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FILE - Vanessa Shields-Haas, a nurse practitioner, walks from the lobby toward the examination rooms at the Maine Family Planning healthcare facility, July 15, 2025, in Thomaston, Maine. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood

12:28 PM on Thursday, October 30

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers

Trump administration is slashing refugee admissions to 7,500 and making them mostly white South Africans

12:25 PM on Thursday, October 30

Trump administration is slashing refugee admissions to 7,500 and making them mostly white South Africans

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, right, shakes hands with his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Greek airline will run direct flights to Baghdad starting in December

10:18 AM on Thursday, October 30

An official says a Greek airline will start running direct flights from the European Union country to Baghdad before the end of the year

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China agrees to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually, treasury secretary says

9:22 AM on Thursday, October 30

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders

US says China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of US soybeans annually as part of Trump-Xi agreement

9:13 AM on Thursday, October 30

US says China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of US soybeans annually as part of Trump-Xi agreement

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9:00 AM on Thursday, October 30

FILE - Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 21, 2025.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

South Korean and Japanese leaders vow to improve ties in face of global uncertainty

8:25 AM on Thursday, October 30

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday pledged to strengthen ties between the neighbors, whose relations have long been strained by their bitter wartime history

FILE - Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse March 8, 2014, in Clay Center, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

8:23 AM on Thursday, October 30

A new AP-NORC poll finds that only 12% of U.S. adults support the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral

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8:10 AM on Thursday, October 30

FILE - Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megyn Kelly attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor

8:08 AM on Thursday, October 30

A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor

A man casts his ballot at the Kromhout shipyard museum, which is operating as a polling station, during general elections in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Dutch election is tied, joining a list of memorable close contests. Here are a few others

7:55 AM on Thursday, October 30

An unprecedented neck-and-neck race in the Dutch general election has left a far-right party and the centrists tied with nearly all votes counted

'Elevate Eldercare' Podcast Explores the Future of Person-directed Care.

7:00 AM on Thursday, October 30

Trump's comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it

3:27 AM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, a move that upends decades of American policy

Tourists stand under the statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

The Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000 artifacts is finally opening

1:11 AM on Thursday, October 30

The Grand Egyptian Museum is finally nearing its grand opening after two decades of anticipation

FILE - Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at a polling place at Rowan College in Mt Laurel, N.J., Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Trump ramps up involvement in this year's elections in possible preview of midterms pressure

12:07 AM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump is turning his attention to the voting process for Tuesday's elections

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea

5:01 PM on Wednesday, October 29

President Donald Trump says he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on curbing fentanyl trafficking

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