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Marine One with President Donald Trump on board departs from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House joins Bluesky and immediately trolls Trump opponents

5:05 PM on Friday, October 17

The White House has joined Bluesky, the social media platform of choice of many in the left-leaning online world

FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., waits for the start of a session in the House chamber in Washington, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

A timeline of George Santos' journey from Congress to prison to grant of clemency by Trump

4:19 PM on Friday, October 17

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has been given clemency by President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump waves as he walks to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump offers US automakers additional relief from his tariffs

4:04 PM on Friday, October 17

President Donald Trump is giving domestic automakers some relief from his tariffs

Trump urges Ukraine and Russia to 'stop war immediately' with Moscow keeping territory it's taken from Kyiv

3:50 PM on Friday, October 17

Trump urges Ukraine and Russia to 'stop war immediately' with Moscow keeping territory it's taken from Kyiv

This image taken from video provided by WSFA shows the scene after a shooting earlier Saturday in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (WSFA via AP)

Fourth person is charged in Alabama shooting that killed 2 and injured 12

3:50 PM on Friday, October 17

Police say a fourth person has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that killed two people and injured 12 others in Alabama's capital city

President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump drops the F-bomb before the cameras. It wasn't the first time

3:37 PM on Friday, October 17

President Donald Trump talks plainly, bluntly, often even coarsely

Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

3:07 PM on Friday, October 17

Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

Israel received coffin of missing hostage handed over to the Red Cross from Hamas, Israeli prime minister's office says.

2:49 PM on Friday, October 17

Israel received coffin of missing hostage handed over to the Red Cross from Hamas, Israeli prime minister's office says.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

News stories show that reporters may have left the Pentagon, but they haven't stopped working

2:46 PM on Friday, October 17

Dozens of reporters stationed at the Pentagon walked out this week and surrendered their access badges rather than sign on to new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth they said would restrict how they do their jobs

FILE - Traffic drives in view of a Boeing Co. production plant, where images of jets decorate the hangar doors on April 23, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

FAA allows Boeing to increase 737 Max production nearly two years after door plug flew off plane

2:46 PM on Friday, October 17

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will allow Boeing to produce more 737 Max airplanes by increasing the limit it imposed after a door plug flew off an Alaska Airlines jet that the company built

This undated photo provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium shows a person wearing the re-released Monterey Bay Aquarium t-shirt on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Pacific Grove, Calif. (Monterey Bay Aquarium via AP)

A T-shirt worn by Taylor Swift sparks a $2M windfall for sea otters

2:31 PM on Friday, October 17

A Northern California aquarium has raised more than $2 million for sea otter conservation in just two days

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

1:09 PM on Friday, October 17

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump’s conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.S. soil

FILE - California Attorney General Rob Bonta comments on the Supreme Court's ruling overturning a federal judge's limits on "roving patrols" and enforcement stops by ICE agents in Southern California, during a news conference on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

California lawsuit says makers of plastic bags lied about products being recyclable

12:57 PM on Friday, October 17

California is suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging they misled people by falsely claiming their products were recyclable

Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)

From bills to berets: Notable moments from NYC's contentious mayoral debate

12:45 PM on Friday, October 17

New York City’s mayoral candidates have duked it out in their first general election debate, with contenders Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparring over everything from the Israel-Hamas war to the city’s education system

FILE - Nicole Castro cries as she hugs Janet Rameriz behind attorneys Ben Crump, left, and Adam Slater during a press conference with survivors of sexual abuse that occurred at MacLaren Hall, June 9, 2022 in Los Angeles. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

LA county reaches tentative $828M agreement to settle 400 more claims of sexual abuse

12:39 PM on Friday, October 17

Los Angeles County has reached a tentative $828 million agreement to settle more than 400 additional sexual abuse claims against county employees that were not included in an earlier settlement that was the largest sexual abuse settlement in U.S. history

In this photo provided by Jacqui Lang, a dog is rescued in Kipnuk, Alaska, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, to be flown to an animal shelter in Bethel, Alaska, as its owner had evacuated. (Jacqui Lang via AP)

The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time

12:33 PM on Friday, October 17

A nonprofit in rural Alaska is working to rescue dogs from Kipnuk, a village hit hard by Typhoon Halong

FILE - Prince Andrew looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Prince Andrew gives up his Duke of York title as Epstein allegations refuse to fade

11:10 AM on Friday, October 17

Prince Andrew says he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines

FILE - Pro-Palestinian supporters continue their encampment protest on Vanderbilt University campus Friday, May 3, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)

With no takers yet, White House meets with colleges still weighing an agreement with Trump

10:42 AM on Friday, October 17

Five remaining universities have been weighing an offer from President Donald Trump to sign a “compact” for higher education

President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say

8:46 AM on Friday, October 17

The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer

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