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Weaknesses with Pa. aging department’s oversight could leave older adults at risk, audit finds

1:48 PM on Thursday, September 24

An audit reveals significant weaknesses in the Pennsylvania Department of Aging's oversight of agencies tasked with preventing elder abuse

FILE - Kratom capsules are seen on Sept. 27, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Esch, File)

Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom

12:28 PM on Thursday, September 24

A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students

China's President Xi Jinping watches as he meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive at Atlanta's zoo in the coming days

12:04 PM on Thursday, September 24

Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days

FILE - A horse runs through some mud during a race before the 136th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)

Austrian Painter horse renamed after complaint it referenced Adolf Hitler

12:00 PM on Thursday, September 24

The Jockey Club has ruled that a racehorse known as Austrian Painter has been renamed Merrylegs after a review of a complaint that alleged it was a reference to Adolf Hitler

President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican convention, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messaging

11:51 AM on Thursday, September 24

An ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a forum hosted by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

NATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid attacks

11:46 AM on Thursday, September 24

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance is capable of handling sabotage and drone incidents in Europe and has good action plans in place

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrives at the chamber ahead of a vote on a war powers resolution, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate rejects resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms

11:31 AM on Thursday, September 24

Despite increasing political anxiety over Iran war, senators narrowly rejected a war powers resolution

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrives at the port in Laem Chabang, Chonburi, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

8 sailors in Lincoln carrier group attempted suicide on extended deployment, Navy leader says

10:46 AM on Thursday, September 24

The Navy's top civilian leader says eight sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group attempted suicide during an extended deployment to support the Iran war

Irish reunification is more complicated than Trump may think

8:46 AM on Thursday, September 24

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform

8:44 AM on Thursday, September 24

African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly are demanding reform of the Security Council to include permanent seats for African countries

FILE - Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo, File)

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters 2022 peace deal that ended war

6:31 AM on Thursday, September 24

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia has shattered a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022

Police standby as people gather outside the Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, to take part in an anti-migrant South Coast Patriots march, Saturday Sept. 12, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

Far-right UK activist charged after migrant dinghy slashed in the English Channel

5:03 AM on Thursday, September 24

A far-right activist has been arrested for allegedly slashing a dinghy in the English Channel

Delcy Rodríguez, acting president of Venezuela, addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Venezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the 'right moment'

7:33 PM on Wednesday, September 23

Venezuela’s acting president has delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power

This image taken from video shows a federal officer removing handcuffs from a U.S. citizen after immigration enforcement agents mistook him for a fugitive, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Evanston, Ill. (Michael Lipson via AP)

US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive, tried to arrest him

6:59 PM on Wednesday, September 23

A man was left bloodied and injured in an encounter with immigration enforcement agents in a Chicago suburb

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