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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright comments on the National Nuclear Security Administration furloughing 1,400 federal workers as part of the shutdown which began Oct. 1, during a news conference at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Las Vegas on Monday Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Trump's testing plans for US nuclear weapons won't include explosions, energy secretary says

2:22 PM on Sunday, November 2

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions

FILE - A vehicle drives by the main entrance to California State Prison, Sacramento, May 16, 2016, in Folsom, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

2 California prison officers hospitalized after alleged attack by an incarcerated man

1:36 PM on Sunday, November 2

Officials say two California prison officers have been hospitalized after an alleged attack by an incarcerated man

FILE - Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Senate GOP whip, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arrive for a news conference with top Republicans on the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Shutdown stalemate set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rules

1:19 PM on Sunday, November 2

Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with millions of Americans starting to lose food aid benefits and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it

Texas Tech wide receiver Caleb Douglas (5) celebrates with offensive lineman Sheridan Wilson after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

BYU, Texas Tech give Big 12 two top 10 teams for 1st time in 2 years ahead of their Top 25 showdown

12:01 PM on Sunday, November 2

The Big 12 has two teams in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two years

Israel says the Red Cross has received the remains of three hostages in Gaza

11:38 AM on Sunday, November 2

Israel says the Red Cross has received the remains of three hostages in Gaza

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Mason Thames, left, and McKenna Grace in a scene from "Regretting You." (Jessica Miglio/Paramount Pictures via AP)

‘Regretting You’ and ‘Black Phone 2’ neck-in-neck on slow Halloween box office weekend

11:30 AM on Sunday, November 2

The movie exhibition business is wrapping up one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend

UK police say a man arrested over train stabbings is released without charge; another suspect remains in custody

11:04 AM on Sunday, November 2

UK police say a man arrested over train stabbings is released without charge; another suspect remains in custody

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, enroute to Florida. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says China's Xi has assured him that he won't take action on Taiwan during Republican's term

10:15 AM on Sunday, November 2

President Donald Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office

Soldiers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

What to know about the 4 suspects in the Louvre crown jewels heist

9:50 AM on Sunday, November 2

Four suspects in the Louvre jewels heist have been charged and jailed

Sudanese men who fled el-Fasher city, after Sudan's paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people in the western Darfur region, collect water at a camp in Tawila, Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Bakry)

Fears grow for thousands trapped in Sudan's el-Fasher as few reach safety

9:44 AM on Sunday, November 2

An aid group reports that only a few thousand Sudanese have escaped atrocities by Sudan's paramilitary forces in el-Fasher city

Rescue teams carry bodies of victims of a landslide in the hilly area of Chesongoch in Elgeyo Marakwet county, western Kenya, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Kenyan landslide death toll rises to 26 as flash floods hamper search for survivors

9:35 AM on Sunday, November 2

The death toll from a deadly landslide in western Kenya has risen to 26 after four more bodies were retrieved

9 injured in gunfire at teen party in Ohio rental home

8:45 AM on Sunday, November 2

Police in northeastern Ohio say gunfire erupted at a large rental home where teenagers had gathered for a birthday party that was promoted on social media

FILE - A feed from the MSNBC cable news channel is pictured on a monitor as media organizations set up outside the White House, Nov. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets

5:49 AM on Sunday, November 2

President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has meant for some awkward moments for news outlets

Mark Bain, who is part of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, rubs his hands together as he checks the level on his oil at home in hopes that he will have enough oil to outlast the shutdown, in Bloomfield, Conn., Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

5:31 AM on Sunday, November 2

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defense ties and reassure a cautious partner

3:47 AM on Sunday, November 2

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited Vietnam to reaffirm a partnership focused on addressing the legacies of the Vietnam War

In this image made from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, a Russian "Grad" self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires towards Ukrainian positions on an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

2 people killed in Ukraine’s Odesa region as Russia continues to target power grid

1:56 AM on Sunday, November 2

At least two people have been killed in a drone attack in Ukraine’s Odesa region, according to Ukrainian authorities

A train is parked at the station after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train in Huntingdon, England, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK police release 1 of 2 men arrested over train stabbings and laud 'heroic' rail worker

12:24 AM on Sunday, November 2

British police say one of two men arrested over a stabbing attack on a train has been released without charge

Policeman stands near a convenience store destroyed by a fire in Hermosillo, Sonora state, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Abraham Tellez)

Fire and explosion at store in northwestern Mexico leave at least 23 dead and a dozen injured

11:12 PM on Saturday, November 1

A fire and explosion at a convenience store in northwestern Mexico have killed at least 23 people, including children, and injured 12 others

Video shows immigration agent punching restrained man after car collision turns into confrontation

6:24 PM on Saturday, November 1

Police in a Chicago suburb are gathering evidence after a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle crash led to a violent arrest caught on video

CORRECTS BYLINE TO REV. JOHN UDO-OKON, NOT SUSAN HAIGH - In this photo provided by the Rev. John Udo-Okon, people wait in line for free food at the World of Life Christian Fellowship International food pantry in the Bronx borough of New York on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Rev. John Udo-Okon via AP)

SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

3:49 PM on Saturday, November 1

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown

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