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Florida may lose $218M on empty 'Alligator Alcatraz' as judge orders shutdown 08/28/2025 08:35pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz.” The center may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ord Trump administration asks military base near Chicago for support on immigration operations 08/28/2025 08:26pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation's third-largest city. The Department of Homeland Security asked Naval Stati CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reeling 08/28/2025 08:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling Thursday as the White House worked to expel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and replace her with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's current deputy. The turmoil triggered rare bipartisan alarm a Which generation has the most wealth? 08/28/2025 08:00pm • Owning more than you owe is the initial step toward achieving financial security. As your net worth escalates, so does your wealth. On an individual level, you have considerable control over your money, from how much you earn and borrow to the amount you save and invest. However, outside factors US seeks UN authorization for new 'Gang Suppression Force' to tackle escalating violence in Haiti 08/28/2025 07:50pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed groups have expanded their brutal activities from the capital into the countryside. Acting U.S. Ambas The Latest: RFK Jr. adviser will serve as acting CDC leader after director’s firing, AP source says 08/28/2025 07:14pm • Jim O’Neill, a top deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official who requested anonymity to discuss a personnel change that has not been formally announced. The director of Departures roil the CDC leadership. What's next for the agency? 08/28/2025 06:16pm • The firing of the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the resignation of several high-profile agency leaders pose immediate challenges to the operations of the nation's premiere public health agency, experts said. It could take “several months” to identify and con A major Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills at least 21 people 08/28/2025 06:15pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a major air attack on Kyiv early on Thursday that included a rare strike on the center of Ukraine's capital, killing at least 21 people, wounding 48 and damaging European Union diplomatic offices, authorities said. The bombardment of drones and missiles was th Trump proposed getting rid of FEMA, but his review council seems focused on reforming the agency 08/28/2025 05:57pm • Four days after starting his second administration, President Donald Trump floated the idea of “ getting rid of ” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which manages federal disaster response. But at a Thursday meeting, the 12-person review council he appointed to propose changes to FEMA seem With new coach Ben Johnson and revamped O-line, Bears bank on Williams to emerge as franchise QB 08/28/2025 05:02pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears (5-12) Expectations The Bears had grabbed plenty of attention this time last year, basking in the spotlight with a starring role in “Hard Knocks.” Well, consider them offseason winners again. But will they start winning when it really matters? With new coach Ben Jo Disputed ballots could swing outcome of union election at EV battery complex in Kentucky 08/28/2025 04:51pm • An election to determine whether workers unionize an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky is in limbo Thursday due to a few dozen disputed ballots that could swing the outcome. The United Auto Workers claimed it secured a narrow victory at the BlueOval SK battery park after the UK, France and Germany initiate 'snapback' sanctions on Iran over status of nuclear program 08/28/2025 04:31pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, further isolating Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly bombed during a 12-day war with Israel. The process, termed a “snapback” by the dip Fed official sues Trump over attempt to fire her, challenging his power over the independent agency 08/28/2025 04:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sued the Trump administration in an effort to overturn the president’s attempt to fire her, launching an unprecedented legal battle that could significantly reshape the Fed’s longstanding political independence. The lawsuit seeks an eme Today in History: August 28, MLK delivers “I Have a Dream” speech 08/28/2025 03:43pm • Today is Thursday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2025. There are 125 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech before an estimated 250,000 people in front of the Lincoln Memorial A 'sea war' brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other 08/28/2025 02:15pm • BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of the foreign-owned vessels that carry out commercia