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FILE - A feed from the MSNBC cable news channel is pictured on a monitor as media organizations set up outside the White House, Nov. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets

6:49 AM on Sunday, November 2

President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has meant for some awkward moments for news outlets

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, listens to his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein during a news conference after a meeting at the foreign ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq's foreign minister calls for disarmament of 'PKK elements' in the north

6:47 AM on Sunday, November 2

Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has praised a Kurdish separatist group's decision to withdraw fighters from northern Iraq and Turkey

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

AP has declared winners in elections for nearly 180 years. This is why and how race calls are made

6:43 AM on Sunday, November 2

The Associated Press will compile votes and declare winners in elections across the U.S. on Tuesday, just as the news organization has done for nearly 180 years

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)

Tariffs are Trump's favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them

6:39 AM on Sunday, November 2

For President Donald Trump, tariffs — or the threat of them — can bend nations to his will

Mark Bain, who is part of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, rubs his hands together as he checks the level on his oil at home in hopes that he will have enough oil to outlast the shutdown, in Bloomfield, Conn., Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

6:31 AM on Sunday, November 2

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown

A man holding his ballot paper is pictured between ballot boxes during the local elections, at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

North Macedonia votes in second round of local election with ruling conservatives leading

6:08 AM on Sunday, November 2

Voters in North Macedonia cast ballots Sunday in local election runoffs

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United States Defence Ministers' High Tea, as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' meeting, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussainl/Pool Photo via AP)

Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defense ties and reassure a cautious partner

4:47 AM on Sunday, November 2

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited Vietnam to reaffirm a partnership focused on addressing the legacies of the Vietnam War

George Washington hosts Maine for season opener

2:42 AM on Sunday, November 2

The George Washington Revolutionaries host the Maine Black Bears in the season opener

Fire and explosion at store in northwestern Mexico leave at least 23 dead and a dozen injured

12:12 AM on Sunday, November 2

A fire and explosion at a convenience store in northwestern Mexico have killed at least 23 people, including children, and injured 12 others

FILE - Britain's Prince William smiles as panelists Hannah Jones, left, and Earthshot Prize Chief Executive, Tokunboh Ishmael attend an Earthshot Prize Innovation Camp in London, on June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool File)

Prince William burnishes credentials as king-in-waiting with Earthshot Prize and COP30 in Brazil

11:03 PM on Saturday, November 1

Prince William, the heir to the British throne, will be on the streets of Rio de Janeiro this week to promote his Earthshot Prize, an initiative to find solutions to major environmental issues

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth answers a question from a reporter during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers

10:51 PM on Saturday, November 1

The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea

Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro attends the ASEAN-Japan Defence Minister Informal Meeting, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Fazry Ismail/Pool Photo via AP)

Canada and Philippines sign a defense pact to boost drills and deter China's aggression

10:48 PM on Saturday, November 1

Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, have signed a key defense agreement that will allow their forces to hold joint battle-readiness drills

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks, center, alongside Ari Fleischer, an RJC board member and press secretary to former President George W. Bush, answers questions from members of the news media about confronting antisemitism within the Republican Party, during the coalition's annual conference at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP/Thomas Beaumont)

Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism within

6:30 PM on Saturday, November 1

Concerns that antisemitism is on the rise among Republicans burst to the surface this weekend at a meeting in Las Vegas

FILE - In this photo provided by the Saudi Royal Palace, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. At foreground right is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)

Trump to host al-Sharaa in first-ever visit by a Syrian president to White House, official says

4:31 PM on Saturday, November 1

President Donald Trump will host Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks, a first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House

MUST Ministries delivers food to the public via a drive through service, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Austell, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

7:21 AM on Saturday, November 1

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head

People fill the streets near the train station before observing 16 minutes of silence for the victims on the first anniversary of the disaster that killed 16 people, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Serbia marks anniversary of deadly train station disaster with large rally

6:52 AM on Saturday, November 1

Tens of thousands of people in Serbia have commemorated the victims of last year's railway station disaster in the northern city of Novi Sad

US and China agree to set up direct military communication channels, Hegseth says

5:44 AM on Saturday, November 1

U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington and Beijing will establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties between the countries have “never been better.”

Visitors pose for a group photo under Hatshepsut statue, at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

With pharaoh-like fanfare, Egypt unveils a huge new museum dedicated to its ancient civilization

3:03 AM on Saturday, November 1

Egypt has inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world's largest museum dedicated to a single ancient civilization and an effort aimed at boosting the country's tourism industry and troubled economy

Former President Barack Obama endorses New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill at a campaign rally, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Obama blasts Trump ahead of Election Day in Virginia and New Jersey. Republicans keep it local

11:05 PM on Friday, October 31

Former President Barack Obama is urging voters to use Tuesday's elections in Virginia and New Jersey to rebuke President Donald Trump and candidates loyal to him

Today in History: November 2, Truman defeats Dewey

9:03 PM on Wednesday, October 15

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