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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Arrivals of international students to the US dropped almost a fifth in August, data shows

11:19 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Federal data shows a significant drop in international student arrivals in the U.S. this August, down 19% compared to last year

In CBS role, Bari Weiss goes from critic of mainstream news to one of its gatekeepers

10:34 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Bari Weiss has been unflinchingly critical of mainstream news outlets

Demonstrators protesting against chronic electricity and water cuts confront riot police in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mamyrael)

How Gen Z protesters brought down Madagascar's government and now want the president out

10:33 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Youth-led protests in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar are continuing for a third week in the most significant unrest in the country in years

Turkish FM says sides are close to a Gaza ceasefire agreement

9:41 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says talks on bringing an end to the war in Gaza are on the verge of reaching a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel

FILE - Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich., speaks at a White House youth leadership and mentoring event at Wayne State University in Detroit, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a tireless advocate for Detroit, dies at age 80

9:32 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80

James Comey’s indictment is a trademark tactic of authoritarians

9:29 AM on Wednesday, October 8

FILE - Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a joint press conference with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Mexico president vows thorough investigation into the killing of 6 civilians by soldiers

9:09 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says there will be a thorough investigation into the killing of six civilians by soldiers in Tamaulipas

FILE - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Iran releases French-German cyclist Lennart Monterlos

7:49 AM on Wednesday, October 8

France says Iran has released a teenage French-German cyclist who disappeared in June while riding across the country

HRA Council Supports ICHRA Codification Through H.R. 5463 and S. 2875

7:29 AM on Wednesday, October 8

FILE - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a news conference during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

IMF chief warns of economic uncertainty and offers this advice: 'Buckle up'

7:09 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The global economy may be holding up better than expected despite major shocks such as President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the head of the International Monetary Fund says that resilience may not last

Forensic investigators appear at the crime scene at a street in Herdecke, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, after the newly elected mayor of Herdecke, Iris Stalzer, has been found critically injured in her apartment. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Daughter suspected in an attack on a newly elected mayor in Germany

7:05 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Investigators say that the newly elected mayor of a German town who was found at her home with stab wounds apparently was attacked by her teenage daughter, and her life is no longer in danger

Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

7:02 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is in court to face Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

6:46 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is in court to face Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

FILE - A cow looks out from a barn on a farm in Chemire-Le-Gaudin, western France, March 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

EU lawmakers vote to ban labels like steak or meat on vegetarian products

6:41 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted to ban using terms like "steak" or "meat" for vegetarian protein products

Bishop of El Paso Mark Joseph Seitz talks with the Associated Press about the situation at the US border with Mexico during an interview at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Stellacci)

El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

4:14 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican

Lawsuit against Trump's Washington National Guard deployment exposes country's deep partisan divide

4:14 AM on Wednesday, October 8

A courtroom in Washington has become the latest battleground over President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement intervention

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delivers her statement on EU response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States' airspace and critical infrastructure, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

EU chief says Russia is waging a 'gray zone campaign' and Europe must meet the challenge

2:06 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The European Union's top official warns that Russia is conducting a "targeted gray zone campaign" against Europe

FILE - This courtroom sketch depicts U.S. District Michael Nachmanoff, at federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Oct. 10, 2019. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)

Veteran defense lawyer turned judge oversees case against ex-FBI Director Comey

9:07 PM on Tuesday, October 7

The federal judge overseeing the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has already handled cases in President Donald Trump’s orbit

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