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US strikes two more alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean 10/23/2025 12:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, expanding the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America. It Ousted Bangladesh leader's son says only an inclusive election could stabilize the country 10/23/2025 10:16am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The son of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on the country's interim government to lift a ban on Hasina's party, saying an election that excludes it would be a sham. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Sajeeb Wazed said Bangla Editorial Roundup: United States 10/22/2025 05:29pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 18 The Washington Post on Trump, Ukraine, and US leverage over Russia Tomahawk missiles were the talk of Washington this week. Would President Donald Trump give long-range weapons to let Ukraine strike even deeper into Russia? 6 arrested after protesters clash with police outside Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers 10/22/2025 05:14am • LONDON (AP) — Six people were arrested after a crowd outside a hotel housing migrants near Dublin threw bricks, bottles and fireworks at officers and burned a police van, Ireland’s national police force said Wednesday. One police officer was treated for a foot injury, said the force, the Garda S Prosecutors retreat after convicting a record-setting Grand Teton mountain runner in trail dispute 10/21/2025 08:35pm • Michelino Sunseri climbed past boulders on his way to a record-breaking feat: The extreme runner reached the summit of Grand Teton, one of the highest mountains in the American West, and then rushed back down, all in less than three hours. The National Park Service, however, didn’t celebrate. Inst DC's 'sandwich guy' wants assault charge dropped 10/21/2025 05:38pm • The man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal agent during the initial days of D.C.'s law enforcement surge in August wants the charges against him dropped, claiming he's being "vindictively" and "selectively" prosecuted. Sean Dunn, a former paralegal for the Department of Justice, argued in The Latest: Trump signs $8.5 billion rare earths deal with Australian prime minister 10/20/2025 09:42pm • President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals deal Monday at the White House, making good on U.S. interest in Australia’s rich rare-earth resources as a potential counterpoint to China’s new minerals export restrictions. The two leaders describe Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case 10/20/2025 06:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. Joseph Murray, one of Santos’ lawyers, told The Associated Appellate judges question moves to keep Alina Habba in place as top New Jersey prosecutor 10/20/2025 04:27pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal appeals court judges on Monday questioned the Trump administration's maneuvers to keep the president's former lawyer, Alina Habba, in place as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor. The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Philadelphia di US jury issues $20M verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities 10/18/2025 12:56pm • A federal jury in New York has issued a nearly $21 million verdict against France's largest bank for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system as it engaged in atrocities two decades ago. The woman and two men who obtained the verdict against BNP Paribas S.A. are U.S. citize The Latest: Trump says he has commuted the sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in fraud case 10/17/2025 09:51pm • President Donald Trump said Friday that he commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving First Republican enters race for governor of New Mexico in 2026 as Democrat terms out of office 10/17/2025 08:36pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has its first Republican contender for governor ahead of the 2026 elections, as the three-term city mayor of fast-growing Rio Rancho launched his campaign. Gregg Hull on Friday outlined priorities, including greater state investments in the health care workforce an Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area 10/17/2025 06:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump's conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.S. soil. The emergency appeal to the high court cam From bills to berets: Notable moments from NYC's contentious mayoral debate 10/17/2025 06:05pm • New York City's mayoral candidates duked it out in their first general election debate Thursday night, with contenders Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparring over everything from the Israel-Hamas war to the city's education system. In addition to policy issues, the candidates also m Bolton pleads not guilty in Justice Department case accusing him of sharing government secrets 10/17/2025 05:21pm • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — John Bolton pleaded not guilty Friday to charges accusing the former Trump national security adviser turned critic of emailing classified information to family members and keeping top secret documents at his Maryland home. Bolton was ordered released from custody after makin