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Democrat in Virginia attorney general race apologizes for 2022 texts depicting political violence

5:17 PM on Saturday, October 4

Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general has been widely condemned for text messages from 2022 that revealed him suggesting that a prominent Republican get “two bullets to the head.”

Mexican authorities say they arrested an alleged local leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

3:52 PM on Saturday, October 4

Mexico’s Security Ministry says they have arrested an alleged local leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in Mexico City

Couples attend a group ceremony organized by the Civil Registry to legally formalize their unions in in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Over 600 couples tie the knot in Asunción, Paraguay's mass civil wedding

3:19 PM on Saturday, October 4

More than 600 couples have married simultaneously in Asunción, Paraguay

FILE - Immigrants line up in the dining hall at a new U.S. government holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas, on July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Judge blocks Trump policy to detain migrant children turning 18 in adult facilities

3:04 PM on Saturday, October 4

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to detain migrant children in adult facilities once they turn 18

Members of the Ohio National Guard patrol the National Mall, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AP reader question: How does the shutdown affect National Guard troops?

2:45 PM on Saturday, October 4

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: How does the shutdown impact National Guard troops

Federal officers hold down a protestor in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says

2:11 PM on Saturday, October 4

The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, according to Democratic Gov_ JB Pritzker, who called the move “absolutely outrageous and un-American.”

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump administration gave 'ultimatum' and plans to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members

2:11 PM on Saturday, October 4

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump administration gave 'ultimatum' and plans to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members

Police use a water cannon to block protesters during an opposition rally in the city center of Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, boycotting the municipal elections and call for the release of political opponents. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Georgia's police use water cannons to push back protesters trying to storm presidential palace

12:46 PM on Saturday, October 4

Georgia's police have used water cannons and pepper spray to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace

People run for cover during an Israeli airstrike on a high-rise building in Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, after the Israeli army issued a warning. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)

What to know after Hamas welcomes US peace plan for Gaza

11:54 AM on Saturday, October 4

Both Israel and now Hamas have signaled support for the new U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza and release all remaining hostages there

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show

11:50 AM on Saturday, October 4

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show

Police officers patrol Munich Airport after the airport shut down operations due to possible new drone sightings Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Munich. (Enrique Kaczor/dpa via AP)

Mysterious drone flights in NATO airspace have caused alarm across Europe. Here's what we know

10:35 AM on Saturday, October 4

Mysterious drone flights over the airspace of European Union member countries in recent weeks have alarmed the public and elected officials

People attend the annual thanksgiving celebrations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanuel Birhane)

Thousands gather for Ethiopia's thanksgiving festival

9:37 AM on Saturday, October 4

Thousands have gathered in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa for the East African country’s thanksgiving festival

FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive'

8:42 AM on Saturday, October 4

A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges could amount to illegal retaliation

People take part in a youth-led protest against corruption and calling for healthcare and education reform in Rabat, Morocco, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. The sign reads, "Dignity before stadiums." (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Gen Z protests are shaking Morocco. Here's what to know

7:21 AM on Saturday, October 4

Protests have erupted in Morocco, driven by young people demanding change

FILE - A haul truck is seen after being loaded with coal by a mechanized shovel at the Spring Creek mine, in this Nov. 15, 2016 photo, near Decker, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?

7:19 AM on Saturday, October 4

U.S. officials in coming days are set to hold the government’s biggest coal sales in more than a decade

Chairman of opposition "ANO" (YES) movement Andrej Babis reacts as he addresses the media during the parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show

4:44 AM on Saturday, October 4

Populist Czech billionaire Andrej Babiš has won a parliamentary election, marking a political comeback

Former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, stands as Takaichi was chosen to a new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party during the party's leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group

1:38 AM on Saturday, October 4

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party seen as an obstacle to women’s advancement

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

11:02 PM on Friday, October 3

Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk

The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP reader question: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online?

3:41 PM on Friday, October 3

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online in discussing the shutdown

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