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FILE - People attend a candlelight vigil for former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were fatally shot, at the state Capitol, June 18, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Nikolas Liepins, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Minnesota House special election

5:04 AM on Friday, September 12

Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives will once again be at stake Tuesday in a special election to replace Melissa Hortman, the former Democratic state House speaker who was slain along with her husband at their home in June

Pro-Ukraine protesters hold up placards and flags during a demonstration against the Royal Opera House in London, as the house had set an Russian opera singer to perform the lead in Puccini's Tosca, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)

Royal Opera appearance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko draws pro-Ukraine demonstration

3:11 AM on Friday, September 12

Dozens of Ukrainians and their supporters have demonstrated outside the Royal Opera House in London against a performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Lebanon licenses Elon Musk's Starlink for satellite internet services

3:09 AM on Friday, September 12

Lebanon has granted a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a copy of the National Response to Islamophobia report as he speaks to the media during a press conference at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)

Islamophobic incidents in Australia 'skyrocketed' since Israel-Hamas war, envoy reports

1:03 AM on Friday, September 12

A government-appointed envoy says anti-Muslim incidents have skyrocketed across Australia since the Israel-Hamas war began two years ago

Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. The signs read "A tariff bomb and workers confinement." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

With Hyundai raid, Trump's immigration crackdown runs into his push for foreign investment

6:01 PM on Thursday, September 11

President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing by attracting foreign investment are clashing with his immigration crackdown

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft campaigns outside a polling place, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Josh Kraft, son of billionaire Patriots owner, drops out of Boston mayor’s race against Michelle Wu

5:33 PM on Thursday, September 11

Son of billionaire Patriots owner Josh Kraft announced Thursday that he is dropping out Boston’s mayoral election, in which he was set to battle incumbent Michelle Wu in November

President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Yankees Aaron Judge in the New York Yankees locker room before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (Doug Mills//The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Trump draws cheers and boos while marking 9/11 by attending a New York Yankees game

3:49 PM on Thursday, September 11

President Donald Trump attended the New York Yankees victory over the Detroit Tigers in the Bronx, drawing mixed reactions from the crowd

CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER LAST NAME FROM CROEWLEY TO CROWLEY - Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

Charlie Kirk's shooting death exposes security gaps at political events

11:16 AM on Thursday, September 11

Security experts are questioning the protection provided to Charlie Kirk at the Utah college where he was fatally shot

FILE - President Donald Trump, far right, walks to the Abraham Accords signing ceremony, from left, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Israel's strike on Qatar has infuriated Arab leaders. That bodes ill for Trump's Mideast priorities

10:47 AM on Thursday, September 11

Just a few months ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar welcomed President Donald Trump to their palaces with camel parades and pomp

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)

Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt

9:23 AM on Thursday, September 11

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat

FBI special agent in charge Robert Bohls holds a news conference regarding the shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Thursday,, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

The Latest: Officials ask for public’s help in finding Charlie Kirk shooter

6:53 AM on Thursday, September 11

Officials have released a new video of a person of interest in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a college event in Orem, Utah

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds an extraordinary government meeting at the chancellery, with military and emergency services officials, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland via AP)

Russian drone incursion in Poland prompts NATO leaders to take stock of bigger threats

2:26 AM on Thursday, September 11

European leaders have expressed alarm over growing Russian hostility threatening their countries as Moscow’s forces pursue their invasion of Ukraine, concerns exacerbated after multiple Russian drones struck Polish soil

People place lit candles below a photo of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, at a vigil in his memory, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Utah governor pleads for public's help in finding person who shot Charlie Kirk on university campus

1:34 AM on Thursday, September 11

The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods is still at large more than 24 hours later

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