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Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi win Nobel medicine prize for immune discoveries
STOCKHOLM — American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, creating openings for possible new autoimmune disease and cancer treatments. This year’s prize “relates to how we keep our...
Trump says U.S. hit another boat off Venezuela coastVideo
NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. forces hit another vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, adding that the U.S. would also start looking at drug trafficking occurring on land. Trump made the comment during a speech at Naval...
Trump warns of ‘complete obliteration’ if Hamas remains in power in GazaVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned of “complete obliteration” if Hamas insists on staying in power in Gaza, as negotiations to end the bloody war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group are set for this week. Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive...
Shootings at South Carolina State University leave 1 dead, another injured
A pair of shootings on the campus of South Carolina State University left one person dead and another wounded as the institution was hosting homecoming celebrations over the weekend, according to state officials. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said both shootings occurred on Saturday evening, triggering a campus-wide...
Gov. Newsom says he’ll sue Trump for deploying 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon
WASHINGTON — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s suing President Donald Trump, claiming the commander in chief deployed 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon. “After a federal court blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, Donald Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon. They...
Shooting in Montgomery, Alabama, leaves 2 dead, 12 injured, police say
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Multiple gunmen opened fire in a large crowd in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, leaving at two people dead, including a teenage boy, and wounding a dozen others, authorities said. Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said gunfire erupted around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the city’s nightlife district. Police believe...
Pentagon reassigning 200 California National Guard members to Portland
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has reassigned about 200 members of the California National Guard from Los Angeles to Portland, Ore., in an effort to fulfill President Donald Trump’s plan. “At the direction of the President, approximately 200 federalized members of the California National Guard are being reassigned from duty...
White House: Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks ‘going nowhere’Video
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are “absolutely going nowhere,” a senior White House official said on Sunday. As the shutdown entered its fifth day, White House National Economic...
Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel
CHICAGO — U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city’s southwest side. No law enforcement officers were seriously injured in the incident in which a group that...
London police arrest dozens at protest against ban on Palestine Action
LONDON — London police arrested dozens of protesters for supporting a banned pro-Palestinian group at a demonstration on Saturday that went ahead despite requests to call it off after a deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester. Two people were killed in the attack in the northwestern English city on...
Russian strike hits train station in Ukraine, killing 1 and injuring 30
KYIV — Two Russian drones struck trains at a station in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, killing one person and injuring about 30 others, officials said on Saturday, with Ukraine’s foreign minister accusing Moscow of deliberately hitting passenger trains. “A brutal Russian drone strike on the railway station in Shostka, Sumy region,”...
U.S. Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies
CHICAGO — U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families. The show of force highlighted President Donald...
Israel scales back Gaza assault after Trump demands halt to bombing
CAIRO/GAZA — Israel slowed its Gaza offensive on Saturday after President Donald Trump demanded it stop bombing in response to a declaration by Hamas that it was ready to free hostages under his plan to end the two-year-old war. Despite a relatively quieter start to the day compared to recent weeks,...
Multiple drone sightings reported in Germany in past three days, Bild says
MUNICH — Drones have been spotted at airports and military installations across Germany over the past two days, Bild newspaper quoted a confidential police report as saying, suggesting sightings this week at Munich Airport were the tip of the iceberg. Dozens of flights were diverted or canceled at Munich Airport...
U.S. unveils draft design for $1 Trump coin to mark 250th independence celebrations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury on Friday released a draft design for a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to commemorate 250 years since the declaration of American independence in 2026. The front of the potential design showed Trump in profile with the word “liberty” above him and “1776-2026” below, according...
Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration
WASHINGTON — Apple said Thursday it removed ICEBlock and other similar ICE-tracking apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump’s administration, in a rare instance of apps being taken down due to a U.S. federal government demand. Alphabet’s Google also removed similar apps Thursday for...
Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas accepts parts of peace plan
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called on Israel to immediately stop its Gaza bombing campaign to secure the safe extraction of remaining hostages after Hamas agreed to portions of his peace proposal. The Palestinian militant group, Hamas, said Friday it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead,...
U.S. carries out strike against alleged drug vessel near Venezuela
WASHINGTON — The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs just off the coast of Venezuela, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday, at least the fourth such attack in recent weeks. The strike is the latest example of President Donald Trump’s...
FDA launches pilot program to fast-track review of domestically made generic drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a new pilot program to speed up the review process for generic drugs that are tested and manufactured entirely in the United States, the regulator said on Friday. The program is designed to encourage companies to invest in domestic drug production and...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has not fully expressed remorse, judge says at sentencing
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs has not fully expressed remorse for the conduct that led to his conviction on prostitution-related charges, a U.S. judge said on Friday at the hip-hop mogul’s sentencing hearing. A jury on July 2 convicted Combs, 55, on two counts of arranging for paid male escorts...
Trump gives Hamas until Sunday night to reach Gaza deal or ‘all HELL’ will break out
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave Palestinian Hamas militants until Sunday evening to accept his proposal to end the nearly two-year-old war with U.S. ally Israel in the Gaza Strip or “all HELL” would break out. “An agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M.,...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Hawaii handgun limits
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a challenge to a Hawaii law restricting the carrying of handguns on private property that is open to the public such as most businesses, giving the justices a chance to further expand gun rights. The justices took up an...
Nestle, others warn EU law delays are endangering forests worldwide
LONDON — Major agri-food companies including Nestle, Ferrero and Olam Agri have warned that European Union delays to its anti-deforestation law are endangering forests worldwide. The EU last month proposed delaying the launch of its anti-deforestation law for a second time, citing concerns about the readiness of information-technology systems needed...
Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration
WASHINGTON — Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump’s administration. The app alerts users to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area. ICE has been a...
Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex crimes
PAWHUSKA, Okla. — Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleaded guilty in an Oklahoma court on Oct. 2 to sex crimes against a girl that started in 1982 and continued for years. Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an...
