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Authorities deploy non-lethan weapons near a demonstration where a man was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say

2:18 PM on Sunday, September 20

Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered at the scene

FILE - President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump and Mamdani plan to meet in New York during the president's upcoming UN visit

11:30 AM on Sunday, September 20

President Donald Trump plans to meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly

Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels shout slogans during a rally in support of the group and to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site, Mecca, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Iran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen's growing civil war

10:01 AM on Sunday, September 20

A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends at Fenix, the FdI youth festival, in Rome, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (Valentina Stefanelli/LaPresse via AP)

Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, and cap foreign students in classrooms

8:56 AM on Sunday, September 20

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban face burqas and niqabs in schools

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, center, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center right, stand with other party members as they watch preliminary voting results for Russian parliamentary elections at the United Russia's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Early results show Russia's main Kremlin party dominating tightly controlled parliamentary vote

6:47 AM on Sunday, September 20

Early results from Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election, released by the country’s election commission, show the main Kremlin party dominating the vote

FILE - A mockup of President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch stands at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, June 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck, File)

Trump says his planned arch would become a 'military complex' able to host drones and snipers

5:15 AM on Sunday, September 20

President Donald Trump says the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a “top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition

FILE - A sign indicates the director's office of the Alaska Division of Elections, March 19, 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Alaskans will decide fate of ranked choice voting system after chaotic end to state's primary

4:31 AM on Sunday, September 20

Alaska’s primary revealed some of the headaches related to a major change in how voters select their candidates

FILE - Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks during a primary election night event, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Republican Mike Rogers courts Michigan Democrats and Trump voters as GOP hopes to hold the Senate

4:28 AM on Sunday, September 20

Republicans are trying to win an open Senate seat race in Michigan, and nominee Mike Rogers is stepping up his appeals to some Democrats

A Chevron station displays its gas prices on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, on Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas.(Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran war

4:25 AM on Sunday, September 20

Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families

Members of the Israeli forces stand guard near the site of a shooting attack that, according to Israeli officials, killed one Israeli near the settlement of Neve Tzuf, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

An Israeli is shot dead in the occupied West Bank, and other Mideast developments

2:50 AM on Sunday, September 20

An Israeli man has been fatally shot in the occupied West Bank and the suspect was detained

A customer holds an ice cream cone outside of a Mixue store, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Fast food from the US and China catches on in both countries

2:03 AM on Sunday, September 20

China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs to Taiwan

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, takes a selfie with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney after delivering remarks in Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Sunday, Sept.20, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Macron backs Canada as EU associate member as Carney turns toward Europe

1:38 AM on Sunday, September 20

French President Emmanuel Macron has backed a proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member as he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney deepen ties in space, defense, energy and business

Flame and smoke is seen rising from Moscow's oil refinery in the south east of the city following a largescale Ukrainian drone attack, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow

12:23 AM on Sunday, September 20

Russian officials say Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds targeting Moscow

Russian citizen line up to cast their vote for Russian parliament elections at the Russian embassy in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic German state election defeat

11:52 PM on Saturday, September 19

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections including a historic defeat for his party

FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 14, 2026. (Kenny Holston/Pool Photo via AP, file)

Trump used to slam China. Here's why he's now rolling out the red carpet for Xi

9:02 PM on Saturday, September 19

When Donald Trump ran for office a decade ago, he called China a menace to the U.S. economy

Longtime AP Florida politics reporter Brendan Farrington dies at 60

3:29 PM on Saturday, September 19

Brendan Farrington has died at 60

Protesters attend a far-right groups' protest against immigration and asylum policies, in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mouneb Taim)

Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts

8:50 AM on Saturday, September 19

Dutch riot police have dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague after violence has erupted

FILE - U.S. rapper Macklemore performs on the Main Stage at the 42th Gurtenfestival edition in Bern, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP, File)

For Palestinian aid groups, Macklemore's $1M pledge brings relief and attention to ongoing suffering

5:02 AM on Saturday, September 19

Macklemore's $1 million donation pledge is coming at a critical time for Palestinian relief nonprofits

A Venezuelan mother sits with her daughter among food trucks Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Midvale, Utah. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Many Venezuelan immigrants shun Florida and turn to smaller cities in Utah, elsewhere

3:09 AM on Thursday, September 17

Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah

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