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FILE - The CoreCivic West Tennessee Detention Facility is seen Jan. 24, 2024, in Mason, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town

12:20 PM on Thursday, September 11

A company says detainees have started arriving at a former Tennessee prison that’s been turned into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, speaks during a news conference after a policy luncheon at the CapitolTuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate Republicans poised to change rules to speed up Trump's nominees

11:59 AM on Thursday, September 11

Republicans are taking the first steps to change the rules of the Senate to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s nominees

FILE - South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks to the media about the situation in South Sudan following a peace agreement the week before with the government, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

South Sudan No. 2 Riek Machar faces treason and other criminal charges

11:48 AM on Thursday, September 11

South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar faces treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces final votes by Supreme Court's justices in his attempted coup trial

11:23 AM on Thursday, September 11

Brazil’s Supreme Court is to deliver the final two votes by its justices on former President Jair Bolsonaro alleged coup attempt — votes that could send the far-right politician to prison within weeks and deeply impact the nation’s politics

Well-wishers pay their respects at a makeshift memorial at the national headquarters of Turning Point USA after the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, CEO of the organization, during a Utah college event Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The Latest: FBI releases photos of a person of interest in Kirk assassination

8:53 AM on Thursday, September 11

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was assassinated as he parried questions from an audience of thousands at a Utah college

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump listens as names are read as they attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Trump marks 9/11 anniversary at the Pentagon

8:48 AM on Thursday, September 11

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a service at the Pentagon

A Korean Air charter plane carrying Korean workers detained in immigration raid at Georgia factory leaves Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta bound for South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

South Korean workers detained in immigration raid leave Atlanta and head home

8:33 AM on Thursday, September 11

A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid on a battery factory in Georgia last week has left Atlanta bound for South Korea

A man inspects the damage at the National Museum, following the Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

UNICEF official is released in Yemen and returns home to Jordan, officials say

7:38 AM on Thursday, September 11

A United Nations employee has been released from detention by Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds an extraordinary government meeting at the chancellery, with military and emergency services officials, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland via AP)

Russian drone incursion in Poland prompts NATO leaders to take stock of bigger threats

4:26 AM on Thursday, September 11

European leaders have expressed alarm over growing Russian hostility threatening their countries as Moscow’s forces pursue their invasion of Ukraine, concerns exacerbated after multiple Russian drones struck Polish soil

William Staudt, a firefighter that worked at Ground Zero on the day of the attacks, looks over a reflecting pool during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Americans mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with emotional ceremonies

12:05 AM on Thursday, September 11

Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims

Nadine Menendez, left, wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at Manhattan federal court, in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4½ years in prison for role in bribery scheme

12:03 AM on Thursday, September 11

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician’s influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car

This courtroom sketch shows Ryan Routh, left, making his statement to the jury as prospective jurors hold up paddles indicating that they want to be heard to be excused during the trial of Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP)

Trial starts for a man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump

12:02 AM on Thursday, September 11

Prosecutors, other attorneys and observers have assembled in a federal courtroom for the start of opening statements trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year

Buses carrying Korean workers detained arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

What to know about Korean workers detained in immigration raid now on flight back home

4:54 PM on Tuesday, September 9

More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Georgia plant last week headed are on a flight home

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