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Lucy Kemp, the middle daughter of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, stands at the far left on the third row from the bottom as a member of her graduating class of new Georgia state troopers in Forsyth, Ga., Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (Georgia State Patrol via AP)

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp swears in his daughter as a state trooper

1:47 PM on Thursday, September 11

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp now has a state trooper in the family

FILE - Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump administration requests emergency ruling to remove Cook from Fed board

1:42 PM on Thursday, September 11

The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest rates

President Donald Trump attends a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Judge issues nationwide block on Trump policy that cuts off Head Start for people in US illegally

12:58 PM on Thursday, September 11

A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program

FILE - People walk past a "vote" sign on the first day of early voting in the general election in Miami, on Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Appeals court upholds Florida law barring noncitizens from gathering voter petitions

12:48 PM on Thursday, September 11

Provisions of a Florida law restricting the state’s process for getting citizens’ initiatives on the ballot can go into effect

FILE - Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk speaks to the audience on his "Exposing Critical Racism Theory" tour on Oct. 5, 2021, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Jackson Forderer, File)

How Charlie Kirk shaped a generation of young people into a conservative force

12:40 PM on Thursday, September 11

Charlie Kirk began plotting a way to mold young minds into conservatism at an age when he was still sorting out his own path

Orem police monitor the campus at Utah Valley University a day after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, in Orem, Utah, Thursday,, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Utah, where Charlie Kirk was killed, has strong pro-gun laws

12:33 PM on Thursday, September 11

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in Utah, a state that has permissive gun laws and allows firearms to be concealed or openly carried with some exceptions

FILE - Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Maine principals fight DOJ request for student names in transgender athlete case

12:13 PM on Thursday, September 11

A Maine principals' group is resisting a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena seeking the names of all students playing interscholastic sports

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2012, file photo, a man walks by the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Wisconsin Republican leader says he doesn't want to 'fortify' the state Capitol

10:44 AM on Thursday, September 11

The highest-ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says he doesn't want to “fortify” the state Capitol, which is one of the country’s most accessible statehouses

FILE - The CoreCivic West Tennessee Detention Facility is seen Jan. 24, 2024, in Mason, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town

10:20 AM on Thursday, September 11

A company says detainees have started arriving at a former Tennessee prison that’s been turned into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center

FILE - South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks to the media about the situation in South Sudan following a peace agreement the week before with the government, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

South Sudan No. 2 Riek Machar faces treason and other criminal charges

9:48 AM on Thursday, September 11

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar faces treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday

Afghans affected by a powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday rest outside Nangarhar Regional Hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

UN agency appeals for funds to help tens of thousands of quake-hit Afghans, many still homeless

8:21 AM on Thursday, September 11

The U.N. migration agency is appealing for funds for around 134,000 people in Afghanistan who need help nearly two weeks after an earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in the country’s mountainous east

This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano identifying the defendant in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP)

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt veers off topic and forfeits opening statement at trial

10:02 PM on Wednesday, September 10

A suspect on trial for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year has forfeited his right to continue his opening statement

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a news conference to mark 100 days in office at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Sept, 11, 2025. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea says detained Korean workers released from Georgia facility before flight home

8:51 PM on Wednesday, September 10

South Korea’s president says Korean companies will likely hesitate to make further investments in the United States unless Washington improves its visa system for their employees, as U.S. authorities released hundreds of workers who were detained at a Georgia factory site last week

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