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Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea in coming weeks and he'll later go to China 09/19/2025 05:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit taking place at the end of October in South Korea and will visit China in the ���early part of next year,��� following a lengthy phone call between the two on Friday. In a Truth Social p Judge blocks USDA from collecting data about SNAP applicants in 21 states 09/19/2025 04:44pm • A judge has temporarily barred the federal government from collecting personal information about residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 21 states and Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in California issued the temporary restraining order against the Macron hopes his recognition of a Palestinian state will be a landmark contribution to Mideast peace 09/19/2025 12:24pm • PARIS (AP) ��� A moment of truth: that���s how French President Emmanuel Macron sees the recognition of a Palestinian state by France and other Western nations, with the hope to make it a landmark step in his push for peace in the Middle East as the devastating war in Gaza continues. Weakened and un For many US Jews, High Holy Days will be a mix of anxiety and determination 09/19/2025 11:37am • For Jewish congregations across the United States, the upcoming High Holy Days ��� always a compelling mix of celebration and repentance ��� will be more charged than usual this year. Rabbis say many of their congregants are worried by a surge of antisemitism, including two deadly attacks in the spr The Latest: Democrats introduce bill to protect free speech following Kimmel suspension 09/18/2025 08:27pm • AYLESBURY, England (AP) ��� After ABC suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel���s late-night show following a threat from the head of the Federal Communications Commission, congressional Democrats have denounced the Trump administration���s threats against political critics and unveiled a bill that would bo 3 members of federal control board in Puerto Rico sue Trump and others for illegal firings 09/18/2025 08:25pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� Three members of a federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico���s finances, who were recently fired by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday alleging their firings were illegal. The lawsuit was filed against T As immigration arrests spike in Chicago, activists escalate tactics to fight back 09/18/2025 07:01pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� As encounters with federal immigration agents around Chicago increase, tactics used by activists and immigrant leaders to fight back are also escalating. The Trump administration has singled out Chicago as its latest mark for immigration enforcement, using traffic stops in immigrant UK's MI6 spy agency to target dark web for new recruits, including in Russia 09/18/2025 05:38pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain's spy agency is going dark ��� the dark web, specifically ��� for new recruits. The Foreign Office said Thursday that MI6 is aiming to recruit new spies for the U.K., including in Russia, through the launch of a web portal on the dark web. It said that the agency's new secure Ukrainian refugees in US face precarious future after losing legal right to work 09/18/2025 04:09pm • SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) ��� The first time Denys���s children heard fireworks go off in Spokane, Washington, they were terrified. His kids had grown up about 20 miles from the Russian border, in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, and they knew too well the booms of Russian missile attacks and screeching sou South Carolina fires election chief as state deals with Trump administration request for voter data 09/18/2025 12:08pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� South Carolina fired its election director as the state negotiates with President Donald Trump's administration about how to fulfill a federal demand to turn over records, including personal data on all voters. The chairman of the South Carolina State Election Commission gave Federal Reserve shows unexpected unity, independence as it weathers Trump's attacks 09/18/2025 10:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In what was expected to be a contentious Federal Reserve meeting, policymakers on Wednesday instead emerged with a nearly unanimous voice to cut interest rates by a quarter-point, tamping down -- at least for now -- concerns over its independence amid President Donald Trump���s r Warsaw turns to Ukraine for drone warfare expertise after Russian drones enter Polish airspace 09/18/2025 10:37am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Poland is drawing on Ukraine���s expertise in battle-tested drone warfare, establishing joint military training programs and manufacturing projects, officials from Warsaw and Kyiv announced Thursday, just over a week after Russian drones entered Polish airspace and exposed NAT Maldives leader ratifies controversial law targeting journalists and media outlets 09/18/2025 05:32am • MALE, Maldives (AP) ��� Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Thursday ratified a controversial new media law that allows for hefty fines and the temporary or permanent closure of media outlets deemed to violate its provisions. The bill provides for individual fines of up to $ 1,620 against journali The Latest: Trump enjoys royal pageantry during unprecedented second UK state visit 09/17/2025 10:05pm • President Donald Trump relished the glow of a British royal spectacle Wednesday, greeted at Windsor Castle on his state visit by King Charles III, military honor guards and mounted troops before paying a private tribute at Queen Elizabeth II���s tomb. No. No U.S. president, or any other world leader Europeans say Iran has yet to take necessary actions to stop the 'snapback' of UN sanctions 09/17/2025 09:29pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� European officials told Iran on Wednesday it had yet to take the actions needed to stop the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, warning time was running out. The comments from the German Foreign Ministry and the European Union came after