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Pentagon adds exemptions to requirement for all troops to get the flu shot

4:50 PM on Wednesday, September 24

The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops get the flu shot every year by introducing exemptions for reservists and proclaiming that the shot is only necessary in some circumstances for all service members

President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A friendly Trump-Lula encounter could pave the way for a thaw in US-Brazil relations

4:49 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Brazil's President Lula da Silva used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly to criticize unilateral moves by U.S. President Donald Trump

Former Vice President Kamala Harris exits the stage after the first stop of her book tour for her new book about her presidential campaign, "107 Days," at Town Hall in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Harris faces protesters, condemns Israel's war in Gaza on first night of book tour

4:38 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Former Vice President Kamala Harris was forced to confront Israel’s war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour

New York woman accused of incapacitating 4 men with fentanyl-laced drugs, killing 3 of them

4:14 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A New York woman is accused of using fentanyl-laced drugs to incapacitate and later rob four men of cash, phones, sneakers and other belongings, killing three of the men in the process

Europe captain Luke Donald speaks during the opening ceremonies for the Ryder Cup golf tournament, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, on the Bethpage Black golf course, in Farmingdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Ryder Cup banter and blunders get started at Bethpage without a shot being hit

3:34 PM on Wednesday, September 24

The gamesmanship at the Ryder Cup has started without a shot being struck

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

3:26 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A federal judge has refused to reinstate eight former inspectors general who sued after the Trump administration fired them with no warning and little explanation

Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

3:21 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Federal judge refuses to reinstate eight former inspectors general fired by Trump administration

FILE - Fans cast shadows past a Washington Nationals logo as they walk in to Space Coast Stadium for an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Nationals and the New York Mets, Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

The Nationals are hiring Red Sox Assistant GM Paul Toboni to run baseball operations: AP source

3:17 PM on Wednesday, September 24

A person with knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press that the Washington Nationals are set to hire Boston Red Sox senior vice president and assistant general manager Paul Toboni to run their baseball operations department

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Hillary Clinton slams RFK Jr. and the spread of 'crackpot ideas,' saying they are costing lives

3:15 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Hillary Clinton has slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and accused the Trump administration of turning “the clock back” on public health

Jimmy Kimmel's return monologue watched by nearly 6.3 million viewers on broadcast TV, despite blackouts in many cities

2:58 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Jimmy Kimmel's return monologue watched by nearly 6.3 million viewers on broadcast TV, despite blackouts in many cities

FILE - Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee Johan Eliasch arrives at the mixed zone during a break of the 144th session, which will elect the new IOC President, in Costa Navarino, western Greece, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Skiing's governing body approves gender eligibility testing policy

12:52 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Skiing’s governing body has approved a gene testing policy for gender eligibility in women’s events

FILE - A fire burns in a home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colo., Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Xcel Energy will pay $640M to settle claims from Denver-area wildfire that burned 1,000 structures

12:28 PM on Wednesday, September 24

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy said Wednesday it expects to pay about $640 million to settle lawsuits alleging it was responsible for starting Colorado’s most destructive wildfire that killed two people and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in 2021

FILE - Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., protests against DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, as he and other House Democrats speak out against the Republican budget plan, on the House steps at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump's workforce purge batters DC's job market and leads to rise in homes for sale, report finds

11:20 AM on Wednesday, September 24

A new report finds the Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, right, watches during warm ups before an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Commanders' Jayden Daniels says he feels good and it's up to the doctors to decide if he can play

10:55 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels says he feels like himself while recovering from an injured left knee that kept him out of the lineup for the first time since he entered the NFL

'Very mean squirrel' seeking food has sent at least 2 people to the ER in a California city

10:55 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Residents of a San Francisco Bay Area city are on the lookout for an aggressive squirrel that has sent at least two people to the emergency room

CORRECTION CORRECTS HITTING ON THE FACE BY PITCH - Cleveland Guardians' David Fry falls back after being hit in the face by a pitch in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Cleveland, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

David Fry recovering after sustaining broken nose, facial fractures after being hit in face by pitch

9:22 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry is recovering after being hit in the face by a pitch from Detroit’s Tarik Skubal

FILE - Crews pull up a part of a plane from the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Family of 1 of the 67 Washington plane crash victims sues the FAA, Army and American Airlines

9:17 AM on Wednesday, September 24

The family of one of the 67 people who were killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January is suing the government and the airlines involved

Most Rev. Fr. James F. Checchio meets students at St. Catherine of Siena in Metairie during his introduction as the next Archbishop of New Orleans on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in New Orleans. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Pope names successor to embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlement

4:12 AM on Wednesday, September 24

Pope Leo XIV has named a successor to the embattled archbishop of New Orleans two weeks after the archdiocese agreed to a $230 million settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse

AI's double-edged sword: UN leaders weigh its promise and peril

8:05 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Artificial intelligence has taken center stage at the United Nations Security Council meeting

FILE - Drew Brees waves to the crowd during the first half of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Carrie Giordano, file)

Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headline 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees

3:34 PM on Tuesday, September 23

Quarterback Drew Brees and receiver Larry Fitzgerald have been nominated for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class in their first year of eligibility

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