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Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become country’s first female prime minister

1:56 AM on Saturday, October 4

Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become country’s first female prime minister

Dr. Inaki Bent, right, talks with Jonas Richards, left, while working with the Miami Street Medicine team to provide medical services to homeless people, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

How a Miami health care group is meeting homeless patients where they live

12:04 AM on Saturday, October 4

A nonprofit group in Miami is helping reduce the strain on emergency rooms by providing homeless people with health care where they live

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The GOP says it's winning the shutdown. Some fear Trump's cuts may change that

12:03 AM on Saturday, October 4

President Donald Trump is using the federal shutdown to push deep spending cuts in states that backed Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024

FILE - The opening session of the two-day Mormon church conference is shown Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Latter-day Saints hold first general conference without a president in at least a century

12:02 AM on Saturday, October 4

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is convening Saturday for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal moment in its history

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

12:02 AM on Saturday, October 4

Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk

FILE - President Donald Trump silences his mobile phone in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump's 'paper tiger' jab at Russia echoes Mao's propaganda against the US

12:01 AM on Saturday, October 4

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have been trading barbs using the term "paper tiger," a phrase popularized by the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong

Former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM

9:45 PM on Friday, October 3

Japan’s governing party has elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister

New Mexico Republican state Senate Minority Leader Bill Sharer of Farmington, N.M., speaks at the opening of a special legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts, support health care and food assistance

9:37 PM on Friday, October 3

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a package of bills aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts

James Mountain emcees an American Indian Day event in Santa Fe on Feb. 3, 2023. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Embattled figure in Native politics resigns as chairman of pueblo governors council in New Mexico

9:27 PM on Friday, October 3

An embattled figure in Native American politics has resigned as chairman of the All Pueblo Council of Governors, days after his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated

Law enforcement respond after a car crashed into Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jaimie Ding)

LA City Hall evacuated after car crashes into building's steps and the driver is in police custody

8:16 PM on Friday, October 3

Officials say Los Angeles’s City Hall was evacuated after a car crashed into the steps of the building and the driver has been taken into police custody

MLB Postseason Glance

6:13 PM on Friday, October 3

MLB Postseason Glance

FILE - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein delivers the State of the State address at the Legislative Building, March 12, 2025, in Raleigh N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

North Carolina governor signs criminal justice bill into law after Ukrainian refugee’s death

2:57 PM on Friday, October 3

North Carolina’s Democratic governor has signed into law a criminal justice measure pushed by the Republican-controlled legislature in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte train

Roel Calderon, left, and Ashley Miramontes try on fashions inspired by Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," at a TikTok/Taylor Swift fan activation pop-up event to celebrate the release of the album on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

From tequila cocktails to themed pop-ups, Taylor Swift fans celebrate 'The Life of a Showgirl'

12:49 PM on Friday, October 3

Taylor Swift fans around the world are celebrating her latest album release, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan

10:23 AM on Friday, October 3

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year war and return all the remaining hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack

FILE - Activists carry signs during a protest against President Donald Trump's federal takeover of policing of the District of Columbia, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Latest: Hamas accepts some elements of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, others require negotiation

7:46 AM on Friday, October 3

Hamas responded Friday to President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, agreeing to give up power and release all remaining hostages, but the group said that other elements require further consultations among Palestinians

A rescuer walks near the islamic boarding school where a building collapsed in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Death toll from Indonesian school collapse rises to 14 as crews pull more bodies from rubble

1:02 AM on Friday, October 3

The death toll from a school collapse in Indonesia rose to 14 on Friday after recovery crews pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble

FILE - Travis Kelce, left, and Taylor Swift pose after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Jan. 26, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Decoding Taylor Swift’s 'The Life of a Showgirl': A guide to her references

12:20 AM on Friday, October 3

Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," is packed with Easter eggs for fans to decode

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