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Rhode Island judge halts effort by HUD to change criteria for homeless funding

7:27 PM on Friday, September 12

A Rhode Island judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration from changing the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people

This image from the U.S. Department of State, contained in the Audit of Department of State Protocols for Establishing and Operating Remote Diplomatic Missions shows the "submarine" in the U.S. embassy in Colombia, where the majority of diplomatic staff at the Venezuela Affairs Unit work. (U.S. Department of State via AP)

Watchdog questions millions spent each year on shuttered US Embassy in Venezuela

5:53 PM on Friday, September 12

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019

FILE - Matthew Dowd, chief campaign strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign, speaks at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Dowd says MSNBC reacted to a right-wing mob in firing him for Charlie Kirk commentary

5:52 PM on Friday, September 12

Political analyst Matthew Dowd says MSNBC reacted to a right-wing mob this week in firing him for commentary on assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk

FILE - Law enforcement officers stand guard during a protest June 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

California lawmakers pass bill barring authorities from wearing face masks

4:49 PM on Friday, September 12

California lawmakers have passed legislation to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces during official business

FILE - A sign warns against trespassing on government property at the site of a planned Rivian electric truck plant March 7, 2024, in Rutledge, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Georgia judge won't award attorneys fees to governments in lawsuit over Rivian vehicle plant

3:38 PM on Friday, September 12

A judge has rejected an attempt by Georgia and a local development agency to make residents pay legal fees after they unsuccessfully sued to block the Rivian electric vehicle plant

Investigators from the FBI survey the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a suspect after the suspect drove his car at the arresting officers, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

ICE officer fatally shoots suspect after being dragged by car near Chicago, officials say

2:19 PM on Friday, September 12

The Department of Homeland Security says an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them

The McCook Work Ethic Camp is seen in McCook, Neb., on Aug. 20, 2025. (Brigham Larington/McCook Gazette via AP)

Nebraska plan for an immigrant detention center faces backlash and uncertainty

1:04 PM on Friday, September 12

Some Nebraska lawmakers and residents say the Republican governor's plan to convert a prison into an immigration detention center has come with few details about the transition

Ada Limón, 24th Poet Laureate of the United States, poses in Sonoma County, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Former poet laureate Ada Limón says artists must band together during 'dangerous times'

12:39 PM on Friday, September 12

The 24th U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón says she encountered a surprising number of people who are writing and sharing poetry during her travels around the country

President Donald Trump gestures to people during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The Latest: Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns

8:53 AM on Friday, September 12

President Donald Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Alexus G. Grynkewich address the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO flexes its muscles and bulks up defenses on its eastern flank to ward off Russia

6:12 AM on Friday, September 12

NATO says it's bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment

Enio Kaso, head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency Licensing shows the AI "minister" Diella, whose name means "Sun" in Albanian, during a conference call in Tirana, Albania, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)

Albania's prime minister appoints an AI-generated 'minister' to tackle corruption

5:51 AM on Friday, September 12

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama says his new Cabinet will include an artificial intelligence “minister” in charge of fighting corruption

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