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“I look forward to bringing my unique perspective from my experience as White House press secretary, along with the same energy and candor that defied my tenure, to Fox’s millions of viewers across their many platform,” Karoline Leavitt said in announcing she’s joining Fox News. (JACQUELYN MARTIN/AP FILE)

Karoline Leavitt set to join Fox News as on-air contributor

By Associated Press

October 5, 2026 at 9:41 a.m.

Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is taking on a new role at Fox...

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

New Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights

By Lindsay Whitehurst

October 5, 2026 at 6:13 a.m.

The Supreme Court’s new term begins Monday with cases on climate change, religious rights and...

In this image provided by Matt Odom, Laura Leigh Taylor, a farmer in Georgia who says she regrets voting for President Donald Trump in 2024, is pictured Sept. 29, 2026. (Matt Odom via AP)

President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown divides rural voters as midterms approach, AP-KFF poll finds

By Linley Sanders

October 5, 2026 at 6:11 a.m.

More than a year into President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, a poll finds that...

A voter cast a ballot on the first day of early voting in Minnesota at the Elections & Voter Services building, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

New poll shows voters favor Democrats on key issues but lack faith in either party

By Thomas Beaumont

October 3, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

An AP-NORC poll finds that voters are deeply dissatisfied with President Donald Trump and his...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

What to know about the investigation into Cornell University gang rape allegations

By Hallie Golden

October 3, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

An intense, public outcry over a woman's account of being gang-raped at a Cornell University...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Today in History: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted

By Associated Press

October 3, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 3, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy...

Shown is the the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Woman told Cornell investigators she ‘felt like bait’ during alleged gang rape

By Kimberlee Kruesi

October 2, 2026 at 9:50 p.m.

The documents include excerpts of interviews Cornell's investigators did with the woman and the men...

Emergency vehicles leave Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say

By Kim Chandler

October 2, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Christa Pike was placed on a ventilator and unconscious in a hospital in the hours...

Gypsy Rose Blanchard takes the stand during the trial of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, Nov. 15, 2018, in Springfield, Mo. Blanchard, the Missouri woman who admitted to convincing her online boyfriend to kill her abusive mother after being forced to pretend for years she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, is set to be paroled Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)

Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s fiancé Ken Urker found dead on 34th birthday

By Jessica Schladebeck

October 2, 2026 at 10:34 a.m.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's fiancé Ken Urker, who was also the father of her child, died...

Demonstrators gather in response to the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan man who was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer the previous day in Austin, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)

Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in Texas has surgery to remove bullet

By Associated Press

October 2, 2026 at 6:25 a.m.

A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas had...

Riot police hold up their shields during a protest commemorating the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco killings, when soldiers fired on student protesters, in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Today in History: Tlatelolco massacre

By Associated Press

October 2, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 2, 1968, as many as 300 people were massacred at a student protest...

New York governor appoints special prosecutor to oversee investigation into alleged gang rape at Cornell

By Associated Press

October 1, 2026 at 7:55 p.m.

New York’s governor has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee an investigation into a woman’s...

This image made from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) body camera footage shows an ICE officer stopping Wilber Rafael Garces Perez on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows

By Ryan J. Foley

October 1, 2026 at 5:56 p.m.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car...