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Venezuelan opposition says government freed 13 jailed in post-election crackdown

5:08 PM on Sunday, August 24

Venezuelan opposition leaders and civil society groups said that the government released 13 people jailed in a crackdown by the government of President Nicolás Maduro following last year’s disputed elections

'No magic fixes' for Democrats as party confronts internal and fundraising struggles

4:02 PM on Sunday, August 24

Ken Martin, the new chair of the Democratic National Committee, says he's bringing a bazooka to the fight against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies

What to know: Four ways ICE is training new agents and scaling up

4:43 AM on Sunday, August 24

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is key in President Donald Trump's plan for mass deportations

FILE - Ukrainian people celebrate in front of the parliament the day when Ukraine's independence was declared, in Kyiv, Aug. 24, 1991. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukraine’s independence-era voices say Russia's effort to keep control has lasted decades

10:00 PM on Saturday, August 23

Ukraine is marking 34 years of independence, and the country’s first generation of lawmakers and activists are reflecting on how early decisions shaped its struggle today

ADDS DATE - In this photo provided Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, supervises the test-firing of two types of new anti-air missiles at undisclosed location, North Korea on Aug. 23, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises test of new antiair missiles

6:39 PM on Saturday, August 23

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test-firing of two types of new antiair missiles displaying his expanding military capabilities as the South Korean and U.S. militaries carry out joint drills

FILE - The Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse is seen in Minneapolis, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Goldberg, File)

Judge strikes down Minnesota law banning religious tests for college credit program

12:00 PM on Saturday, August 23

A federal judge has ruled that religious colleges in Minnesota that require students to sign a statement of faith cannot be excluded from a program allowing high school students to take college courses for credit

FILE - Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, R.I., Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump halts work on New England offshore wind project that's nearly complete

9:55 AM on Saturday, August 23

The Trump administration has halted construction on an offshore wind project near Rhode Island that is 80% complete

Trump ran on a promise of revenge. He's making good on it

9:23 AM on Saturday, August 23

Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he believed wronged him

Visitors explore the rotunda into the late night as the Senate takes a recess before hearing more debate over a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

Texas Gov. Abbott says he'll swiftly sign new maps on his desk that will boost GOP in 2026

7:57 AM on Saturday, August 23

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress

US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case

7:47 AM on Saturday, August 23

U.S. immigration officials say they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be deported to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges

A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened

7:41 AM on Saturday, August 23

Administrators at the University of Colorado's campus in Colorado Springs believed they could avoid the Trump administration's focus on higher education

Push to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to Syrian security forces brings hope and skepticism

11:04 PM on Friday, August 22

A drive to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to the Syrian government's General Security Forces in the northern area of Afrin has brought hope and skepticism

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, meets Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea's president highlights friendly ties in Japan before key summit with Trump

9:14 PM on Friday, August 22

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has held his first full summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo

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