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President Donald Trump returns to the White House following a trip to Clarksville, Tenn., on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads

By Associated Press

October 11, 2026 at 8:11 p.m.

President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars...

South Korean army soldiers watch the North Korean side from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea

By Associated Press

October 11, 2026 at 8:13 p.m.

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired at least one projectile toward its eastern waters,...

A man places a window covering on his boat as Hurricane Simon approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

By Fernando Llano

October 11, 2026 at 7:45 p.m.

Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday, its eye...

Ald. Matt Martin, 47th, left, talks outside chambers on July 15, 2026, before a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago City Council approves campaign ethics tweaks as election season heats up

By A.D. Quig

September 25, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

Candidates will have to stand by their ads this election season — in writing or...

Sheri Mecklenburg stands in a forensics storage room at the Chicago Police Department on Nov. 26, 2003. At the time, Mecklenburg worked for nonprofit Women's DNA Initiative. (Bill Hogan/baiduhai)

‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor pens fiery resignation letter saying US attorney pushed for felony charges

By Jason Meisner

September 25, 2026 at 5:19 p.m.

The now-retired prosecutor at the center of the "Broadview Six" scandal penned a fiery resignation...

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Polo off the southwestern coast of Mexico and Hurricane Odalys, left, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricanes in the Pacific threaten Hawaii and Mexico with floods and high surf

By Eugene Garcia

September 25, 2026 at 8:37 p.m.

People on Hawaii’s Big Island are preparing for another potentially life-threatening and catastrophic storm as...

CNN Senior Reporter Betsy Klein reports from the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House TV pool is back in operation after a dayslong ban of news outlets from grounds

By Jocelyn Noveck

September 25, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

The U.S. network video pool for the White House was back in operation Friday, for...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives ahead of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Iran proposes a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in 7 days if the US meets its conditions

By Cara Anna

September 25, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear...

Commissioner-General of the U.N. agency for Palestinian Refugees Philippe Lazzarini speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Board of Peace quietly met with UNRWA, ex-agency chief says

By Julia Frankel

September 25, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

As the U.S.-created Board of Peace pushes ahead with plans to rebuild Gaza, it has...

3 wounded in drive-by shooting in South Chicago

By Deanese Williams-Harris

September 25, 2026 at 8:16 a.m.

Three men were wounded Thursday night in a drive-by shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood,...

2 fatally wounded in domestic-related shooting on West Side

By Deanese Williams-Harris

September 25, 2026 at 8:04 a.m.

A 47-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man were fatally wounded Thursday night in a domestic-related...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questions are piling up

By Mike Stobbe

September 25, 2026 at 8:22 a.m.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crusade to upend vaccine policy and the legal action...

Pope Leo XIV, center, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and his wife Brigitte as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

By Nicole Winfield

September 25, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he...