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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meets with reporters near the closed House chamber on day 24 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeffries backs Mamdani for NYC mayor months after primary

8:04 PM on Friday, October 24

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City

FILE - President Ronald Reagan signs legislation implementing the U.S.-Canada free trade agreement during a ceremony at the White House, Sept. 28, 1988. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart, File)

Reagan Foundation becomes the latest US institution drawn into Donald Trump's controversies

6:57 PM on Friday, October 24

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is drawing blowback and praise for arguing that a Canadian government advertisement playing in U.S. markets misrepresented the 40th president’s words to blast President Donald Trump’s tariff policies

Food and milk sit in a shopping cart during a Forgotten Harvest distribution event held at Woodside Bible Church, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Pontiac, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says

6:39 PM on Friday, October 24

The Trump administration says it won't use a roughly $5 billion contingency fund to keep food aid flowing in November amid the government shutdown

FILE - A ranger patrols the ground of the Alamo in San Antonio, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The CEO of the Alamo's historic site has resigned after a top Texas Republican criticized her

6:16 PM on Friday, October 24

The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo has resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her and suggested she has views that are not compatible with the Texas shrine's history

CEO of nonprofit that manages the Alamo quits after a GOP leader says her views incompatible with Texas shrine's history

6:13 PM on Friday, October 24

CEO of nonprofit that manages the Alamo quits after a GOP leader says her views incompatible with Texas shrine's history

FILE - In this photo provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, wildlife officials release five gray wolves onto public land in Grand County, Colo., Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (Colorado Natural Resources via AP, File)

Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada

5:52 PM on Friday, October 24

The Trump administration is telling the state of Colorado it can no longer import wolves from Canada

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

US starts investigating China's compliance with 2020 trade deal as Trump heads to Asia

5:16 PM on Friday, October 24

U.S. officials have launched an investigation into whether China fulfilled its commitments under a 2020 trade pact

FILE - Privacy booths are seen on the morning of the South Carolina Republican primary election at a church in Cayce, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Former South Carolina elections director arrested after using state card to buy fuel, agents say

4:49 PM on Friday, October 24

South Carolina's former elections director Howard Knapp has been arrested and charged with embezzlement and misconduct in office

FILE - Voting booths are set up at a polling place in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

7 charged in 2024 Pennsylvania voter registration fraud that prosecutors say was motivated by money

4:37 PM on Friday, October 24

A yearlong investigation into suspected fraudulent voter registration forms in Pennsylvania has led to criminal charges against six street canvassers and their leader

FILE - Coffee beans are poured into a grinder at a cafe in College Park, Md., on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

US coffee prices spike due to tariffs and poor weather

4:32 PM on Friday, October 24

It’s getting more expensive for Americans to get their caffeine fix

Pentagon accepts $130 million donation to help pay the military during the government shutdown

4:05 PM on Friday, October 24

The Pentagon has confirmed it's accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx mosque in New York on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

In emotional speech, Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity against 'racist and baseless' attacks

3:48 PM on Friday, October 24

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, is pledging to embrace his Muslim identity amid growing attacks in the final days of the campaign

FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia joins supporters in a protest rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

US says it now plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as Oct. 31

3:07 PM on Friday, October 24

The U.S. government now plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during the swearing-in ceremony of Gen. William Rincon as the new national police director in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

US imposes sanctions on Colombia’s president and family members over drug trade allegations

3:04 PM on Friday, October 24

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family, and a government member over drug trade allegations

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with members of the media before he boards a government plane in Ottawa on Friday Oct. 24, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trump's trade war with Canada: A timeline of how we got here

2:58 PM on Friday, October 24

President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs has quickly strained the United States’ longstanding relationship with Canada over the last year

FILE - President Ronald Reagan signs legislation implementing the U.S.-Canada free trade agreement during a ceremony at the White House, Sept. 28, 1988. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart, File)

Trump says a Canadian ad misstated Ronald Reagan's views on tariffs. Here are the facts and context

1:16 PM on Friday, October 24

President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night, furious over what he called a “fake’’ television ad from Ontario’s provincial government that quoted former U.S. President Ronald Reagan from 38 years ago criticizing tariffs -- Trump’s favorite economic tool

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters on day 23 of the government shutdown as he is joined by, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights

11:37 AM on Friday, October 24

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 for bilateral talks and a later meeting of the so-called "coalition of the willing".(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges US to broaden Russian oil sanctions and seeks long-range missiles

4:51 AM on Friday, October 24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the United States to expand sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies to the whole sector

People view a newly unveiled statue of Rosa Parks on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues unveiled at the Alabama Capitol

12:13 AM on Friday, October 24

Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller were unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol

Flanked by city leaders, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie discusses President Donald Trump's comments that he has called off a surge of federal law enforcement in San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San Francisco

12:04 AM on Friday, October 24

President Donald Trump says he agreed to halt a planned show of federal force in San Francisco after appeals from tech executives and the mayor

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