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FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court, Feb. 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

What we know about the fraud case against New York attorney general Letitia James

2:37 PM on Friday, October 10

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on mortgage fraud charges

Oregon no longer plans to provide Medicaid services to those about to leave jail or prison

2:14 PM on Friday, October 10

The Oregon Health Authority has notified state prisons and other officials that it no longer intends to implement a Medicaid initiative that would have provided targeted health care services to people in the 90 days before they were to leave jail or prison

A displaced Palestinian girl carries a bag on her head as she walks along the coastal road near Wadi Gaza in the central Gaza Strip, heading toward Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Returning to ruins: Photos of Palestinian families going home

1:58 PM on Friday, October 10

FILE - Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

12:34 PM on Friday, October 10

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration

The U.S. Capitol is silhouetted by the stark glare of the morning sun as a government shutdown begins its tenth day, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

11:42 AM on Friday, October 10

The White House budget office says mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

A member of National Guard patrol outside a Bass Pro Shops, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

What to know about National Guard deployments in Memphis and other cities

11:04 AM on Friday, October 10

National Guard troops have started patrolling in Memphis, Tennessee

FILE - Students walk past the "Great Dome" atop Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass, April 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

MIT president says she 'cannot support' proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits

10:24 AM on Friday, October 10

MIT's president said she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump suggests canceling Xi meeting and threatens more tariffs after China restricts key exports

10:06 AM on Friday, October 10

President Donald Trump says “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea after China restricted exports of rare earths needed for American industry

FILE - Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 30, 2024, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Maine Gov. Janet Mills will challenge Sen. Susan Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say

9:41 AM on Friday, October 10

Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year

Dutch politician Geert Wilders speaks at the Danish People's Party annual meeting, in Tinghallen, Viborg, Denmark, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Dutch far-right politician Wilders fears he may have been a target of Belgian attack plotters

9:38 AM on Friday, October 10

Dutch far right politician Geert Wilders says he’s suspending campaigning for national elections later this month amid reports that he was a possible target of a suspected plot in Belgium to kill politicians using a drone carrying explosives

FILE - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is embraced by supporters during a rally where she asked them to keep the faith, in San Antonio, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

María Corina Machado, a symbol of the political resistance in Venezuela and now Nobel winner

8:48 AM on Friday, October 10

María Corina Machado, a key figure in Venezuela's opposition, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Finland's President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started

7:26 AM on Friday, October 10

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at a press conference on 8th day of the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Speaker Johnson keeps House lawmakers away, canceling another week's session as shutdown drags

6:35 AM on Friday, October 10

House members' absence during the government shutdown is creating a political dilemma for Speaker Mike Johnson

Displaced Palestinians walk along the coastal road near Wadi Gaza in the central Gaza Strip, moving toward northern Gaza, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, after Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Many unresolved questions remain as a ceasefire begins in Gaza

6:17 AM on Friday, October 10

A ceasefire has taken effect in Gaza under a breakthrough deal

Displaced Palestinians walk with their belongings past destroyed buildings as they return to their homes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The Latest: Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza return north as ceasefire takes effect

5:36 AM on Friday, October 10

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are starting to walk north to return to their homes after the Israeli military said the ceasefire agreement with Hamas came into effect at noon local time and that troops were withdrawing to the agreed-upon deployment lines

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump's quest for the Nobel Peace Prize falls short again despite high-profile nominations

4:17 AM on Friday, October 10

The White House is responding bitterly to President Donald Trump being passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize despite efforts from Republicans and world leaders

Members of National Guard patrol outside a Bass Pro Shops, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police

12:12 AM on Friday, October 10

National Guard troops are patrolling in Memphis for the first time, as part of President Donald Trump’s federal task force

FILE - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 9, 2025, the day before his inauguration for a third term. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

12:01 AM on Friday, October 10

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn after arriving on Marine One at the White House, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump visits Walter Reed medical center for a 'semiannual physical'

11:06 PM on Thursday, October 9

President Donald Trump has visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what he calls a “semiannual physical."

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