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Trump and his MAGA movement will honour Charlie Kirk at an Arizona memorial service
By Jonathan J. Cooper, Eugene Garcia And Aamer Madhani GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - President Donald Trump and prominent members of his "Make America Great Again" movement will pay tribute Sunday to conserv...
2h ago The stage is seen before the start of a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Jerry quits Ben & Jerry's, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled
By Michelle Chapman Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled ...
Sep 17, 2025 Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen, left, and fellow co-founder Jerry Greenfield, center, scoop ice cream before a campaign event for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., not shown, Sept. 1, 2019, in Raymond, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder, weapon and obstruction offenses
By Jesse Bedayn, Hannah Schoenbaum And John Seewer in Provo PROVO, Utah (AP) - Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, was charged on ...
Sep 16, 2025 This photo released by the Utah Governor's Office on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 shows Tyler Robinson. (Utah Governor's Office via AP)
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
By Bob Thomas Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his best-loved characters, d...
Sep 16, 2025 Robert Redford attends the premiere of "The Old Man and the Gun" at the Paris Theater on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Largest Russian attack on Ukraine since the war began leaves four dead
By Samya Kullab in Kyiv KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia hit Ukraine's capital with drone and missiles Sunday in the largest aerial attack since the war began, killing four people across the country and da...
Sep 07, 2025 Smoke rises from the Cabinet of Ministers building after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as security cabinet meets to discuss Gaza
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Sam Metz DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military announced Sunday that it killed the longtime spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, as the country's securi...
Aug 31, 2025
Flotilla leaves Barcelona to try to break Israeli blockade of Gaza
By Renata Brito And Teresa Medrano BARCELONA (AP) - A flotilla of ships departed from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip Sunday with humanitarian aid and activists on board in the largest attempt yet to brea...
Aug 31, 2025
Trump's Federal Reserve threat could hurt everyday lives of Americans
By Christopher Rugaber WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board has raised alarms among economists and legal experts who see it as t...
Aug 31, 2025
Israel soon will halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as military offensive grows
By Julia Frankel And Wafaa Shurafa JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its military offensive against Hamas, an official said Satu...
Aug 30, 2025 Protesters carry bloodied artificial babies to symbolize children killed in Gaza during a pro Palestine demonstration in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Aug.30, 2025. (AP/Michael Probst)
Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Yemeni capital Sanaa
By Samy Magdy CAIRO (AP) - An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen's capital Sanaa, the Houthis said Saturday. He was the most senior Houthi o...
Aug 30, 2025
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