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Judge rejects Saudi Arabia's bid to dismiss claims it supported 9/11 hijackers

7:49 PM on Thursday, August 28

A federal judge in New York has rejected Saudi Arabia's latest effort to dismiss civil claims that it supported the 9/11 hijackers

FILE - Micki Witthoeft, center, mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by police inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, joins protesters outside of the Supreme Court on the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, assault on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt

7:48 PM on Thursday, August 28

The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt

US seeks UN authorization for new 'Gang Suppression Force' to tackle escalating violence in Haiti

6:18 PM on Thursday, August 28

The United States is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle escalating violence in Haiti where the armed groups have expanded their brutal activities from the capital into the countryside

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, soldiers fire a mortar towards positions of Russian troops near Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP)

Trump administration announces a $825 million arms sale to Ukraine

6:04 PM on Thursday, August 28

The Trump administration has approved a $825 million arms sale to Ukraine, which will include extended-range missiles and related equipment to boost its defensive capabilities

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Marco Rubio will head to Latin America again as Trump prioritizes immigration

6:00 PM on Thursday, August 28

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading back to Latin America next week for visits to Mexico and Ecuador

Posters of a person throwing a sandwich are pictured along H Street, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

DC man seen throwing sandwich at agent charged with misdemeanor after grand jury declines indictment

5:51 PM on Thursday, August 28

A man captured on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington has been charged with a misdemeanor after prosecutors failed to convince a grand jury to return a more serious felony indictment, according to court papers filed Thursday

Route 61 runs through Newbern, Ala., population 133 people, on July 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election

3:21 PM on Thursday, August 28

The first Black mayor of an Alabama town has won election by a landslide, four years after he ran unopposed and white residents locked him out of the town hall

FILE - A wildland fire crew looks on after setting a fire line on Harlow Ridge above the Lick Creek Fire, July 12, 2021, south of Asotin, Wash. (Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP, File)

2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol

3:09 PM on Thursday, August 28

Two firefighters were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a criminal investigation into two contractors who had provided a 44-person crew to help fight a Washington state wildfire

The notable bullet marks on the windows of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters are visible on Sunday Aug. 10, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Departures roil the CDC leadership. What's next for the agency?

2:33 PM on Thursday, August 28

Operations at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in jeopardy after the ousting of the CDC director and the resignation of several high-profile agency leaders

780,000 pressure washers are under recall after some consumers report explosions and impact injuries

2:07 PM on Thursday, August 28

About 780,000 pressure washers sold at retailers like Home Depot are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, due to a projectile hazard that has resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers

FILE - Providence Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio sits on the bench in Providence, R.I., Aug. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith, File)

Judge Frank Caprio's death leaves mourners remembering his compassion that drew many online fans

8:23 AM on Thursday, August 28

People from all over the world are expected to pay tribute to Frank Caprio, a retired Rhode Island municipal judge who found online fame as an empathetic jurist and host of “Caught in Providence.”

This Aug. 7, 2025, satellite image shows construction of large white tents for a new immigrant detention center at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base outside El Paso, Texas. When completed, the $1.2 billion facility is expected to hold up to 5,000 migrants awaiting deportation and will be the largest such facility in the United States. (Planet Labs via AP)

Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert

7:34 AM on Thursday, August 28

President Donald Trump's administration has awarded a $1.2 billion contract to a tiny Virginia company to build and operate what's expected to become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex at Fort Bliss in Texas

Man convicted of triple murder put to death in record 11th execution in Florida this year

11:45 PM on Wednesday, August 27

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him money has been put to death in Florida

Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A major Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills at least 21 people

11:08 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Authorities say a mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has killed at least 21 people and wounded 48

Tim and Katharine Barr kneel and pray at a memorial at Annunciation Catholic Church after Wednesday's school shooting, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

What we know about the shooter who killed 2 and wounded 18 in Minneapolis

8:54 PM on Wednesday, August 27

The shooter who fired into a Minneapolis Catholic school’s church was quiet, often alone and seemed to resent school as an eighth grader there seven years ago

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