An Indiana lawmaker who who has yet to make a decision on whether to back President Donald Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw the state’s congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff’s deputies to his home. The Vigo County Sheriff's Office says deputies were sent to the home of state Sen. Greg Goode on Sunday after they received an email “advising harm had been done to persons inside." Officials say the call was a prank. Earlier Sunday, President Donald Trump criticized Indiana lawmakers for not moving to redistrict the districts, specifically naming Goode and Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray.

TERNOPIL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone and missile barrage overnight on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil killed at least 25 people, including three children, authorities said Wednesday. The attack hit two nine-story apartment blocks and injured dozens. This is…

Indonesia's Mount Semeru has erupted, covering villages in ash and prompting evacuations. Authorities raised the alert to the highest level as the volcano unleashed clouds of hot ash, rock, lava, and gas on Wednesday. The eruptions forced over 300 residents to evacuate to shelters. No casualties have been reported. Videos showed ash sweeping through valleys, and local media reported 178 people stranded on the mountain. They are safe at a monitoring post, but bad weather has kept them there. Semeru has a history of eruptions, with the last major one in December 2021.

Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations for the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the request in a letter to Pope Leo XIV ahead of an audience Friday between the pope and a delegation of returned Ukrainian children and civilians. The letter asks that Leo formalize the informal arrangement launched by Pope Francis in which an Italian cardinal served as a personal papal envoy for humanitarian issues. Thousands of Ukrainian children have been officially recorded as deported or forcibly transferred by Russia.

A jovial President Donald Trump has held a warm and friendly meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House. Trump brushed aside questions about Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, praised the prince for his statesmanship and announced hundreds of billions of dollars in new Saudi investment in the United States. The White House rolled out plenty of pomp for the Saudi royal on Tuesday, including dispatching fighter jets that the two leaders watched from a red carpet. The two leaders had a sitdown in the Oval Office, taking questions from reporters on a wide array of topics, ranging from commerce to the sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets to Riyadh.

The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower. In a report delayed for more than seven weeks by the federal government shutdown, the Commerce Department said Wednesday that the the gap between what the United States buys from other countries and what it sells them fell to $59.6 billion in August from $78.2 billion in July. Imports fell 5.1% to $340.4 billion in August from July when U.S. companies were stocking up on foreign products before Trump finalized taxes on products from almost every country on earth that went into effect Aug. 7.

The Kansas City Chiefs are scoring more points and allowing fewer than last season, but they have four fewer wins. The Chiefs are 0-5 in games decided by eight points or fewer, ending a 17-game winning streak in such situations. Denver, on the other hand, is thriving in close games, going 7-2 and leading the AFC with a 9-2 record. Special teams played a major role in Week 11, with five walk-off field goals and several long kick returns. Buffalo's Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for three more, matching a rare feat previously achieved by only Allen and Otto Graham.

A girl clings to her asylum-seeking father as he is swarmed by agents outside an immigration court in lower Manhattan. Another man, the fear clear on his face, turns back to his wife and daughters as an agent leads him…

Today’s automakers continue to find utility in small spaces, producing subcompact SUVs that are both compact and practical. The Chevrolet Trax and Volkswagen Taos are two of today’s top pint-size picks, but they differ in many ways. Both come with similar features at the entry level, offer ample room and performance, and both sit near the top of Edmunds’ rankings. Since both share nearly identical scores (the Taos with just the slightest edge), we take a closer look at what sets each apart and what makes either better suited to your needs.

The Israeli military has warned two villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate buildings near Hezbollah sites as tensions with militant groups escalate. At least 14 people have been killed in Lebanon in the past day by Israeli strikes targeting sites linked to Hezbollah and Hamas. On Wednesday, an Israeli airstrike on a car in southern Lebanon killed one person and wounded 11, including students on a nearby bus. This followed a deadly drone attack on a Palestinian refugee camp. The Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas training compound, while Hamas denied the claim. The situation remains tense.

Nigeria's president says authorities are intensifying efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls abducted by gunmen earlier this week. The girls were kidnapped before dawn on Monday from a school in Kebbi State. Local police say the gunmen scaled the fence, exchanged gunfire with officers and killed a staff member before seizing the girls. No group has claimed responsibility but analysts say gangs often target schools for ransom. Nigeria’s army chief urged for a collaborative effort by all security outfits. President Bola Tinubu said in a statement released late Tuesday that he has “directed the security agencies to act swiftly and bring the girls back."

FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — For more than two decades, residents in this tiny tourist town in the shadow of the White Mountains knew they could just drive a few minutes down the road to their community health center for a…

Internal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024. A series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the trend may be continuing. Across the military, the rate of severe mishaps per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. The Marine Corps saw the highest increase, nearly tripling its rate over the same period. The data was released by the Defense Department to Congress and provided exclusively to The Associated Press. It tracks Class A mishaps — the most serious accidents, which result in death or a permanent full disability.

A large Russian drone and missile attack has hit the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, killing 20 people, including two children. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Turkey seeking diplomatic support against Russia’s invasion. The attack targeted two apartment blocks, injuring at least 66 people. Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia launched 476 drones and 48 missiles overnight. Zelenskyy plans to meet Turkey’s President Erdogan to discuss diplomatic efforts. Meanwhile, Romania and Poland scrambled fighter jets as Russian drones entered their airspace. Russia claims the attacks were retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory.

The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump. He pledged to impose hardline immigration policies, an issue that was popular with his voters. In practice, the administration has resorted to unusually aggressive tactics, many of which have played out in immigration courts in the United States. Judges have churned out rulings in an assembly-line like fashion. For many immigrants, the courtrooms have also become deportation traps.