1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (849+ words) A protester wears sunglasses and sits in front of a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during his visit to the Irish Open at the Trump International Golf Links course in Doonbeg, Ireland, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. Credit: AP/Kin Cheung DOONBEG, Ireland…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (264+ words) MOGADISHU, Somalia — Fighting erupted early Thursday between government forces and militias on the outskirts of Somalia’s southwestern city of Baidoa, with reports of heavy gunfire and civilians fleeing their homes. Somalia’s Defense Ministry said government forces were responding to an…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1123+ words) Voting machines fill the floor for early voting at State Farm Arena, Oct. 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Credit: AP/Brynn Anderson ATLANTA — Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address a flaw in Georgia's voting…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1170+ words) Khalil Thompson, center, co-founder of Win With Black Men, leads a discussion at Philly Cuts barber shop in Philadelphia, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Credit: AP/Matt Rourke PHILADELPHIA — Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (378+ words) Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Sept.9, 2026. Credit: AP/Andrew Medichini VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as…...

17+ hour, 42+ min ago   (838+ words) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson DALLAS — President Donald Trump said he wasn’t going to say it — and then he said it anyway. For…...

17+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1076+ words) People walk by a sign outside University Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: AP/Ellen Schmidt MINNEAPOLIS — Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six…...

17+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1203+ words) U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden rides his motorcycle in a Labor Day parade with his grandsons, Teddy and Henry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Readstown, Wis. Credit: AP/Ellen Schmidt READSTOWN, Wis. — The way Derrick Van Orden sees it, any Republicans in the…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago   (640+ words) People wait in line at a polling station in Triangeln shopping center Friday evening to give their early vote, in Malmo, Sweden Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, ahead of general elections on Sunday Credit: AP/Johan Nilsson / TT STOCKHOLM — Voters in Sweden will…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago   (972+ words) PARAKOU, Benin — The “Made in Benin” tags on Fatoumata Dosso’s fabrics represent an ambition much bigger than her fashion business: keeping more of the value of Africa’s largest cotton producer at home. The founder of DAF Collection said that the…...