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Michelle Obama's Girls Opportunity Alliance pledges $2.5 million for grassroots education for girls 10/11/2025 09:03am • NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama is putting new force behind efforts to ensure girls overcome educational barriers in some of the world's most economically disadvantaged areas. The Obama Foundation's Girls Opportunity Alliance pledged Saturday to rally $2.5 million for dozens of gr North Korea displays new long-range missile at a military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un 10/11/2025 06:05am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military’s most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in coming weeks. The parade, which Schauffele and Greyserman atop the leaderboard after three rounds of Japan PGA tournament 10/11/2025 04:12am • YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Max Greyserman and Xander Schauffele shared the top of the leaderboard after Saturday's third round of the Baycurrent Classic in Japan. Playing on a rainy day, Greyserman finished with an even-par 71 with Schauffele carding a 67 at the Yokohama Country Club. Both are on 12-u Pride top Thorns 1-0 with a dramatic late own goal 10/11/2025 01:16am • Mallie McKenzie knocked the ball into her own net in stoppage time while trying to defend a corner kick and the Orlando Pride defeated the Portland Thorns 1-0 on Friday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. Elsewhere in the NWSL, the Seattle Reign were held to a 1-1 tie by Bay FC; and Racin Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts ejected from WNBA Finals Game 4 after heated argument 10/11/2025 12:44am • PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts was ejected from Game 4 of the WNBA Finals after receiving two quick technical fouls in the third quarter against the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night. Tibbetts — a second-year coach — was arguing a foul call against Mercury guard Monique Akoa M Curacao edges closer to first World Cup soccer appearance with 2-0 win over Jamaica 10/10/2025 11:45pm • WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — Goals from Livano Comenencia and Kenji Gorre led Curacao to a 2-0 win over Jamaica on Friday to take the home side another step closer to its first World Cup appearance. Comenencia opened the scoring in the 11th minute, and Gorre added a goal in the 68th for the “Blue Pentagon will build a training facility for Qatari pilots in Idaho 10/10/2025 09:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. Hegseth, who made the announcement during a visit by Qatar's defense minis The Latest: Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started 10/10/2025 09:41pm • The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues. Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social platform X that the “R Thousands of Palestinians return to what's left of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect 10/10/2025 09:37pm • WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that raised hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war. All the remaining hostages were set to be released within day President Donald Trump is in 'exceptional health,' his doctor says, after visit to Walter Reed 10/10/2025 09:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is in “exceptional health," his physician said Friday after he underwent a checkup that included lab tests and preventive health assessments at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Trump spent roughly three hours at the Bethesda, Maryland, hospi Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown 10/10/2025 08:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown dragged into a 10th day. Russ Vought, the director of the O Wall Street tumbles to its worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China 10/10/2025 07:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China. The S&P 500 sank 2.7% in its worst day since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 878 points, or 1.9%, and the Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner 10/10/2025 07:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a global recession. The president expressed frustration with new export c Loudoun Co. students’ suspension on hold while legal action over locker room incident proceeds 10/10/2025 07:12pm • A Loudoun County student’s suspension is on hold while litigation over whether the punishment was warranted moves forward, a federal judge ruled Friday. The ruling comes after two students’ families filed a lawsuit against the Northern Virginia school district, alleging the kids were wrongful Nor'easter without a name to bring ocean flooding and high winds to US East Coast 10/10/2025 06:58pm • A storm without a name was expected to bring flooding to the East Coast from South Carolina to New Jersey and high winds to New York City over the holiday weekend. While the storm affecting the eastern U.S. wasn't tropical, two other tropical storms were churning in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, inc