Nation and World
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Consumer prices in September rise to a pace not seen since January
Oct 24, 2025 3:53 pm - New data released Friday showed inflation heated up in September to a pace not seen since January, according to the first dataset to be released during the government shutdown.
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As Israel returns bodies, Palestinians face a grisly search through corpses for lost loved ones
Oct 24, 2025 3:32 pm - In photos, Wahiba Shabat immediately recognized her son’s body. A mother’s heart knows, she said. But when she finally saw his decomposed corpse, she wasn't sure. Israel had handed over her son's body naked, his hands tied behind his back with a zip tie. Scars around his ankles indicated he’d been bound there too, Shabat said.
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US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup
Oct 24, 2025 11:59 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. military is deploying an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in the region.
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Trump’s favorability has fallen among Hispanics since January, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Oct 24, 2025 8:11 am - President Donald Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanic adults since the beginning of the year, a new AP-NORC poll shows, a potential warning sign from a key constituency that helped secure his victory in the 2024 election.
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US inflation stays elevated but prices rose less than feared last month
Oct 24, 2025 8:05 am - U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as gas prices jumped while the cost of rents and some services cooled, painting a mixed picture of the expenses consumers are facing in a murky economy where growth appears steady but hiring slow.
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Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, average of $56 per month
Oct 24, 2025 8:03 am - The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said Friday.
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Trump says he’s canceling trade negotiations with Canada over antitariff ad
Oct 24, 2025 7:40 am - President Donald Trump claimed Canada “fraudulently used” an advertisement that featured audio from a 1987 radio address by President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.
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Satellite images show before and after of demolition of White House East Wing
Oct 23, 2025 7:59 pm - New satellite images taken Thursday show the scale of the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump moves forward with the construction of a new ballroom at the White House.
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White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show
Oct 23, 2025 7:54 pm - WASHINGTON — The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with construction of a ballroom, according to photos taken Thurs...
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Indiana Republicans don’t have votes for new congressional map Trump wants
Oct 23, 2025 7:47 pm - The Indiana legislature lacks the votes to pass a congressional redistricting plan ahead of the 2026 midterms, a senior aide said Wednesday, marking a setback in President Donald Trump’s unprecedented push for Republican-led states to change their maps to help maintain or expand a historically small GOP majority in the U.S. House next year.