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Iran war’s cost grows to $43.6 billion in new US military estimate
September 18, 2026 - 1:45 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military's price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as of Sept. 3, according to a new estimate provided this week to lawmakers.
California school district faces civil rights complaint over programs for Latino youth
September 18, 2026 - 1:39 PM

A conservative parents’ group known for targeting diversity and equity programs in schools has filed a federal civil rights complaint against Oakland Unified School District, claiming the district discriminates on the basis of race and sex by offering targeted programs for Latino boys and youth of color.
Hundreds of thousands attend Iran's biggest government-organized rally since the war began
September 18, 2026 - 1:35 PM

CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February.
Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people
September 18, 2026 - 1:27 PM

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal held a day of mourning Monday to remember those killed in the Aug. 26 floods, with flags lowered at government offices and families concluding mourning rituals.
Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power
September 18, 2026 - 1:20 PM

Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance.
Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina
September 18, 2026 - 1:12 PM

As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he’s digging into the country’s political past to cite one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes.
Zelenskyy hosts leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit
September 18, 2026 - 12:53 PM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted leaders and representatives from seven regional countries for talks on deepening cooperation on Friday, after overnight Russian strikes in multiple regions sparked fires and caused several deaths and injuries.
US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police, lawyers say
September 18, 2026 - 12:53 PM

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Two men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arbitrarily arrested after police covered their heads with a bag, beat them and held them at gunpoint in a hotel-turned-detention center, their lawyers and rights groups said on Friday.
Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
September 18, 2026 - 12:38 PM

The Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Friday.
Nigerian police use tear gas during protests over the deaths in custody of 37 miners
September 18, 2026 - 12:27 PM

MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in central Nigeria fired tear gas Friday at crowds who gathered to protest the deaths of 37 miners while in custody on illegal mining charges, with activists disputing the official line that they may have died of a disease outbreak.
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Iran war’s cost grows to $43.6 billion in new US military estimate

California school district faces civil rights complaint over programs for Latino youth

Hundreds of thousands attend Iran's biggest government-organized rally since the war began

Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people

Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power

Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina

Zelenskyy hosts leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit

US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police, lawyers say

Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

Nigerian police use tear gas during protests over the deaths in custody of 37 miners

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