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The Latest: Rubio will head to Qatar after meeting with Netanyahu in Israel
September 15, 2025 - 8:56 AM

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.
Searchers discover shipwreck of schooner that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago
September 15, 2025 - 8:56 AM

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a cargo schooner that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline.
UK excludes Israelis from leading defense college over escalating war in Gaza
September 15, 2025 - 8:56 AM

LONDON (AP) — A prestigious British defense college is excluding Israeli students from attending, officials confirmed Monday, in a decision that Israel's military has condemned as “disgraceful.”
Trump administration boosts HBCU funding after cutting grants for Hispanic-serving colleges
September 15, 2025 - 8:56 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered primarily by cuts to other colleges serving large numbers of minority students.
Qatar hosts summit in response to Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha, seeking to restrain such attacks
September 15, 2025 - 8:44 AM

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 as leaders offered different views about what to do, the group has few ways to restrain Israel in its war in Gaza.
West African nationals deported by US to Ghana have all been sent to their home countries
September 15, 2025 - 8:38 AM

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A group of 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. to Ghana have all been sent to their home countries of Nigeria and Gambia, the Ghanaian government spokesman told The Associated Press on Monday.
Eastern Orthodox leader is on a US visit to meet with Trump and receive award for environmental work
September 15, 2025 - 8:21 AM

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, is making his first visit in four years to the United States, where he was scheduled to meet Monday afternoon with President Donald Trump and receive honors for his environmental advocacy.
Spanish prime minister calls for Israel to be banned from sports events after chaos at cycling race
September 15, 2025 - 8:14 AM

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called for Israel to be banned from sports events after pro-Palestinian activists disrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race in chaotic scenes in Madrid.
What to know about Malawi's elections as an economic crisis grips the country
September 15, 2025 - 8:14 AM

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi holds elections Tuesday to choose a president, lawmakers and local government councillors, the first national vote since a 2019 presidential election was nullified and redone a year later because of widespread irregularities.
DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director says
September 15, 2025 - 8:09 AM

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

Searchers discover shipwreck of schooner that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago

UK excludes Israelis from leading defense college over escalating war in Gaza

Trump administration boosts HBCU funding after cutting grants for Hispanic-serving colleges

Qatar hosts summit in response to Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha, seeking to restrain such attacks

West African nationals deported by US to Ghana have all been sent to their home countries

Eastern Orthodox leader is on a US visit to meet with Trump and receive award for environmental work

Spanish prime minister calls for Israel to be banned from sports events after chaos at cycling race

What to know about Malawi's elections as an economic crisis grips the country

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

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