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A young member of the Afro-Bolivian community dances the “saya,” a traditional dance performed with drums and chants, as part of the celebrations to mark the upcoming National Day of Afro-Bolivian people, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Afro-descendants in Bolivia fight invisibility with dance and memory

11:07 PM on Saturday, September 20

Afro-Bolivians, though recognized in their country's 2009 constitution, remain among Bolivia’s most invisible groups

A makeshift memorial grows in size at the Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college last Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of the organization, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Trump and MAGA movement will honor Charlie Kirk at Arizona memorial

10:01 PM on Saturday, September 20

President Donald Trump and his supporters will pay tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination has intensified political tensions in the U.S. The memorial service Sunday in Arizona is expected to draw a large crowd to hear from Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other prominent figures

President Donald Trump speaks during the American Cornerstone Institute's Founder's Dinner at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Mount Vernon, Va., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump says he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson

8:13 PM on Saturday, September 20

President Donald Trump has announced he will award Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info

6:51 PM on Saturday, September 20

The Pentagon is stepping up restrictions on the media by requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to report on information that has not been authorized for release, including unclassified information

Ambulances are parked outside a hotel that is acting as a reunification center after a shooting at a country club in Nashua, New Hampshire, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)

New Hampshire country club shooting leaves 1 dead and several wounded. Suspect in custody

6:46 PM on Saturday, September 20

Authorities say a gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday, killing one person and wounding several others

On Tuesdays, volunteers at Neighbor's Cupboard unload boxes of dry goods and sort fresh produce in Winterport, Maine, on Aug. 26, 2025. (Katherine Emery/The Maine Monitor via AP)

After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America

4:01 PM on Saturday, September 20

The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized″ and ”rife with inaccuracies

Competitors raise their darts as part of the opening ceremony for the Northeastern Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vt., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)

Ancient spear-throwing tool brings fun and history to Vermont competition

3:17 PM on Saturday, September 20

A few dozen enthusiasts of ancient hunting tools participated in the Northeast Open Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vermont

FILE - Lindsey Halligan, special assistant to the president, speaks with a reporter outside of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump nominates White House aide to be top US prosecutor for office probing Letitia James

1:52 PM on Saturday, September 20

President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Lindsey Halligan as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia

Supporters gather during an immigration rally on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations

1:18 PM on Saturday, September 20

California has become the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while conducting official business

A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty marches through Manhattan in the "Make Billionaires Pay" climate protest, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Marchers gather in worldwide protest of financial institutions 'profiting off the climate crisis'

1:07 PM on Saturday, September 20

On the eve of New York Climate Week, activists and members of the public have gathered to protest the financial institutions that are “making our lives more expensive while profiting off the climate crisis, war and genocide,” the organizers say

FILE - The TikTok logo is pictured in Tokyo, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Emerging TikTok deal with China ensures US control of board and crucial algorithm, White House says

11:43 AM on Saturday, September 20

An emerging TikTok deal with China will ensure that U.S. companies control the algorithm that powers the app's video feed and Americans will hold a majority of seats on a board overseeing U.S. operations

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, tell reporters that they are united as the Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

9:50 AM on Saturday, September 20

A possible federal shutdown is looming at month's end, and the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate

FILE - NBC Sports play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico, left, sits next to color commentator Cris Collinsworth before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 11, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' celebrates 20 years of prime-time dominance

9:32 AM on Saturday, September 20

Dick Ebersol has had a major impact on television, creating "Saturday Night Live" in 1975 and “Sunday Night Football” on NBC in 2006

160-mile march for democracy arrives in Washington from Philadelphia

4:44 PM on Friday, September 19

Over the span of 14 days, nearly 200 people marched from Philadelphia to Washington, D

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