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Illegal immigrants, 89 and 73, accused of armed drug trafficking decades after sneaking into US

Cesar Valdes and Magdaleno Medina face felony cocaine trafficking and stolen firearms charges after an undercover Miami police operation uncovered drugs.

China, as usual, uses UN speech to promote global development as solution to world's challenges

China's vice president has unfurled the nation's familiar list of global talking points at the U.N. He emphasized development, issued mild statements about the U.S. war with Iran, artificial intelligence and protectionism and made no direct mention of ...

Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play

SHANE GOLDMACHER

The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028.

Bobby Pulido, a Texan Singer, Puts Republicans on Defense

BAYLISS WAGNER

Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician running as a Democrat for the House, has left his Republican opponent struggling to match his star power in a district that President Trump won easily in 2024.

CNN says it was left off Air Force One for Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game

CNN says it has been left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game

German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at UN

The German and Russian foreign ministers have met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly

Georgia man, 18, charged with murder after dismembered human remains found in car trunk

Kingston Lammar Bradley, 18, faces murder charges after witnesses found human remains in a container near his Smyrna, Georgia, apartment complex.

They said it: Leaders at the UN, in their own words

Many leaders saying many things about many topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world: That's what the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year. And each year, certain voices dominate. Here, The Associated Press takes the opposite approach and spotlights some thoughts from leaders who might have not captured the headlines and airtime on Saturday, the fifth day of the 2026 General Debate. ___ "Rebuilding confidence does not mean returning to a world that no longer exists." —Prince Abdul Mateen, foreign minister of Brunei ___ "Creativity is universal. The difference is where society gives it the room to flourish." —Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, foreign minister of Iceland ___ "Peace is not a negative word." —Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of state of the Vatican ___ "Moldova may never be a great power, but it has everything it takes to make it a great country." —Vasile Tofan, prime minister of Moldova ___ "The size of a territory must...

A Shrinking Work Force Is Changing the C.D.C.

APOORVA MANDAVILLI, ALEXANDRA OSTASIEWICZ, RAFAELA BALSTER, ARFA MOMIN, EDWARD VEGA AND JAMES SURDAM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lost close to 30 percent of its staff in the past year, with big turnover in top leadership and entire teams effectively shut down. Our health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains how these changes have affected the work of the department.

Civilian detained after 'violently engaging' security personnel at Florida Air Force base: report

A civilian reportedly breached MacDill Air Force Base's perimeter and violently engaged security personnel, prompting the closure of the Dale Mabry Gate.

700-Pound Sea Lion Is Found to Have Been Shot at Least 12 Times

ALENA CERRO

The California sea lion was found dead on a beach off the Duwamish River in West Seattle, Wash., this month. A motive for the shooting was unclear.

In Coastal Towns, the Nor’easter Upended Wedding Plans

MADALEINE RUBIN

Across the northeast, couples were forced to postpone, relocate or cancel weddings they planned to hold outdoors this weekend.

Hiker falls up to 1,000 feet to his death day after another body found on same mountain

Gary Idleburg fell 800 to 1,000 feet from a Sauk Mountain switchback trail in Skagit County, marking the second hiker death there in two days.

Small bites from the UN: Canada's wider view, one chaotic rumor and reframing someone else's words

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia got their turns to speak at the United Nations on Saturday, but that wasn't call. Watchers from across the globe could find news that affected their lives at the U.N. General Assembly meetings. Here are a few moments: ___ Redefining Netanyahu's words The foreign minister of Iceland, Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, used part of her time on the world stage Saturday to turn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's words on Friday upside down. Netanyahu, addressing people who were walking out on his remarks, called them "moral cowards." A day later, Gunnarsdóttir was having none of it. Speaking about Gaza, she said: "We have heard the words 'moral cowards' from this podium. To me, moral cowards are those leaders around the world who refuse to sit down and negotiate a just and lasting peace. Those who deny access to humanitarian aid for people in desperate need. And moral cowards are those leaders who repeatedly go against and...

Florida man, 76, with suspended license allegedly admits to driving under the influence of rum, cocaine

Charles Ducking, 76, allegedly showed deputies his rum cup and admitted to doing cocaine minutes before a traffic stop in Polk County, Florida.