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Gold futures rise above $4,000 per ounce for the first time on soaring demand for the safe-haven metal

8:14 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Gold futures rise above $4,000 per ounce for the first time on soaring demand for the safe-haven metal

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, left, and President Donald Trump listen in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Attorney General Bondi will face Senate over political pressure on Justice Department

7:54 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Attorney General Pam Bondi goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning as federal agents surge into cities across the U.S. She's facing growing questions about political influence over a Justice Department that has already criminally charged one of President Donald Trump’s longtime foes and is facing intense White House pressure to prosecute others

Pope Leo XIV waves from his popemobile at the end of a Mass for the Jubilee of Migrants and Missionaries in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on first foreign trip

5:22 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on his first foreign trip as pope

The Vatican announces first trip of Pope Leo XIV's papacy, to Turkey and Lebanon from Nov. 27-Dec. 2. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously left out Leo's full title.)

5:12 AM on Tuesday, October 7

The Vatican announces first trip of Pope Leo XIV's papacy, to Turkey and Lebanon from Nov. 27-Dec. 2. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously left out Leo's full title.)

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)

Yemen's Houthi rebels detain 9 more UN staff as part of a crackdown

5:06 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have detained nine more people working for the United Nations as part of a crackdown on the global organization

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries in quantum mechanics

4:52 AM on Tuesday, October 7

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries in quantum mechanics

Smoke rises following an Israeli army bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Gaza peace talks enter their second day on the war's anniversary

4:13 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Peace talks between Israel and Hamas have resumed in Egypt

Hurricane Priscilla strengthens to a Category 2 storm and is expected to strengthen further later in the day

4:02 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Hurricane Priscilla strengthens to a Category 2 storm and is expected to strengthen further later in the day

Tayma Asous, 26, holds the favorite toy of her 2-year-old daughter, Layla Al-Khatib, who was killed after being shot in the head by Israeli gunfire, at their home in the village of Muthallath ash-Shuhada, near the West Bank city of Jenin, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

PHOTO ESSAY: 18 young lives have been lost in the West Bank this year

11:05 PM on Monday, October 6

Dalton Stevens' button hearse is displayed in his museum in Bishopville, S.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

The Button King's legacy lives on in quirky South Carolina museum

11:03 PM on Monday, October 6

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FILE - Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon is photographed outside of a NVIDIA office in Santa Clara, Calif., April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon marks 200 years of organized emigration to the US

11:02 PM on Monday, October 6

Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon is marking the 200th anniversary of organized emigration from Norway to the U.S. On Tuesday, he'll visit Norway House, a cultural center in Minneapolis

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with President Donald Trump after a news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US has given at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since war in Gaza began, report says

11:02 PM on Monday, October 6

The United States under the Biden and Trump administrations has provided at least $21.7 billion in military assistance to Israel since the start of the Gaza war two years ago

FILE - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney talks with President Donald Trump before a group photo at the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Canadian PM Carney visits Trump as relations between the longtime allies sit at a low point

11:01 PM on Monday, October 6

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at a time when one of the world’s most durable and amicable alliances has been fractured by Trump’s trade war and annexation threats

A woman places a candle at a tribute for Ofir Shoshani during a memorial marking two years since the deadly Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish

9:10 PM on Monday, October 6

Israelis are mourning the dead and fearing for the remaining hostages as they mark two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell throws during the first inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Blake Snell shines on mound and Dodgers hold off Phillies 4-3 for 2-0 lead in NLDS

8:39 PM on Monday, October 6

Blake Snell allowed one hit in six shutout innings, striking out nine, and the Los Angeles Dodgers barely turned back Philadelphia’s late rally for a 4-3 victory over the Phillies in Game 2 of their NL Division Series

Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), attends UNHCR's 76th annual Executive Committee meeting at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law

11:19 AM on Monday, October 6

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has suggested that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law

FILE - Then French Defense minister Sebastien Lecornu, right, and France's President Emmanuel Macron talk at the end of an address by the president to army leaders in Paris Sunday July 13, 2025, (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)

France's government collapses again: What could happen next?

10:51 AM on Monday, October 6

French President Emmanuel Macron faces a political crisis after his prime minister resigned Monday

Can a Taxable Account Beat a 401(k)?

12:51 PM on Friday, October 3

Being advised to max out your 401(k)is Personal Finance 101

Today in History: October 7, surprise attacks spark Israel-Hamas War

3:54 PM on Sunday, September 14

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