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Unemployment claims tick up to 206,000 but remain at historically low levels

5:40 AM on Thursday, September 3

More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs are still rare and jobless claims remain at historically low levels

FILE - Bang Si-Hyuk, a chairman of Hybe, answers reporters' question upon his arrival at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 15, 2025. (Kim Keun-soo/Newsis via AP, File)

South Korean police seek indictment of K-pop mogul behind BTS

1:25 AM on Thursday, September 3

South Korean police are pushing for an indictment of music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, chairperson of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, over alleged investor fraud

Democratic congressional candidate Chris Backemeyer poses in front of a campaign banner after an event in Murdock, Nebraska, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Will Weissert)

Here's a look at 'reach' election races where Democrats hope to pull off House upsets

9:07 PM on Wednesday, September 2

Democrats are eyeing upset midterm election wins in House districts from rural Nebraska to central Kentucky and from Nevada's high desert to a newly redrawn district in Texas

FILE - A plume of black smoke rises over the port of St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 3, 2026, after a Ukrainian drone attack. (AP Photo, File)

Ukraine's drone attacks caused turmoil for Russians throughout summer

9:02 PM on Wednesday, September 2

Russians have experienced a summer of turmoil because of the war in Ukraine

Netanyahu's big reelection concern isn't his political rivals. It's some of his biggest supporters

9:01 PM on Wednesday, September 2

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks reelection, his main concern these days isn’t his political rivals

FILE - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave after his swearing-in ceremony for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

7:51 PM on Wednesday, September 2

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country

President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Republican lawmakers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump promises to campaign for Republicans and says they have a winning midterm message

6:19 PM on Wednesday, September 2

President Donald Trump is urging Republican lawmakers to run on his White House record despite his sagging popularity

A US journalist sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent for China

3:47 PM on Wednesday, September 2

An American journalist has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for acting as an agent of a foreign government within the United States

Law enforcement respond to a shooting Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in downtown Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

2 people killed and suspect is dead in downtown Minneapolis shooting

3:25 PM on Wednesday, September 2

A shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building has left three people dead, including the suspect, and five others wounded

FILE - Cassandra Wilson performs at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I., on Aug. 10, 2003. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Cassandra Wilson, the 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70

1:54 PM on Wednesday, September 2

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, has died

Dollywood theme park will add new features, including a waterfall, to honor Dolly Parton

12:48 PM on Wednesday, September 2

Dolly Parton's theme park in east Tennessee will unveil new features for fans to honor the life of the “dreamer-in-chief,” Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80

Workers remove the sculpture "Blue" by artist Joel Shapiro on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Kennedy Center disassembles Blue sculpture from its grounds

9:29 AM on Wednesday, September 2

The Kennedy Center removed a sculpture known as Blue, a tall, blue stick figure designed by Joel Shapiro and installed in 2019

FILE - The U.S. Mint has started producing a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump's image. (AP Graphic/Treasury Department, File)

Heads or tails? $1 coin with Trump's face and gold finish goes on sale

7:52 AM on Wednesday, September 2

The U.S. Mint has started selling a $1 coin to celebrate America's 250th birthday, featuring President Donald Trump's face on one side

Chase Barfield walks to his truck as he takes belongings and his dogs away from floodwaters around his house in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard near Honey Island, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Former Tropical Storm Edouard lingers over Texas, flooding homes and roadways

6:54 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Texas authorities have rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts of the state

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrives at the port in Laem Chabang, Chonburi, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

USS Abraham Lincoln crew visits Thailand’s Pattaya, in photos

4:34 AM on Wednesday, September 2

People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Iran targets US allies in Gulf after overnight attacks, and other Mideast news

3:55 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Iran has targeted U.S. Gulf allies, firing drones at Kuwait and Bahrain after U.S. airstrikes in Iran

A woman walks near of a oil storage tank of Venezuela's state-run oil company, PDVSA in Cabimas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

US oil giant Chevron confirms it will expand operations in Venezuela

3:25 AM on Wednesday, September 2

Oil giant Chevron is confirming that it is expanding its operations in Venezuela, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits

People whose relatives remain missing following flash floods perform rituals after symbolic funeral rites on the banks of the swollen Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for those feared lost as some missing tourists make contact

10:35 PM on Tuesday, September 1

Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday

Photos show the highlights of Argentina’s Tango Championship

11:58 PM on Friday, August 28

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