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How focused is Gavin Newsom on his job? His official schedule remains a mystery

2:26 PM on Thursday, September 4

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has not made his full schedule available all year

FILE - U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference, Aug. 12, 2025, at the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Judge upbraids prosecutors for handling of DC surge cases, saying they have 'no credibility left'

1:20 PM on Thursday, September 4

A federal magistrate judge has angrily accused top Justice Department prosecutors of trampling on the civil rights of people arrested during President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital

FILE - The seal of the State Department is photographed at the Washington Passport Agency, July 12, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

12:00 PM on Thursday, September 4

The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that President Donald Trump said last week he won't spend

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

What polls show about Americans' views on childhood vaccine mandates

11:32 AM on Thursday, September 4

Most Americans say kids should be vaccinated to attend school

FILE - Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, walks at the White House, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump's Fed nominee says he'd keep his White House job even if confirmed by the Senate

10:01 AM on Thursday, September 4

Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board, says he'd remain a White House employee even if the Senate confirms him to fill an unexpired term at the central bank

South Sudan says foreigners deported from the US remain in custody

9:15 AM on Thursday, September 4

Seven of the eight men deported to South Sudan from the United States remain in custody as local officials consider what to do with them, the foreign ministry said Thursday

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

If Trump's biggest tariffs get thrown out, companies could get a refund - but not consumers

9:00 AM on Thursday, September 4

President Donald Trump likes to boast about how much money the U.S. Treasury is raking in from the massive taxes – tariffs -- he’s slapped this year on imports from almost every country in the world

Performers take part in a gala performance entitled "Justice Will Prevail" to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar)

South Africa asks China to postpone naval exercises that coincide with possible Trump trip for G20

8:53 AM on Thursday, September 4

South Africa is asking China to postpone naval exercises that would have brought Chinese and Russian warships to South African waters around the time the country hosts a Group of 20 summit in November

FILE - Several VISA and MASTER credit cards are shown in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Americans would save $100B if credit card rates were capped as Trump proposed, researchers say

7:25 AM on Thursday, September 4

A new paper from Vanderbilt University suggests Americans could save about $100 billion annually if credit card interest rates were capped at 10%, as proposed by President Donald Trump

Gregory Bovino, chief patrol agent of the U.S. Border Patrol's El Centro Sector, poses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press in Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Gregory Bovino, head of Los Angeles campaign, shows how immigration agents rack up arrests

6:01 AM on Thursday, September 4

The Border Patrol agent leading immigration enforcement in Los Angeles was removed from his position in 2023 under President Joe Biden

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and foreign leaders including Russia President Vladimir Putin, center left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, walk to Tiananmen Rostrum ahead of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Shen Hong/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

Xi and Putin's hot mic moment: How long will science extend the human life span?

4:22 AM on Thursday, September 4

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed the potential for scientific advances to extend human life

Texas state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, left, Adam Hinojosa, R-Corpus Christi, center, and Brent Hagenbuch, R-Denton, right, pray with other senators as they prepare to debate a bills including one that would add new abortion restrictions, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas lawmakers approve letting private citizens sue abortion pill providers

6:47 PM on Wednesday, September 3

A bill that would let Texas residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers for up to $100,000 has been passed by lawmakers and sent to the governor

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