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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

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Judge isn't swayed by government's claims that plans for an 'anti-weaponization fund' are dead

9:17 AM on Friday, September 18

A federal judge who blocked the creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” for compensating President Donald Trump’s political allies isn't swayed by a government attorney’s assurances that the concept is abandoned

FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures as he attends the Women's U20 World Cup opening match between Poland and Argentina in Katowice, Poland, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)

Infantino's opponents at FIFA call for $10M payments to federations from post-World Cup reserves

8:16 AM on Friday, September 18

FIFA’s vice presidents from Europe and North America have said in a letter to its president Gianni Infantino that each of the world soccer body's member federations should each get an extra $10 million from its rising cash reserves

A man sells a tonic claiming to be good for any of several ailments while a crowd listens on 50th Street near Broadway in New York, on Dec. 1, 1944. (AP Photo/TR)

America's long history of falling for hucksters and their outlandish promises

7:02 AM on Friday, September 18

America is the land of possibility and the land of cockamamie schemes

This image provided by the National Library of Medicine shows part of an advertisement for Clark Stanley's Snake Oil Liniment, circa 1905. (NLM via AP)

One thing that hasn’t changed in 250 years: Americans’ willingness to get suckered

6:15 AM on Friday, September 18

America is the land of possibility and the land of cockamamie schemes

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

A dress worn by the late Princess Diana and known as the ''Revenge Dress'', designed by Christina Stambolian, is unveiled by staff at Sotheby’s auction house in London, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, ahead of its Dec. 9 auction in New York, where it is estimated to sell for US$150,000-300,000. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Princess Diana's famous 'revenge dress' goes on show ahead of Sotheby's auction

5:45 AM on Friday, September 18

A striking black dress worn by Princess Diana on the day her estranged husband admitted adultery is going up for auction at Sotheby’s

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, speaks as Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., left, listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

College sports bill inches ahead in the Senate even as Congress punts other issues

5:36 AM on Friday, September 18

Congress has struggled to pass major legislation this year, putting off debates on spending, defense, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence

President Donald Trump listens as North Carolina Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley speaks during a rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump pushes his $5,000 'dividend' pledge if GOP wins midterms. Republican candidates, not as much

5:11 AM on Friday, September 18

Naturally, Republicans running for Congress should campaign on President Donald Trump’s promise to pay adult Americans $5,000 if the GOP wins the midterm elections

Christian Castro, right, an immigration officer who is accused of shooting a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis early this year and lying to investigators about what happened, leaves with his attorney Daniel Gerdts, left, after a hearing at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

ICE officer pleads not guilty to charges he lied to the FBI about nonfatal Minneapolis shooting

5:08 AM on Friday, September 18

A federal immigration officer is pleading not guilty to federal charges that he lied to the FBI about being attacked before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis

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."

FILE - Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting May 5, 2019, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Warren Buffett gives up chairman title at Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of his succession plan

3:38 AM on Friday, September 18

Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades

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

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Red Cross, Red Cross members arrive at Banga National High School in the town of Banga, Philippines, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (Philippine Red Cross via AP)

Shooting at high school in the Philippines leaves 2 students and gunman dead, several injured

1:57 AM on Friday, September 18

A shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines has left two 14-year-old students and the teenage gunman dead

New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean, top, collides with first baseman Jared Young as they chase a ball during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Mets' Jared Young has concussion symptoms, CT scan negative after scary collision with Nolan McLean

6:10 PM on Thursday, September 17

Mets first baseman Jared Young was carted off the field in the sixth inning of a 3-0 loss to Philadelphia after he was knocked out when struck on the head by a knee of pitcher Nolan McLean as the two converged on Justin Crawford’s slow grounder

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