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FILE - With the White House in the distance, National Guard troops patrol the Mall as part of President Donald Trump's order to impose federal law enforcement in the nation's capital, in Washington, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

As Trump threatens more Guard troops in US cities, here's what the law allows

12:43 PM on Friday, August 29

Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, President Donald Trump has openly mused about sending troops to some of the nation’s most Democratic cities — including Chicago and Baltimore — where he claims they are needed to crack down on crime

Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump

11:56 AM on Friday, August 29

As the National Weather Service scrambles to hire up to 450 people to restore deep cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency, potential applicants are being asked to explain how they would advance President Donald Trump’s agenda if hired

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hold a joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 29, 2025. (Takashi Aoyama/Pool Photo via AP)

India's Modi and Japan's Ishiba agree to expand ties. Here's what they said

10:14 AM on Friday, August 29

India and Japan have agreed to further expand ties and deepen cooperation in areas such as security, economy, clean energy and human resources

Police officers watch protesters outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, England, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, after a temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum seekers from being housed at the hotel in was overturned at the Court of Appeal. (Lucy North/PA via AP)

Asylum seekers can stay in UK hotel after government wins appeal to keep it open

9:55 AM on Friday, August 29

Britain’s Court of Appeal has overturned a temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum-seekers from being housed at a hotel near London

FILE - In this undated photo provided by Old Orchard Beach Police Department, Officer Jon Luke Evans receives his police badge. (Old Orchard Beach Police Department via AP, File)

Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE's arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions

7:17 AM on Friday, August 29

The case of a Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities even though he was vetted by a government system called E-Verify is raising questions about what employers can do to make sure they’re employing people who can legally work

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (Mississippi), center and Deb Fischer (Nebraska), third from left, speak to the media upon their arrival at Taipei Songshan Airport, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

China criticizes US senators' Taiwan visit, calls it a threat to sovereignty

5:36 AM on Friday, August 29

Two U.S. senators have visited Taiwan, drawing criticism from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and opposes official contact between the two sides

FILE - South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors, in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 12, 2025. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Wife of ousted president Yoon, and ally, indicted by special prosecutors

11:02 PM on Thursday, August 28

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo have been indicted as part of investigations into the administration of ousted President Yoon Suk-Yeol and his attempt to overcome opposition by declaring martial law

FILE - The National Institutes of Health's James Shannon building is seen on the agency's campus in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Health leaders launch new Latino-focused data hub to combat NIH budget cuts

6:35 PM on Thursday, August 28

A national group of Latino public health leaders has announced the launch of a new research institute, which they say is a response to the hundreds of millions in federal funding cuts related to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

Argentine President Javier Milei and his sister, Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei attend a campaign rally ahead of legislative provincial elections in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina's libertarian president goes on defense as a corruption scandal spreads

2:37 PM on Thursday, August 28

President Javier Milei of Argentina has fired back at his political opponents and defended his influential sister against claims that she and other close associates profited from a bribery scheme within the country’s disability agency

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is seen during its port call in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan says security ties with the UK at 'a new level' as aircraft carrier arrives in Tokyo

9:29 AM on Thursday, August 28

Defense ministers from Japan and Britain have hailed their “deep strategic alignment” as a Royal Navy aircraft carrier made its first port call in Tokyo

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