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This photo provided by Henry Castro shows Josué Castro Rivera holding a cell phone in Virginia Beach, Va., in April 2021. (Henry Castro via AP)

Man fleeing immigration agents is fatally struck by a vehicle on a Virginia highway

4:41 PM on Sunday, October 26

A 24-year-old man fleeing federal immigration agents trying to detain him in Virginia has been fatally struck by a vehicle

FILE - Former state Rep. Robin Smith arrives at the federal courthouse April 29, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Ex-Tennessee Rep. Robin Smith sentenced to 8 months in prison in corruption case plea deal

3:10 PM on Sunday, October 26

A former Tennessee state representative has been sentenced to eight months in prison for her role in a scheme involving a taxpayer-funded mail business

California Gov. Gavin Newsom smiles after signing legislation related to student literacy in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California says he'll consider presidential run after 2026 midterms

2:46 PM on Sunday, October 26

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a leading Democratic critic of President Donald Trump, says he'll consider running for the White House in 2028 after the midterm elections next year

FILE - A California's SNAP benefits shopper pushes a cart through a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1

12:55 PM on Sunday, October 26

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on

FILE - A large ribbon is displayed outside the East Wing of the White House during a preview of the 2016 holiday decor, Nov. 29, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The East Wing of the White House is gone. Here's a look at some of the history made there

8:32 AM on Sunday, October 26

Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing is the “heart.”

A woman holds up a mask with the face of Istanbul's imprisoned opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu during a rally in his support as he appears for a hearing at the Caglayan courthouse, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Imprisoned mayor of Istanbul questioned over espionage charges

8:09 AM on Sunday, October 26

Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, has been questioned for three hours at the city’s main courthouse

FILE - Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, speaks in the senate chamber at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Feb. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Trump's redistricting push hits roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican lawmakers resist

7:39 AM on Sunday, October 26

Republicans in Indiana and Kansas are resisting pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw congressional districts

Election billboards of 26 of the 27 political parties participating in the Oct. 29 general elections are lined up in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Voters in Dutch general election have 27 parties and 1,166 candidates to choose from

6:13 AM on Sunday, October 26

Dutch voters face a wide array of choices in Wednesday's general election

In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Office on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks while visiting one of the command posts of the Joint Group of Forces. (Russian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable missile, Putin and top general say

5:01 AM on Sunday, October 26

Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable cruise missile, moving closer to deploying it, according to President Vladimir Putin

Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters, who reportedly withdrew from Turkey with their weapons, stand to attention during a ceremony in the Qandil area of northern, Iraq, Sunday, Oct 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)

Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

2:26 AM on Sunday, October 26

A militant Kurdish group has announced its withdrawal from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Turkey

Emergency workers comfort a man who lost his son in Russia's drone attack that hit residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Russia targets Kyiv with drones, killing 3 and wounding 29

2:22 AM on Sunday, October 26

Russia has targeted Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with drones, killing three people in their homes, according to authorities on Sunday

Kurdish rebel group PKK announces it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

2:14 AM on Sunday, October 26

Kurdish rebel group PKK announces it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto greet each other during the 47th ASEAN summit opening ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc's first expansion since the 1990s

8:05 PM on Saturday, October 25

East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner

3:46 PM on Saturday, October 25

President Donald Trump says he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario

President Donald Trump speaks during the ASEAN US Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)

US and China say a trade deal is drawing closer as Trump and Xi ready for a high-stakes meeting

3:17 PM on Saturday, October 25

U.S. and Chinese officials say a trade deal between the world’s two largest economies is drawing closer

Former Vice President Kamala Harris greets people before she speaks, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Kamala Harris leaves door open for 2028 presidential run

12:58 PM on Saturday, October 25

Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House

FILE - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro points at a map of the Americas during a new conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas), File

Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war and seeks to revoke citizenship of opponent

11:12 AM on Saturday, October 25

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro says the U.S. is “fabricating” a war against him as the world’s biggest warship approaches the South American country, while moving to revoke the citizenship of an opponent who he accuses of egging on an invasion

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