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7:34 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as a Fox News commentator – the fitness of women to serve in combat

7:30 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Five unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed into the ocean

7:23 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Indonesian authorities say at least 91 students are buried in rubble of collapsed school building after revising figures

6:40 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a shift in military policy, emphasizing a return to traditional standards and a focus on "the warrior ethos."

6:38 PM on Tuesday, September 30

White House budget office orders federal agencies to begin implementing shutdown plans after failure of funding bill

6:33 PM on Tuesday, September 30

The Trump administration is using government communications to blame Democrats for a potential U.S. government shutdown

6:20 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Democrats vote down GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight

6:20 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Trump pulls nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics, AP source says

5:56 PM on Tuesday, September 30

The U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm certain groups

5:17 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hall outside a New York City immigration court, sending one to the hospital

3:30 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Georgia farmers are still waiting for aid after Hurricane Helene, even as other states finalize agreements

2:46 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Nicole Kidman has filed to divorce Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage

1:03 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Friends of the man accused of killing four people after opening fire in a Michigan church say he long harbored animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but never made any threats against its members

12:43 PM on Tuesday, September 30

A federal judge says the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over pro-Palestinian protests

9:01 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative

7:11 AM on Tuesday, September 30

The outer bands of Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday as it approached the tiny British territory, with newly formed Hurricane Imelda following closely behind

12:36 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Prosecutors are urging a New York federal judge to send music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years

12:04 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has asked for National Guard deployments to New Orleans and other cities, saying his state needs help fighting crime and praising President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to Washington and Memphis, Tennessee

10:52 PM on Monday, September 29

A man convicted of fatally stabbing a married couple during a robbery has been put to death in Florida's record 13th execution this year

9:28 PM on Monday, September 29

A woman who was knocked unconscious and arrested by two Northern California sheriff’s deputies after pulling off a road during a family trip in 2020 has been awarded a $17 million settlement