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FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Ban on selling handguns to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional, Justice Department says

2:50 PM on Friday, September 18

The Justice Department says federal law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under age 21 is unconstitutional and can’t be enforced

FILE - A sign indicates the director's office of the Alaska Division of Elections, March 19, 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

State blames mail delivery issues for dozens of ballots from rural Alaska not counting in primary

2:45 PM on Friday, September 18

Officials say 75 absentee in-person ballots cast by voters in rural western Alaska communities arrived too late to be counted in last month’s primary election

FILE - This 2006 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File)

Florida confirms a death from dengue as the state struggles with one of its worst recent outbreaks

2:45 PM on Friday, September 18

Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, right, arrive for the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Iran war’s cost grows to $43.6 billion in new US military estimate

1:44 PM on Friday, September 18

The U.S. military’s price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as of Sept. 3

How major US stock indexes fared Friday 9/18/2026

1:28 PM on Friday, September 18

Wall Street closed out an up-and-down week with a mixed finish for U.S. indexes as bond yields rose and oil prices swung

Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses caucus in Ottawa, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney says Canada is ‘strong’ as US borrowing costs rise and Europe ties deepen

1:19 PM on Friday, September 18

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has returned from Europe and cast Canada as moving quickly beyond its historic reliance on the United States

FILE - Solar panels operate, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans

12:17 PM on Friday, September 18

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Pentagon is moving forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops

10:19 AM on Friday, September 18

The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older

Defendant Lindsay Clancy looks at the jury after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Clancy's murder trial on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Holdout juror in Clancy trial didn't have 'any doubts' that she was responsible for killing her kids

10:15 AM on Friday, September 18

The lone juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children said he was certain of her guilt, but that other jurors wouldn’t listen to him

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker addresses the audience during the America 250 event in Brussels on June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

US envoy to NATO criticizes Czech Republic's 'disappointing' spending on defense

10:15 AM on Friday, September 18

United States ambassador to NATO has criticized the Czech Republic for not spending enough on defense

Ashish Rajurkar, a research scientist at the Salk Institute, digs out root samples from genetically-engineered soybeans Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at a research field in Urbana, Ill. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon

6:01 AM on Friday, September 18

For years, scientists have explored ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, including through direct air capture, changes to ocean chemistry so seawater can absorb more carbon and reforestation

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Republican National Committee's Midterm Rally at the Mid-America Center, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance blasts Democrats as 'lunatics' in Iowa rally push for GOP candidates

4:02 AM on Friday, September 18

Vice President JD Vance has defended the Trump administration's policies and Iowa GOP candidates, calling Democrats the party of "lunatics."

An Army soldier walks over rubble at the site of a bomb explosion at a mosque in Kohat, in northwestern Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21

2:34 AM on Friday, September 18

A powerful bomb has exploded at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 21 people and wounding at least 80

Women affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard carry rifles as they stand during the state-organized "Janfada," or "Sacrifice for Iran," military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Hundreds of thousands attend Iran's biggest government-organized rally since the war began

1:25 AM on Friday, September 18

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians have rallied in the biggest government-organized show of defiance since the war began

Voters use an electronic voting system in the parliamentary election in Moscow, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power

11:20 PM on Thursday, September 17

Russians have begun three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election

A image is seen on a screen as President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina

9:04 PM on Thursday, September 17

President Donald Trump is using a controversial campaign ad from 1988 to criticize Democrats on crime

Alan Goldfarb, who said he will be out of town for the general election, casts his ballot on the first day of early voting in Minnesota at the Elections & Voter Services building, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

9:04 PM on Thursday, September 17

In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections is underway

Christopher Lagana works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street drifts lower as bond yields rise and oil prices swing

8:25 PM on Thursday, September 17

Wall Street closed out an up-and-down week with a mixed finish for U.S. indexes as bond yields rose and oil prices swung

Lamps burn as Buddhist monks perform rituals and prayers for victims of the recent flash floods in the Dhunge area of district Nuwakot, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people

10:54 PM on Sunday, September 6

Nepal is holding a day of mourning to remember those killed in the Aug. 26 floods

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