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In this Sept. 3, 2025 photo, Samuel J. Redman, Ph.D., Professor of History and Director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts, sits in front of content he uses from the Smithsonian on campus in Amherst, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

White House's review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide

9:59 AM on Sunday, September 7

Some history teachers are concerned about what may come of a White House review of the Smithsonian's public-facing content

A woman is detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents outside a Home Depot Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Several of Trump's immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings

8:54 AM on Sunday, September 7

President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the U.S. in the largest deportation program in American history

Thailand's new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul talks to media members after receiving a royal letter of endorsement for the post at Bhumjai Thai party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

Veteran Thai politician who helped legalize cannabis becomes the new prime minister

1:40 AM on Sunday, September 7

A veteran politician best known for decriminalizing cannabis in Thailand has become the country's new prime minister

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speak during a town hall on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Sanders and Mamdani energize supporters at town hall as NYC mayor's race enters final stretch

10:48 PM on Saturday, September 6

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters at a town hall in Brooklyn, slamming President Donald Trump and boosting their shared progressive message

President Donald Trump point to a G20 Miami 2026 poster as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump will watch the US Open men's final from Rolex's suite, AP source says

5:30 PM on Saturday, September 6

A person with knowledge of the details says President Donald Trump will watch the U.S. Open men’s final from Rolex’s suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump threatens Chicago with apocalyptic force and Pritzker calls him a 'wannabe dictator'

4:27 PM on Saturday, September 6

President Donald Trump is amplifying his promises to dispatch the National Guard to Chicago by posting a parody image from “Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom overhead

Protesters take part in a rally outside Thessaloniki's international trade fair where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered a keynote speech, at the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

Greek prime minister unveils broad tax-cuts package in keynote policy speech

4:14 PM on Saturday, September 6

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has unveiled a 1.6 billion-euro ($1.87 billion) tax cuts package in a keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair

Jesus Munoz Gutierrez, a Mexican migrant deported months ago to South Sudan by the United States under an immigration crackdown, is repatriated to his home country at Juba Airport in South Sudan, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Deng Machol)

South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US in July

1:20 PM on Saturday, September 6

South Sudan has repatriated a Mexican man deported from the United States in July

U.S. says it will deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini because he fears deportation to Uganda

1:10 PM on Saturday, September 6

Attorneys for Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they intend to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the African nation of Eswatini after he expressed a fear of deportation to Uganda

Members of the Bolivarian Militia listen to a recorded speech by President Nicolás Maduro at a military garrison in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristrian Hernandez)

Maduro vows to defend Venezuela's sovereignty as tensions rise with US

12:52 PM on Saturday, September 6

President Nicolás Maduro has vowed to defend Venezuela’s sovereignty amid rising tensions over U.S. warships in the Caribbean

People march during Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights' "Chicago Says No Trump No Troops" protest Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Chicago's Mexican Independence Day celebrations shadowed by Trump’s threats for the city

12:05 AM on Saturday, September 6

President Donald Trump’s plan to dispatch National Guard troops and immigration agents into Chicago has put many Latino residents on edge

This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees waiting to have their legs shackled at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga. (Corey Bullard/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

What to know about a large-scale immigration raid at a Georgia manufacturing plant

12:01 AM on Saturday, September 6

Hundreds of federal agents descended on a sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles in Georgia and detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals

Trucks transport tanks east from Valencia, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, after the government announced a military mobilization following the U.S. deployment of warships off Venezuela. (AP Photo/Jacinto Oliveros)

What to know about the US forces sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela

12:04 AM on Friday, August 29

The United States is boosting its maritime force near Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels

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