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FILE - Cameroon's President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement party, waits to cast his vote during the presidential elections, Oct. 7, 2018, in Yaounde, Cameroon. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Cameroon lawmakers revive vice presidency, handing aging president sweeping control over the post

2:03 AM on Sunday, April 5

Cameroon’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the vice president position, a move the opposition says will strengthen President Paul Biya’s power

A hole is seen in the dome of the Grand Hosseiniyeh mosque that officials say was hit by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes Tuesday in Zanjan, Iran, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: US service member missing after Iran shot down jet rescued

12:19 AM on Sunday, April 5

U_S_ President Donald Trump says a U_S_ service member who was missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been found in a rescue involving “dozens of aircrafts.”

FILE - As the sun sets, migrants wait outside a gate in the border fence to enter into El Paso, Texas, to be processed by Border Patrol, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

3-year-old immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse during months in federal custody, family says

12:03 AM on Sunday, April 5

An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody

Artist renderings of the new White House East Wing and Ballroom are photographed Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Trump administration asks appeals court to pause order halting White House ballroom construction

1:52 PM on Saturday, April 4

The Trump administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for the president

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he speaks to the press following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, Friday, March 27, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)

US revokes green cards and visas of several Iranian nationals connected to Tehran government

12:31 PM on Saturday, April 4

The Trump administration has revoked the green cards or U.S. visas of at least four Iranian nationals connected to the current or former Iranian government, including two who have been detained by immigration authorities and are to be deported

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions

11:59 AM on Saturday, April 4

A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions

FILE - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks during an interview in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

UK police investigate after officers left guns outside mayor’s home

9:06 AM on Saturday, April 4

London police are urgently investigating how armed protection officers left a bag of guns outside Mayor Sadiq Khan's home

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Trump's go-it-alone certainty confronts the uncertainties of war

9:05 AM on Saturday, April 4

President Donald Trump claims that the United States has, in his words, “completely decimated” Iran

FILE - Jack Schlossberg, grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Can Kennedy lineage and hype over 'Love Story' help send JFK's grandson to Congress?

7:31 AM on Saturday, April 4

As a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg had a lot of hype behind him when he launched his congressional campaign in New York City late last year

FILE - Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko addresses journalists following his release from police custody in Dakar, Senegal, on March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui, File)

Senegal limits foreign trips for officials as the fallout from Iran war deepens

5:50 AM on Saturday, April 4

The Senegalese government has banned nonessential foreign trips for ministers to save costs as the energy crisis linked to the Iran war deepens

Iran's Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simaei Sarraf, center, visits the location that was hit during U.S.-Israeli airstrikes Friday at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz as search continues for missing US pilot

4:47 AM on Saturday, April 4

U_S_ President Donald Trump has again warned Tehran over his Monday deadline to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and allow ship traffic to flow again, and Iran has responded by threatening to open “the gates of hell.”

FILE - An F-15E Strike Eagle turns toward the Panamint range over Death Valley National Park, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

The Latest: US and Iran race to find missing crew member from downed military plane

12:59 AM on Saturday, April 4

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Iran over his Monday deadline to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz so ship traffic can flow again

FILE - A sign directs travelers to the "1947 UFO Crash Site Tours" in Roswell, N.M., on June 10, 1997. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)

Nearly a century of wondering: The American UFO saga, in reality and in fiction

12:12 AM on Saturday, April 4

UFOs have intrigued people for decades, with sightings and investigations dating back to the first widely reported one in 1947

FILE - Model ships hang at the entrance to the Star Trek Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas on Aug. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)

Hollywood's narrative on UFOs and ETs reaches back many decades

12:06 AM on Saturday, April 4

Hollywood has driven how Americans envision little green men with big eyes and bigger heads

FILE - Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Moms for Liberty annual convention in Washington, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Moms for Liberty wanted a seat on the school board. Trump gave them a voice in the White House

12:01 AM on Saturday, April 4

Moms for Liberty made a name for itself at the local level, fighting to win control of school boards as it battled “woke indoctrination” in the classroom

FILE - Ma Xingrui, Party Secretary of Xinjiang, speaks during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

China's Communist Party investigates ex-Xinjiang leader Ma Xingrui

7:52 AM on Friday, April 3

China's Communist Party has placed former Xinjiang party chief Ma Xingrui under investigation for suspected violations of discipline and law

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