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A supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro protests his Supreme Court trial for allegedly leading a coup plot to keep him in office after his 2022 election defeat, in Sao Paulo, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Bolsonaro backers take to Brazil's streets before verdict. Lula calls for sovereignty against Trump

3:08 PM on Sunday, September 7

Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro took the streets on the country’s Independence Day, calling out against the Supreme Court trial that is scheduled to give a verdict against their leader in an alleged coup plot this week

Darleen Hall worships during a service at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention

11:39 AM on Sunday, September 7

As Chicago braces for an influx of federal immigration agents and possibly National Guard troops, churches citywide are turning up their response from the pulpit

Philipos Melaku-Bello talks to people during Peace Vigil in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump's order

10:29 AM on Sunday, September 7

Law enforcement officials have removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after President Donald Trump ordered it to be taken down as part of the clearing of homeless encampments in the nation’s capital

President Irfaan Ali, who is running for re-election, waves after voting during general elections in Leonora, Guyana, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Guyana's president sworn in for a second term as oil wealth transforms the nation

8:10 AM on Sunday, September 7

President Irfaan Ali of Guyana has been sworn in for a second term after winning reelection last weekend

In this Sept. 3, 2025 photo, Samuel J. Redman, Ph.D., Professor of History and Director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts, sits in front of content he uses from the Smithsonian on campus in Amherst, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

White House's review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide

6:59 AM on Sunday, September 7

Some history teachers are concerned about what may come of a White House review of the Smithsonian's public-facing content

A woman is detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents outside a Home Depot Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Several of Trump's immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings

5:54 AM on Sunday, September 7

President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the U.S. in the largest deportation program in American history

President Donald Trump attends the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin)

Trump's US Open visit sparks boos and long security lines

4:45 AM on Sunday, September 7

President Donald Trump attended the U.S. Open on Sunday, drawing boos from the crowd

Doors are open to NAM's Market, in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)

In one DC neighborhood after federal intervention, the notion of more authority is a mixed bag

4:33 AM on Sunday, September 7

In a swath of the nation’s capital that sits across the tracks, and the river, residents can see the Washington Monument, the Waldorf Astoria and the U.S. Capitol dome

Supporters of former President Cristina Fernandez take pictures of her at the balcony of her home where she is serving a six-year house arrest sentence for corruption, after legislative provincial election polls closed, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina President Milei dealt a setback in Buenos Aires provincial elections

4:08 AM on Sunday, September 7

The party of Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei suffered a sweeping setback in Buenos Aires provincial elections that are viewed as a barometer for how the party will perform in congressional midterms and a key test for the embattled president

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's prime minister resigns after his party suffered a historic defeat in a summer election

11:40 PM on Saturday, September 6

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election

Thailand's new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul talks to media members after receiving a royal letter of endorsement for the post at Bhumjai Thai party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

Veteran Thai politician who helped legalize cannabis becomes the new prime minister

10:40 PM on Saturday, September 6

A veteran politician best known for decriminalizing cannabis in Thailand has become the country's new prime minister

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speak during a town hall on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Sanders and Mamdani energize supporters at town hall as NYC mayor's race enters final stretch

7:48 PM on Saturday, September 6

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters at a town hall in Brooklyn, slamming President Donald Trump and boosting their shared progressive message

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