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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to resign, Japanese television reports

TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for its big loss in the July parliam...

Sep 06, 2025

Powerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split estimated $1.8 billion jackpot

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the estimated $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game's three-month drought without a...

Sep 06, 2025

Aryna Sabalenka defeats Amanda Anisimova for her 2nd consecutive US Open title and 4th at a major

NEW YORK (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka did not make many mistakes despite not sacrificing any power - well, until near the end - and outplayed Amanda Anisimova for a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory in the U.S. Open fin...

Sep 06, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 3 sets at the US Open to reach 3rd Grand Slam final in a row

NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz used his youth, athleticism and creativity to assert himself against the much more accomplished, but also much older, Novak Djokovic and beat the 24-time major champion ...

Sep 05, 2025

Trump says US will host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his golf club in Florida

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will host next year's Group of 20 summit at his golf club in southern Florida. In his first term, Trump tried to host a separate glob...

Sep 05, 2025

US set to ease travel restrictions on African leader accused of corruption

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is set to give an African leader accused of pilfering his impoverished country's resources to feed a lifestyle of luxury cars, mansions and superyachts a tem...

Sep 05, 2025

NYC Mayor Eric Adams insists he's sticking with his reelection bid

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams insisted again Friday that he won't end his reelection campaign, stressing that he will remain in the race as reports swirl that he's been approached abo...

Sep 05, 2025

Hurricane Kiko surges back to a Category 4 as forecasters monitor potential impacts on Hawaii

MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Kiko intensified again to a Category 4 hurricane on Friday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. Kiko had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) and th...

Sep 05, 2025

Judge blocks administration's ending of legal protections for 1.1 million Venezuelans and Haitians

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge on Friday ruled against the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the ...

Sep 05, 2025

Alcaraz plays Djokovic and Sinner plays Auger-Aliassime in the U.S. Open men's semifinals

NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have started their matchup in the U.S. Open men's semifinals Friday. Defending champion Jannik Sinner meets Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second semifi...

Sep 05, 2025