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FILE - Then U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, on June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump-Kim meeting speculation flares ahead of US president's visit to South Korea

7:02 PM on Thursday, October 23

As U.S. President Donald Trump makes his first trip to Asia since his return to office, speculation is rife that he may seek to meet Kim again during his stop in South Korea

This August 2011 photo provided by Qureshi Law shows Erie Moore, Sr. with his sister, Catherine Moore, at his grandson's birthday in Bastrop, La. (Qureshi Law via AP)

Louisiana jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail

6:41 PM on Thursday, October 23

A federal jury found a private corrections company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he sustained while in custody and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages

In this photo provided by the Catholic Spirit/Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Sophia Forchas, an Annunciation Church and School mass shooting victim, and her father, Tom Forchas, right, arrive at the Hennepin County Medical Center on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Minneapolis. (The Catholic Spirit/Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis via AP)

Girl shot in Minneapolis church returns home from the hospital

6:19 PM on Thursday, October 23

A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during a deadly attack at a Minneapolis Catholic church in August has been released from the hospital

FILE - In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, a Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to fly a mission with two Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-15s, Sept. 9, 2017. (Senior Airman Jacob Skovo/U.S. Air Force via AP)

US military flew supersonic B-1 bombers up to the coast of Venezuela

6:10 PM on Thursday, October 23

The U.S. military has flown a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to the coast of Venezuela

FILE - South Korean protesters march during a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs policy on South Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 18, 2025. The signs read "No Trump." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

In Japan and South Korea, Trump will promote big investments. But the details are still not clear

5:32 PM on Thursday, October 23

President Donald Trump will be in Japan and South Korea next week and he's expected to promote an epic windfall in investments for U.S. factories and projects

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a live address on Canada's plan to build a stronger economy in advance of the 2025 Budget, at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada cuts tariff relief on some US cars due to Stellantis, GM ending some Canadian production

5:19 PM on Thursday, October 23

An official says the Canadian government is limiting how many vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff free after the automakers ended some production in Canada

FILE - A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Man pleads not guilty to sparking deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles

4:48 PM on Thursday, October 23

A 29-year-old man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt

4:42 PM on Thursday, October 23

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt

The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists

4:21 PM on Thursday, October 23

Phoebe, an Asian elephant, stands with her calf after giving birth to him on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Powell, Ohio. (Amanda Carberry/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium via AP)

Columbus Zoo welcomes 2nd Asian elephant calf this year

3:05 PM on Thursday, October 23

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed its second baby elephant this calendar year, a historic milestone it is calling a victory for conservation

This undated image provided the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York, shows a card shuffler allegedly used by defendants in a sports betting and illegal gambling case brought by the U.S. attorney's office of the Eastern District of New York, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in New York. (U.S. Attorney's Office vis AP)

How cheaters rigged high-stakes poker games with the mob and sports pros, according to authorities

2:40 PM on Thursday, October 23

Authorities say an indicted poker cheating ring involving pro sports figures and the mafia used a series of high-tech tactics in the scam

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter approaches Naushon Island, Mass. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, where a couple and their adult son were rescued two days after their boat caught fire and they swam to shore. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Coast Guard audio captures stranded family's mayday call. 'Our ship burned while we were sleeping'

1:01 PM on Thursday, October 23

Audio recordings released by the Coast Guard capture the distress of a family who was rescued two days after their boat caught fire and sank, forcing them to swim to a private island

FILE - Team Oracle aerobatics pilot Sean D. Tucker flies over Coast Guard Island during a photo flight on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

What to know about Coast Guard Island in California, where federal agents have headed

11:23 AM on Thursday, October 23

Federal immigration agents were greeted by protests in the San Francisco Bay Area on their way out to a century-old, government-owned artificial island that houses a U.S. Coast Guard base

Construction workers, bottom right, atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

9:55 AM on Thursday, October 23

Associated Press photos show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves ahead with building a ballroom

FILE - A boy flies a kite on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

One family fled Afghanistan. Then US deportations scattered them across the world

7:48 AM on Thursday, October 23

What it means to seek refuge in the U.S. has been transformed, casting aside an ethos of helping the persecuted nearly as old as the country itself

FILE - This combo of images shows, from left, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers' Damon Jones. (AP Photo/File)

NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes

5:31 AM on Thursday, October 23

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat have been arrested along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

5:27 AM on Thursday, October 23

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

Law enforcement officers watch from a ledge of a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility as a protester stands outside in an inflatable frog costume on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

How inflatable costumes ballooned at anti-Trump rallies due to a Portland protester's frog outfit

9:04 PM on Wednesday, October 22

A growing number of people protesting against President Donald Trump's administration are wearing inflatable costumes at rallies

The Rev. Jeff Hood speaks at a protest against the death penalty on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

9:01 PM on Wednesday, October 22

Alabama has executed a man by nitrogen gas for helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a drug debt

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