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Downtown DC holiday market returns, as does separate Dupont Circle variation 10/27/2025 09:00pm • The popular Downtown D.C. holiday market is scheduled to make its annual return in less than a month, and a separate market is planning to open in a different part of the city again this winter. The DowntownD.C. Holiday Market is scheduled to open daily starting Nov. 21. It’ll open in its usual Getting a Jump on Holiday Shopping? 8 Reasons to Use Your Credit Card 10/27/2025 08:00pm • If you tend to overspend during the holiday season, there are plenty of reasons to avoid using credit cards, like going into more debt, paying high interest charges and damaging your credit score by increasing the amount you owe. However, if you can be disciplined with your shopping, there are lots Social Security in 2026: Experts Weigh in on How the Trump Administration's Plans Could Reshape Retirement 10/27/2025 08:00pm • Few government programs have had the impact of Social Security. Each year, its payments help lift 22 million Americans -- mostly seniors -- out of poverty, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. "Social Security is a bedrock of this nation," says Frank Garcia, a registered Social S British political commentator Sami Hamdi detained by federal authorities at California airport 10/27/2025 06:15pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator, was being held Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after he was detained by ICE officers at San Francisco International Airport, according to federal officials. One senior U.S. official said the detention was related to The Latest: Trump in Tokyo to meet with Japan’s newly elected, first female leader, Sanae Takaichi 10/27/2025 05:54pm • U.S. President Donald Trump is in Japan and preparing to meet with the country’s newly elected, ultraconservative leader. It's one of the busiest days of his Asia trip, which will include speaking to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier and mingling with business leaders. Just days after taking AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Cincinnati on Election Day 10/27/2025 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Cincinnati’s mayor seeks a second term in a municipal election next week against a challenger with notable family ties. Mayor Aftab Pureval, a Democrat, is running against Republican Cory Bowman in this Democratic stronghold on Nov. 4. Bowman is a pastor, cafe owner and the hal Local GOP official's social media post draws backlash in Kentucky for its depiction of the Obamas 10/27/2025 04:17pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A local Republican leader in Kentucky shared a social media video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife as apes, a historically racist trope that has ignited a backlash and a strong rebuke from the state GOP for the since-deleted post. The post by Bobbie Colema World's oldest president, Paul Biya, wins Cameroon election at 92 10/27/2025 03:48pm • YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The world's oldest president, Cameroon 's 92-year-old Paul Biya, has won election again, the country's top court said Monday, after days of protesters' clashes with security forces left at least four people dead as opposition supporters demanded credible results. Biya has Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington 10/27/2025 11:07am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backi Kremlin says its test of a nuclear-powered missile reflects security concerns 10/27/2025 10:37am • Russia’s test of a nuclear-powered missile that it claims can’t be stopped by air defenses reflects Moscow’s determination to look out for its security interests, a Kremlin official said Monday, after the United States and European countries increased pressure on President Vladimir Putin to ne Turkish prosecutors file new espionage charges against Istanbul's jailed mayor 10/27/2025 03:34am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Prosecutors filed new espionage charges against Istanbul’s jailed mayor on Monday, intensifying the judicial pressure on the opposition politician seen as a top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The new charges against Ekrem Imamoglu stem from an investigation launch Sermons urge youth to take part in public affairs in Morocco after wave of protests 10/27/2025 02:13am • RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Worshippers sat shoeless on the red-carpeted floor of a mosque in Morocco's capital in silence, listening to a preacher in a raised pulpit reading a government-written sermon urging parents to involve their children in public affairs. The sermon, heard in mosques across the k Ireland's president elect is a left-wing, anti-establishment figure who is outspoken on Gaza 10/26/2025 09:41pm • LONDON (AP) — Ireland's president for the next seven years is an independent lawmaker who has long spoken in support of Palestinians and has been vocal about her distrust of European Union policies. Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, 68, secured 63% of votes in a landslide election victory US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela 10/26/2025 07:33pm • PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AP) — A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago 's capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of th US and China say a trade deal is drawing closer as Trump and Xi ready for a high-stakes meeting 10/26/2025 03:39pm • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes