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Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, 63, right, accompanied by his attorney, walks out of the federal courthouse after being sentenced to six years in prison for his conviction on corruption charges, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Retired 4-star Navy admiral sentenced to 6 years in prison for bribery plot

4:38 PM on Tuesday, September 16

A retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral has been sentenced to six years in prison for his conviction on corruption charges that he agreed to exchange a military contract for a lucrative postretirement job

Alabama asks court to lift block on limits to absentee ballot applications

4:22 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Alabama is asking a federal appeals court to lift an injunction that blocked part of a law that limits assistance with absentee ballot applications

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and defended employers who take action against their workers whose comments go too far, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown

2:01 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Democratic leaders are lashing out at a stop-gap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month

FILE - Canada's former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at a press conference in Toronto, Canada, on Jan. 19, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada's Freeland exits Carney's cabinet to become a special envoy to Ukraine

12:35 PM on Tuesday, September 16

Chrystia Freeland has resigned from the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Carney to become a special envoy to Ukraine

Stephen Miran testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, on Capitol Hill Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Fed convenes meeting with a governor newly appointed by Trump and another he wants to oust

11:27 AM on Tuesday, September 16

After a late-night vote and last-minute ruling, the Federal Reserve began a key meeting on interest rate policy Tuesday with both a new Trump administration appointee and an official the White House has targeted for removal

Police officers patrol outside the Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, ahead of the state visit of U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Men arrested over drone flights near Windsor Castle before Trump's visit

11:08 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Two men have been arrested for flying drones near Windsor Castle the day before U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit

FILE - A Tesla model Y and other Telsla vehicles sit at a dealership, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Tesla under investigation after parents say faulty door handles trapped their kids in the back

9:27 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Federal auto safety regulators opened an investigation Tuesday into a possible defect in Tesla door handles that have reportedly left parents unable to reach into back seats to get their children out of the cars

FILE - Ghana's President John Mahama speaks to the media at the Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 10, 2025. (Ghana Presidency via AP, File)

Ghana says all immigrants deported by the US have been sent home, contradicting lawyers

3:50 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Authorities in Ghana are pushing back on claims that four African immigrants recently deported by the U.S. remain in Ghanaian detention, reiterating their assertion that all such migrants have been returned to their home countries

Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, after Israel's military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The Latest: Israeli strikes pummel Gaza City as a new ground offensive gets underway

1:45 AM on Tuesday, September 16

Israeli forces have launched a new ground offensive in Gaza City, with heavy strikes reported across the area

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump files $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times

1:23 AM on Tuesday, September 16

The New York Times says President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the newspaper and four of its journalists is meritless and an attempt to discourage independent reporting

FILE - The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

What to know about TikTok, its algorithm, and the US-China deal to keep it running

5:26 PM on Monday, September 15

A central question to TikTok’s potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — after it’s divested from Chinese parent company ByteDance

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