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Eastern Orthodox leader is on a US visit to meet with Trump and receive award for environmental work
September 15, 2025 - 5:43 PM

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, is making his first visit in four years to the United States, where he met Monday afternoon with President Donald Trump and is slated to receive honors for his environmental advocacy.
The Latest: Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Netanyahu in Israel
September 15, 2025 - 5:32 PM

The U.S. State Department says Secretary of State Marco Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. The visit announced Monday comes as the region is still reeling from Israel’s strike targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha. The U.S. has sought to ease tensions between Israel and Qatar, two close American allies.
Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was shot provided less security than other venues as he toured nation
September 15, 2025 - 5:25 PM

OREM, Utah (AP) — Less than two weeks before Charlie Kirk's assassination in Utah, a sheriff's department in central California conducted three days of reconnaissance to prepare for a speech by the conservative firebrand at a local church in politically friendly territory.
Ghana says immigrants deported from US are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture
September 15, 2025 - 5:14 PM

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A group of 14 West Africans deported to Ghana from the U.S. have been sent to their home countries, a Ghana government official said Monday, places where lawyers representing some of the men say they face a risk of persecution or torture.
DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director says
September 15, 2025 - 5:08 PM

OREM, Utah (AP) — DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matched that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Monday.
Summit leads to little action after Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha
September 15, 2025 - 5:07 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar hosted a summit of Arab and Islamic nations Monday in the hopes of presenting a united response to Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders last week in Doha. But leaders offered different views about what to do, and the group agreed to take only minimal action.
Trump wouldn't call Minnesota governor after Democrat was slain but now blames him for raised flags
September 15, 2025 - 5:04 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed Monday that he would have ordered flags lowered to half-staff following the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker this summer had he been asked by the state’s governor. But Trump at the time refused to even call Democratic Gov.
Lawsuit dismissed in funding dispute over kinship caregiver law in Kentucky
September 15, 2025 - 4:58 PM

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's administration in a funding dispute that has delayed a kinship caregiver law, which aims to support adults willing to care for young relatives who endured suspected abuse or neglect at home.
King Charles III to deploy tiara diplomacy as UK prepares to welcome Trump for second state visit
September 15, 2025 - 4:53 PM

LONDON (AP) — Windsor Castle staff are setting the 50-meter-long (164-feet-long) mahogany table. Grooms are buffing the hooves of the horses that will pull the royal carriages. And the military honor guard is drilling to ensure every step lands with precision.
Arnold Schwarzenegger enters fight on US House control, urges vote against new California districts
September 15, 2025 - 4:50 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday entered the national battle over U.S. House control, urging voters to reject a California ballot proposal to rejigger districts that he said would erode democratic principles and allow politicians to “take the power away from the people.”
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Eastern Orthodox leader is on a US visit to meet with Trump and receive award for environmental work

The Latest: Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Netanyahu in Israel

Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was shot provided less security than other venues as he toured nation

Ghana says immigrants deported from US are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture

DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director says

Summit leads to little action after Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha

Trump wouldn't call Minnesota governor after Democrat was slain but now blames him for raised flags

Lawsuit dismissed in funding dispute over kinship caregiver law in Kentucky

King Charles III to deploy tiara diplomacy as UK prepares to welcome Trump for second state visit

Arnold Schwarzenegger enters fight on US House control, urges vote against new California districts

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