 PM on Thursday, October 30

The FBI has arrested an active-duty U.S. Marine it accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl in Indiana with the intent of sexually assaulting her

Former Las Cruces police officer convicted of manslaughter in 2023 shooting

8:20 PM on Thursday, October 30

A former Las Cruces police officer has been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the 2023 shooting death of a woman

National Guard soldiers patrol at Union Station, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

National Guard in each state is ordered to create 'quick reaction forces' trained in civil unrest

7:47 PM on Thursday, October 30

Military leaders have ordered the National Guard in every state to develop a “quick reaction force” of troops trained to deal with civil disturbances and riots that can be ready to deploy with just hours’ notice

FILE - Guests walk on the campus of Indiana University, Thursday, July 17, 2025, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Fired Indiana University student newspaper adviser claims free speech violation in federal lawsuit

7:07 PM on Thursday, October 30

A faculty adviser for Indiana University's student newspaper has filed a federal lawsuit over his firing

FILE - The JetBlue logo is seen at the check-in counter at the Richmond International Airport in Sandston, Va., Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

JetBlue passengers hospitalized after emergency landing in Florida

6:53 PM on Thursday, October 30

Officials say JetBlue passengers were taken to the hospital after a sudden altitude drop on a flight from Mexico forced an emergency landing in Florida

FILE - A sign stands at Prospect Ranch outside of Prospect Valley Dairy east of Keenesburg, Colo., Aug. 21, 2025. (Chris Bolin/Denver Post via AP, File)

Coroner’s report on 6 deaths at Colorado dairy points to toxic gas exposure

6:07 PM on Thursday, October 30

Six people who died at a Colorado dairy farm this summer had been exposed to a toxic gas

FILE - A man carries a Black Lives Matter flag in Lafayette Square outside the White House on the fourth night of the Republican National Convention, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources say

5:26 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020

This undated photo provided by the Oakland Museum of California Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, shows the Rutilated Quartz Dome Neckpiece by Florence Resnikoff at the Oakland Museum of California, in Oakland, Calif. (Leopold Macaya/Oakland Museum of California via AP)

California museum's collection looted: Over 1,000 items stolen in early morning heist

5:04 PM on Thursday, October 30

Police in California are investigating the theft of over 1,000 items from the Oakland Museum of California

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a news conference on the 30th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

4:43 PM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster

FILE - Britain's Prince Andrew, left, and Britain's King Charles III leave after the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan, File)

King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence

3:17 PM on Thursday, October 30

Buckingham Palace says that King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, look at each other after their summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade war

3:11 PM on Thursday, October 30

After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have essentially turned back the clock

FILE - The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is displayed at its headquarters in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

2 Mississippi sheriffs and 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme

1:20 PM on Thursday, October 30

Federal authorities have announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege officers took bribes to provide safe passage to people they believed were drug traffickers

A sign in a Kwik Trip store shows the store will no longer be using pennies to give change, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Yorkville, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

9:16 AM on Thursday, October 30

The United States is experiencing a shortage of pennies after President Trump decided to stop their production earlier this year

FILE - This photo provided by Safe Restraints Inc., in October 2025, shows a custom version of the WRAP restraining equipment made for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. (Safe Restraints via AP, File)

Citing AP investigation, senators demand answers on use of full-body restraints during deportations

8:00 AM on Thursday, October 30

A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators has raised concerns about the use of full-body restraints on deportation flights

A man searches for cell signal from the roof of his house flooded and damaged by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa's destruction

12:37 AM on Thursday, October 30

Communities across the northern Caribbean are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

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