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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, walks with members of his transition team including Elana Leopold, left, and Melanie Hartzog for a news conference in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Mamdani heading to Puerto Rico for an annual conference of New York political insiders

2:01 PM on Thursday, November 6

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is traveling to Puerto Rico for an annual summit that brings New York’s politicians and lobbyists to sunny San Juan for strategy meetings, workshops and boozy confabs

An aircraft approaches Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Travelers brace for chaos as US government shutdown threatens holiday flights

2:01 PM on Thursday, November 6

Travelers across the U.S. are facing potential chaos as a government shutdown threatens to disrupt flights nationwide

Aidan Tavor, center, directs traffic as volunteers help load vehicles during a food distribution at the San Antonio Food Bank for SNAP recipients and other households affected by the federal shutdown, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Government says SNAP benefit cuts won't be as deep as announced for some families

1:58 PM on Thursday, November 6

The Trump administration now says cuts to the biggest government food program won't be as deep as previously expected during the government shutdown

FILE - Andrea Lucas, nominee to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, June 18, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Trump taps DEI critic to lead workplace civil rights agency

1:25 PM on Thursday, November 6

President Donald Trump has appointed Andrea Lucas as chair of the nation's top workplace civil rights agency

People gather to honor late Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, who was shot during Day of the Dead celebrations, in Uruapan, Michoacan state, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Organized crime believed involved in killing of popular Mexican mayor by teenage gunman

12:51 PM on Thursday, November 6

A 17-year-old methamphetamine addict has been identified as the gunman who killed Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo in western Mexico

Maria Guzman, left, and Sergio Rocha, parents of young children, comfort each other outside of Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center after federal immigration agents took a daycare teacher Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media

12:50 PM on Thursday, November 6

A judge said Thursday she will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against peaceful protesters and media, saying current practices violate their constitutional rights

FILE - Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound are arranged for a photograph in California, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia, File)

Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs

12:06 PM on Thursday, November 6

President Donald Trump has unveiled a deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy

Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs Wegovy and Zepbound

12:04 PM on Thursday, November 6

Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs Wegovy and Zepbound

President Donald Trump speaks to the America Business Forum Miami, at the Kaseya Center, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Appeals court gives Trump another shot at erasing his hush money conviction

10:49 AM on Thursday, November 6

A federal appeals court has given new life to President Donald Trump’s bid to erase his New York hush money conviction

President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after a day trip to Miami. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump is hosting Central Asian leaders as US seeks to get around China on rare earth metals

9:17 AM on Thursday, November 6

President Donald Trump is set to host leaders of five Central Asian countries for White House talks

FILE - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California holds the gavel at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

9:00 AM on Thursday, November 6

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she won’t seek reelection

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, after giving a speech at the American Business Forum in Miami. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

The Latest: Trump unveils deal to lower costs on obesity drugs

8:21 AM on Thursday, November 6

President Donald Trump has unveiled a deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy

FILE - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan appears in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus on April 15, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

What to know about key political figures in Tanzania after deadly election violence

6:24 AM on Thursday, November 6

Tanzania is reeling from violence surrounding elections on Oct. 29 that some international observers say fell short of a free and fair vote

Pakistan and Afghanistan resume peace talks in Istanbul after deadly border clashes

5:47 AM on Thursday, November 6

Senior officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan are in talks in Turkey in an effort aimed at ensuring peace along their shared border, state-run media in Pakistan said

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses a plenary session of the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Leaders of world's biggest polluters are no-shows as heads of state gather for UN climate summit

2:29 AM on Thursday, November 6

World leaders are gathering in a coastal city in the Brazilian Amazon for the U.N.'s annual climate summit

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright waits for the start of the Atlantic Council conference in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

US urges Europe to move faster to phase out Russian gas, expand pipeline networks to Ukraine

2:24 AM on Thursday, November 6

Energy ministers from the United States and Europe have gathered in Athens as the Trump administration seeks to increase gas exports to Europe

The roadway in front of the Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol is closed to traffic on the 36th day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

12:02 AM on Thursday, November 6

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says it's up to Democrats whether they accept a deal in front of them to end the government shutdown

Democratic 18th Congressional District candidate Christian Menefee, right, hugs an attendee during an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Texas Democrats Menefee and Edwards advance to runoff for vacant US House seat

12:53 AM on Wednesday, November 5

A Houston official and a former City Council member are headed to a runoff for the vacant U.S. House seat in a heavily Democratic district

FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

What to know about the annual sign-up window for health insurance

8:09 AM on Wednesday, October 29

Higher prices, less help and a government shutdown hang over health insurance markets as shoppers look for coverage

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