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FILE - U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Justice Department seizes more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations for Hamas

4:53 PM on Tuesday, September 1

The Justice Department says it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas

FILE - News media is set up in front of the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in North Brunswick, N.J., on Monday, July 20, 2020, after a gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband Sunday evening. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

US judges reveal panic buttons, private security in chilling new reports about threats

4:22 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Two new studies provide chilling testimony about the spike in threats against federal judges

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Bessent pitches US-backed financial literacy competition to world's largest economies

4:15 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pitching a financial literacy campaign to the world's largest economies

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Bessent says G20 countries should also use tariffs to protect their industries from cheap imports

3:24 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he’s urging his G20 counterparts to take a page from the Trump administration’s playbook of using tariffs to crack down on trade imbalances

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses before he meets with reporters ahead of a vote on a stopgap funding bill and a resolution targeting socialist policies, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

2:09 PM on Tuesday, September 1

The House has passed a short-term measure to fund the federal government into early December

A man rides past an operating oil pumpjack in Cabimas, Venezuela, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Oil giant Chevron is expected to announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, US official says

12:56 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with members of the media as he arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

‘Stop trying to be tough’: Carney fires back at Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates

12:52 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Trump administration needs to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough.”

Ukrainian Antonov aircrafts are parked behind a fence on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport, where investigations are underway following the drone incident that occurred early Wednesday morning, in Schkeuditz, Germany, Thursday Aug. 6, 2026. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Germany blames Russia for last month's attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

11:46 AM on Tuesday, September 1

The German government has blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey's Erdogan signals further nuclear projects with Russia

11:19 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is planning to expand its nuclear cooperation with Russia to build more power plants

Blast near police station on Colombia's border with Venezuela leaves 1 dead and 11 injured

9:48 AM on Tuesday, September 1

At least one civilian was killed and 11 other people, including several police officers, were injured after a car packed with explosives was detonated outside a police station in northeastern Colombia

FILE - U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks at the America 250 celebration at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)

The Latest: US and Iran exchange fire after abrupt end to month without military action

8:45 AM on Tuesday, September 1

The U.S. military has struck targets in Iran, leading Tehran to respond with missile and drone fire as hostilities ignited once again

Students attend a school assembly on the first day of the new school year amid the Ebola virus outbreak, in Ituri, Congo, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Schools reopen in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers

8:08 AM on Tuesday, September 1

A new academic year has started across Congo despite concerns by parents and teachers that the country’s Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter

FILE - Delivery vans are parked during a protest staged as part of a countrywide National Day of Action Tuesday, July 28, 2026, outside the main United States Postal Service headquarters in northeast Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

6:21 AM on Tuesday, September 1

A whistleblower for the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new mail ballot system being hastily built to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order restricting that method of voting could lead to the rejection of huge numbers of mail ballots

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street, London, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes his House of Commons debut as UK leader

6:08 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has faced lawmakers in the House of Commons for the first time since becoming U.K. leader six weeks ago

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to reporters during the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

China warns of 'consequences' for Taiwan after Taipei envoys attend Pacific leaders summit

5:43 AM on Tuesday, September 1

China has warned of consequences for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a Pacific leaders summit

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks as he announces a $11.3 billion contract for icebreakers at the Davie shipyard in Levis, Quebec on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. Quebec Premier Christine Frechette, right, looks on. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney’s Liberals sweep 3 special elections in Canada as voters back his stand against Trump

12:21 AM on Tuesday, September 1

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals swept three special elections in a result that showed voters backing Carney for standing up for Canada against U.S. President Donald Trump

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, right, talks with Assemblymember Steve Bennett during an Assembly session at the Capitol, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California lawmakers' last-minute deal on compensation for wildfire victims falls apart

12:19 AM on Tuesday, September 1

The California Assembly has opted not to vote on legislation meant to help wildfire victims

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities

7:34 AM on Monday, August 31

House lawmakers have returned to Washington with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts

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