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FILE - People who could not get into the Hamtramck city council chambers try to listen via YouTube or on the monitor in the hallway, during public comment on the flag neutrality law being considered by the city council in a meeting at City Hall in Hamtramck, Mich., June 13, 2023. (Robin Buckson/The Detroit News via AP, File)

Detroit-area city can ban LGBTQ+ pride flags on public property, judge says

5:02 PM on Tuesday, September 9

A judge says a Detroit-area city known for welcoming immigrants did not violate the Constitution by banning LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned flagpoles

FILE - Democratic challenger for Rhode Island governor, former CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes, speaks during a gubernatorial election forum hosted by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce in Warwick, R.I., Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman, file)

Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes launches 2nd gubernatorial campaign in Rhode Island

2:50 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Former CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes has announced her second campaign for Rhode Island governor, challenging incumbent Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary

FILE - A giant ladle glows red after pouring molten iron in to a vessel inside the basic oxygen furnace as part of the processes of making steel at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Granite City, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

US Steel to end steel production at Illinois plant but no layoffs

12:42 PM on Tuesday, September 9

U.S. Steel will stop processing steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois, three months after Nippon Steel sealed a deal with President Donald Trump to buy the iconic American steelmaker

In this handout photo released by Egyptian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, left, an sign an agreement to open the way for resuming cooperation, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Iran and nuclear watchdog sign agreement seeking path to restart cooperation

12:36 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement in Cairo to open the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of resuming inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities

FILE - French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu leaves the first cabinet meeting of the new government, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)

Macron appoints Defense Minister Lecornu as France's latest prime minister

12:00 PM on Tuesday, September 9

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister

Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The Latest: Hamas says its leaders survived an Israeli strike on Qatar

8:40 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas' leadership in Qatar's capital city, widening its campaign against the militant group

Amy Facchinello hugs an attorney after a Michigan judge dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020

8:27 AM on Tuesday, September 9

A Michigan judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 15 people accused of acting falsely as electors for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election

This handout photo provided by the University of Maine and taken in July, 2025 shows an Asian longhorned tick. (Griffin Dill/University of Maine via AP)

Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine, the farthest northeast it has been spotted

11:25 AM on Monday, September 8

Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered

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