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FILE - Lettering marks Drug Enforcement Administration agent's uniforms in Florida, June 13, 2016. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans

6:00 AM on Monday, August 31

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation into a controversial DEA strategy that allowed large fentanyl shipments to reach the streets

Sen. Ed Markey speaks during a town hall meeting at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Mass., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (Daniel Jacobi II/The Daily Hampshire Gazette via AP)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Massachusetts state primary

4:49 AM on Monday, August 31

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey faces a competitive Democratic primary challenge in Massachusetts on Tuesday from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton in his bid for a third full term

FILE - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

Japan to beef up its defense with drones, AI and missiles, defense budget plans show

1:59 AM on Monday, August 31

Japan’s Defense Ministry has disclosed details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) budget request for the next fiscal year that officials say will increase significantly after the government adopts new security and defense plans later in the year

Ulrich Sigmund, the top candidate for the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) party in the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, enters the stage at a campaign barbecue hosted by the party in Moeser, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

An upcoming election could produce modern Germany's 1st far-right state governor

10:13 PM on Sunday, August 30

An election in eastern Germany on Sunday could produce the first far-right state governor in the country’s post-World War II history

Nursing student Maribel Gonzalez Guzman checks a patient manikin in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

As Pell grants expand, students see openings to afford short-term job training

9:10 PM on Sunday, August 30

Colleges around the country are seeking approval for a new federal grant program, Workforce Pell, to aid students enrolled for short-term job training

Marine One with President Donald Trump passes over construction on the new White House ballroom, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, seen from the Washington Monument in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump still teases seeking a third term. But he's now talking more about post-presidency life

9:09 PM on Sunday, August 30

Donald Trump frequently hints at seeking a third presidential term, even wearing 2028 campaign hats

Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr. speaks to reporters at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

Great power rivalry threatens to overshadow a summit of some of the world's smallest island nations

8:41 PM on Sunday, August 30

Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, left, and Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons arrive for a news conference at UTA, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Plan to cut number of polling sites in a major Texas county draws protests as Senate race looms

5:44 PM on Sunday, August 30

Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent departs after speaking at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US Treasury blocks certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina

3:16 PM on Sunday, August 30

The U.S. Treasury Department is preventing certain journalists from covering a finance meeting among the world’s most powerful countries

A search for "Lake Ontario" on Google Maps shows up as "Lake America," Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, from Bellemont, Ariz. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change

3:00 PM on Sunday, August 30

Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Asheville, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP

2:39 PM on Sunday, August 30

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions

Colombia's President Abelardo De la Espriella announces a joint effort with Bogota's Mayor Carlos Fernando Galan to strengthen security in the Colombian capital through increased police presence, intelligence, technology, and urban capabilities in Bogota, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia's president says soldiers killed a key dissident leader

12:59 PM on Sunday, August 30

Colombia's president says a key leader of the dissident factions of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces has been killed during a military operation

US special forces patrol during a joint military exercise with forces from Poland at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels near Nuernberg, Germany, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)

AP Exclusive: US coaches Polish forces in a drone-focused drill based on lessons from Ukraine

7:57 AM on Sunday, August 30

Members of the Polish special forces are taking part in an exercise that simulates moving through enemy lines and launching a drone strike on a key enemy location

In this combination photo, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, March 27, 2025, left, and Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks during a candidate forum, Aug. 3, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)

Moulton says Sen. Markey, 80, is too old for another term. Young Massachusetts Democrats are divided

4:46 AM on Sunday, August 30

Young Massachusetts voters agree that 80-year-old U.S. Sen. Ed Markey stumbled when asked during a debate how he uses artificial intelligence

Survivors of a catamaran-style ferry which was capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus arrive at the port of Kyrenia in the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo)

At least 8 dead after ferry with nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off Cyprus' northern coast

4:16 AM on Sunday, August 30

At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus

A supporter waves a European Union flag during an election-night gathering for the yes in Reykjavik, Iceland, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union

1:39 AM on Sunday, August 30

Iceland's voters have rejected a referendum to restart negotiations to join the European Union

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore as seen from Batam, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore on its way home from Middle East

10:00 PM on Saturday, August 29

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has sailed past Singapore as it heads home

A voter casts her ballot during a referendum on granting new presidential powers, in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Darcicio Barbosa)

Guinea-Bissau votes in a referendum on granting the president expanded powers

9:47 PM on Saturday, August 29

Guinea-Bissau is voting in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers

Trump says he'll be at the Presidents Cup at Medinah as the honorary chairman

3:06 PM on Saturday, August 29

President Donald Trump says he will attend the Presidents Cup matches next month near Chicago as the honorary chairman

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