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Turkish FM says sides are close to a Gaza ceasefire agreement

12:41 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says talks on bringing an end to the war in Gaza are on the verge of reaching a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel

FILE - Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich., speaks at a White House youth leadership and mentoring event at Wayne State University in Detroit, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a tireless advocate for Detroit, dies at age 80

12:32 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80

FILE - Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a joint press conference with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Mexico president vows thorough investigation into the killing of 6 civilians by soldiers

12:09 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says there will be a thorough investigation into the killing of six civilians by soldiers in Tamaulipas

HRA Council Supports ICHRA Codification Through H.R. 5463 and S. 2875

10:29 AM on Wednesday, October 8

FILE - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a news conference during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

IMF chief warns of economic uncertainty and offers this advice: 'Buckle up'

10:09 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The global economy may be holding up better than expected despite major shocks such as President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the head of the International Monetary Fund says that resilience may not last

Forensic investigators appear at the crime scene at a street in Herdecke, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, after the newly elected mayor of Herdecke, Iris Stalzer, has been found critically injured in her apartment. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Daughter suspected in an attack on a newly elected mayor in Germany

10:05 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Investigators say that the newly elected mayor of a German town who was found at her home with stab wounds apparently was attacked by her teenage daughter, and her life is no longer in danger

Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

10:02 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is in court to face Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

9:46 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is in court to face Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

FILE - A cow looks out from a barn on a farm in Chemire-Le-Gaudin, western France, March 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

EU lawmakers vote to ban labels like steak or meat on vegetarian products

9:41 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted to ban using terms like "steak" or "meat" for vegetarian protein products

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2017 file photo, a worker carries red grapes in a burgundy vineyard during the grape harvest season, in Volnay, central France. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

The EU offers new protections for farmers as it seeks to build support for Mercosur trade deal

9:29 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The European Union has unveiled proposals to protect farmers from being undercut by imports from South America

Women's rights activists protest against Latvia's possible withdrawal from domestic violence treaty

9:07 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Women's rights activists have protested outside the Latvian parliament against the country's potential withdrawal from an international treaty supporting women who are victims of violence

German Economy and Energy Katherina Reiche arrives for the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany revises 2025 growth forecast to 0.2%, rising to 1.3% next year

8:47 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Germany’s new government is forecasting that Europe’s biggest economy will see minimal growth of 0.2% this year and accelerate next year to 1.3%

Bishop of El Paso Mark Joseph Seitz talks with the Associated Press about the situation at the US border with Mexico during an interview at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Stellacci)

El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

7:14 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican

National Guard soldiers salute as President Donald Trump's motorcade drives by, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Lawsuit against Trump's Washington National Guard deployment exposes country's deep partisan divide

7:14 AM on Wednesday, October 8

A courtroom in Washington has become the latest battleground over President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement intervention

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delivers her statement on EU response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States' airspace and critical infrastructure, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

EU chief says Russia is waging a 'gray zone campaign' and Europe must meet the challenge

5:06 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The European Union's top official warns that Russia is conducting a "targeted gray zone campaign" against Europe

This image obtained from live stream footage from Gaza Sunbird vessel, one of the nine boats taking part in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition & Thousand Madleens to Gaza, shows Israeli forces approaching in boats, in Eastern Mediterranean sea, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Freedom Flotilla Coalition via AP)

Israeli military intercepts another flotilla heading to Gaza and detains scores of activists

3:56 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The Israeli military has intercepted a nine-boat flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea trying to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza and detained scores of activists on board

FILE - This courtroom sketch depicts U.S. District Michael Nachmanoff, at federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Oct. 10, 2019. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)

Veteran defense lawyer turned judge oversees case against ex-FBI Director Comey

12:07 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The federal judge overseeing the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has already handled cases in President Donald Trump’s orbit

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