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FILE - With the White House in the distance, National Guard troops patrol the Mall as part of President Donald Trump's order to impose federal law enforcement in the nation's capital, in Washington, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

As Trump threatens more Guard troops in US cities, here's what the law allows

9:43 AM on Friday, August 29

Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, President Donald Trump has openly mused about sending troops to some of the nation’s most Democratic cities — including Chicago and Baltimore — where he claims they are needed to crack down on crime

Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump

8:56 AM on Friday, August 29

As the National Weather Service scrambles to hire up to 450 people to restore deep cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency, potential applicants are being asked to explain how they would advance President Donald Trump’s agenda if hired

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hold a joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 29, 2025. (Takashi Aoyama/Pool Photo via AP)

India's Modi and Japan's Ishiba agree to expand ties. Here's what they said

7:14 AM on Friday, August 29

India and Japan have agreed to further expand ties and deepen cooperation in areas such as security, economy, clean energy and human resources

Police officers watch protesters outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, England, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, after a temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum seekers from being housed at the hotel in was overturned at the Court of Appeal. (Lucy North/PA via AP)

Asylum seekers can stay in UK hotel after government wins appeal to keep it open

6:55 AM on Friday, August 29

Britain’s Court of Appeal has overturned a temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum-seekers from being housed at a hotel near London

FILE - In this undated photo provided by Old Orchard Beach Police Department, Officer Jon Luke Evans receives his police badge. (Old Orchard Beach Police Department via AP, File)

Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE's arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions

4:17 AM on Friday, August 29

The case of a Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities even though he was vetted by a government system called E-Verify is raising questions about what employers can do to make sure they’re employing people who can legally work

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (Mississippi), center and Deb Fischer (Nebraska), third from left, speak to the media upon their arrival at Taipei Songshan Airport, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

China criticizes US senators' Taiwan visit, calls it a threat to sovereignty

2:36 AM on Friday, August 29

Two U.S. senators have visited Taiwan, drawing criticism from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and opposes official contact between the two sides

Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, second from left, and Vice President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas speak at the working session for the informal EU defense ministers meeting in Forum, Copenhagen, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

European defense leaders pledge pressure to end the war after Russian strike on Kyiv

12:46 AM on Friday, August 29

European defense ministers have pledged to increase pressure on Russia after a meeting in Copenhagen on the war in Ukraine

Members of the Louisiana National Guard patrol at Union Station, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story

9:04 PM on Thursday, August 28

President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago and other big cities as a way to fight crime

FILE - The National Institutes of Health's James Shannon building is seen on the agency's campus in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Health leaders launch new Latino-focused data hub to combat NIH budget cuts

3:35 PM on Thursday, August 28

A national group of Latino public health leaders has announced the launch of a new research institute, which they say is a response to the hundreds of millions in federal funding cuts related to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

FILE - Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Fed governor Cook seeks court order blocking her firing by Trump

2:39 PM on Thursday, August 28

A case that could provide the Trump administration with new and expansive power over the traditionally independent Federal Reserve got its first court hearing Friday

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