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After massive shrimp recalls, the FDA finds radioactive contamination in spices too 09/26/2025 03:24pm • Federal regulators have detected possible radioactive contamination in a second food product sent to the U.S. from Indonesia, even as recalls of potentially tainted shrimp continue to grow. The discovery adds to questions about the source of the unusual problem. U.S. Food and Drug Administration off Arizona gets off to its best start in a decade by pushing the limits 09/26/2025 01:29pm • AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Brent Brennan, decked out in a full race suit and helmet, angles his body through the window and slides into the NASCAR cockpit. A track official helps the Arizona football coach with the safety harnesses and head restraint, attaches the steering wheel and shows him how to f Russia is helping China to prepare for a potential invasion of Taiwan, defense institute says 09/26/2025 11:30am • LONDON (AP) ��� Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne invasion of Taiwan, according to an analysis of leaked Russian documents by a U.K.-based defense and security forum. The Royal United Services Institute's analysis is based on ar In Ireland, Aaron Rodgers talks Guinness and NFL international growth 09/26/2025 11:23am • MAYNOOTH, Ireland (AP) ��� Aaron Rodgers was dressed in black, appropriately, to field questions about Guinness. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback spoke to the international media Friday at a resort hotel where the team is staying ahead of Sunday���s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Can't avoid Hurricane Helene hit the reset button on one town���s goal of becoming an outdoor tourism mecca 09/26/2025 10:37am • OLD FORT, N.C. (AP) ��� Morning mist is still burning off the surrounding mountains when they appear: Small groups of helmeted riders on one-wheeled, skateboard-like contraptions, navigating the pitched streets, past the 30-foot granite Arrowhead Monument on the town square. They are among the 400 o Belarus proposes a new nuclear plant to supply energy to Russian-occupied Ukraine 09/26/2025 10:27am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) ��� Belarus unveiled a proposal on Friday to build a second nuclear power plant capable of supplying energy to Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine. President Alexander Lukashenko raised the plans during a meeting at the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin, who appeared to pub Latest storm blows out of the Philippines, leaving 10 dead and prompting massive evacuations 09/26/2025 09:41am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) ��� A tropical storm blew out of the central Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 10 dead, knocking down trees and power and prompting the evacuation of more than 433,000 people from landslide- and flood-prone villages long battered by typhoons. Bualoi was the latest of b A soccer team from a fishing village off the Baltic Sea is close to a fairytale league title 09/26/2025 09:07am • In a remote fishing village beside the shore of the Baltic Sea, one of the most remarkable achievements in European soccer is close to being realized. ���Make the impossible possible��� is one of the mantras found on the walls and the PowerPoint slides at tiny Swedish club Mj��llby. And that���s exa Ukraine's front line grows bigger as Russia shifts tactics, top commander says 09/26/2025 06:34am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� The front line on the battlefield in Ukraine has grown in length to nearly 1,250 kilometers (800 miles), stretching Kyiv���s defenses, while Russian forces employ a new tactic of sending swarms of small assault groups to infiltrate Ukrainian lines, Ukraine���s top military com Cubs start 3-game series with the Cardinals 09/26/2025 04:01am • St. Louis Cardinals (78-81, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (89-70, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (8-10, 4.76 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Cubs: Colin Rea (10-7, 4.10 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 120 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBO Pride and excitement as Africa hosts road cycling world championships for the first time 09/26/2025 12:05am • KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) ��� On a busy roadside in Uganda���s capital, Kampala, Ronald Yiga bent over his racing bicycle, inspecting the wheels. Dressed in shiny black sweatpants, a yellow, red and green top and a helmet, the 32-year-old cyclist was preparing for the road cycling world championships in n Boat strikes, warships and Venezuela rhetoric raise questions about Trump's goals 09/26/2025 12:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump has dispatched a fleet of American warships into the waters off Venezuela, bragged about fatal strikes on alleged drug boats and claimed Venezuela will pay an ���incalculable��� price if it won't accept more people deported from the U.S. The unusual naval b Lindor homers to join 30-30 club as Mets beat Cubs 8-5 to remain in playoff position 09/25/2025 10:40pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Francisco Lindor homered to reach the 30-30 milestone for the second time, Brett Baty went deep and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 on Thursday night to remain in position for the final National League wild card. The Mets built a six-run lead and withstood a shaky outing Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by the AP show 09/25/2025 09:16pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed Thursday, underlining Tehran's effort to maintain its weapons program despite the 12-day war with Israel in June. Iran Former Hurricane Gabrielle threatens the Azores with heavy rain and storm surge 09/25/2025 09:11pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� The former Hurricane Gabrielle was expected to bring hurricane conditions including heavy rain, a storm surge and large, destructive waves to the Azores islands starting Thursday, despite being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center decl