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New law requires California officials to disclose job offers made before they leave office

1:55 PM on Thursday, October 16

California’s elected and appointed officials will now have to tell the public when they’ve accepted a job offer from a new employer that might seek favors from them while they’re still in a position of power

Trump warns Hamas 'we will have no choice but to go in and kill them' if internal bloodshed persists in Gaza

1:40 PM on Thursday, October 16

Trump warns Hamas 'we will have no choice but to go in and kill them' if internal bloodshed persists in Gaza

Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

1:23 PM on Thursday, October 16

A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding nearly $34 million in funding earmarked to protect New York’s transportation system from terrorist attacks

Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Hungary to try to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war, but date still to be determined

1:16 PM on Thursday, October 16

Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Hungary to try to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war, but date still to be determined

FILE - Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, speaks while being interviewed by Anne Applebaum at the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University in New Orleans on March 27, 2025. (Brett Duke/The Advocate via AP, File)

During troubled times in news industry, 168-year-old Atlantic thrives with newspaper-magazine hybrid

11:53 AM on Thursday, October 16

Jeffrey Goldberg has bold goals: “We want The Atlantic to be the greatest writer's collective on the planet,” the magazine's editor-in-chief said

Judge says she will require immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after turbulent protests

11:11 AM on Thursday, October 16

Judge says she will require immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after turbulent protests

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks during a news conference with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, not pictured, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The EU unveils a plan to be ready within 5 years to fend off any Russian attack

10:58 AM on Thursday, October 16

The European Union has unveiled a plan aimed at ensuring that Europe can defend itself against outside attack by the end of the decade

Trump will speak with Russia's Putin on Thursday as he considers Ukraine's push for long-range missiles, AP source says

10:46 AM on Thursday, October 16

Trump will speak with Russia's Putin on Thursday as he considers Ukraine's push for long-range missiles, AP source says

FILE - Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID and the PEPFAR program to combat HIV/AIDS, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

South Africa welcomes $115M US bridge plan to sustain its HIV programs for 6 months

9:57 AM on Thursday, October 16

South Africa has welcomed a U.S. bridging plan worth $115 million to continue funding HIV treatment and prevention programs until the end of March

Banning abortion is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes

8:42 AM on Thursday, October 16

Director General of MI5, the UK's Security Service, Ken McCallum, delivers the annual Director General's Speech at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service in London on Thursday Oct.r 16, 2025. (Jonathan Brady /PA via AP)

MI5 chief says China is a security threat to UK as officials trade blame over spy case collapse

8:38 AM on Thursday, October 16

The head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency says China poses a daily threat to the United Kingdom’s security

With the government shutdown now in its third week, a sign turns away tourists at the entrance to the Capitol Visitor Center, in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows

7:02 AM on Thursday, October 16

A new poll finds most Americans see the government shutdown as a significant problem as it drags on

In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina, left, talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, during a meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AKP via AP)

Death of kidnapped South Korean student spurs talks with Cambodia to tackle online scams

6:15 AM on Thursday, October 16

South Korean and Cambodian officials have met to address online scams after a South Korean student died in Cambodia

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu drinks as he listens to speeches before a no-confidence vote, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at the National Assembly in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Embattled French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence votes in Parliament

5:50 AM on Thursday, October 16

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has survived two votes of no-confidence that could have toppled his fragile new government

The body of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, a day after he died in India, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)

Kenya police fire at mourners and 2 die as violence erupts at viewing of body of ex-Premier Odinga

3:55 AM on Thursday, October 16

Kenyan police have opened fire and used teargas to try and control a crowd of mourners gathered for a public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, leaving two people dead

FILE - People walk through University of North Carolina campus March 18, 2020, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Colleges are fighting to prove their return on investment

12:08 AM on Thursday, October 16

For many young Americans, deciding on college has become a complex choice

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks before posthumously awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden of the White House, Oct. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump's push for law and order shows he's no longer encumbered by government guardrails

12:01 AM on Thursday, October 16

President Donald Trump is embracing tough-on-crime policies in his second term

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis, right, speaks during a news conference Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in McEwen, Tenn., at Accurate Energetic Systems. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)

Authorities identify remains of 14 of 16 victims in Tennessee explosion

9:03 PM on Wednesday, October 15

Authorities say they have identified the remains of 14 of the 16 people killed last week in a massive blast at a Tennessee explosives plant

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