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FILE -Ghana's President John Mahama addresses the high level meeting on rule of law in the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Judge orders Trump administration to say how it's trying to prevent illegal deportation from Ghana

6:09 PM on Saturday, September 13

A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to detail how it's trying to stop Ghana from deporting migrants to other countries in Africa in defiance of U.S. court orders

FILE - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, speaks during a conversations with leaders from organizations that include nonprofits, small businesses, manufacturing, supply chain management, the hospitality industry, and the housing and education sectors at the Federal Reserve building, Sept. 23, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Fed governor Cook asks appeals court to reject White House's bid to remove her from Fed board

5:23 PM on Saturday, September 13

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is asking a U.S. appeals court to reject the Trump administration's latest attempt to remove her from her post

Memphis Mayor Paul Young speaks about the deployment of the National Guard to the city during a news conference Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)

Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump's TV comments

4:58 PM on Saturday, September 13

The Memphis mayor says President Donald Trump’s TV announcement was the first hard confirmation he received that Trump would send in the National Guard to address crime

People wait for loved ones from Guatemala deported from the United States outside La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation

3:34 PM on Saturday, September 13

A federal judge is temporarily keeping measures in place to prevent the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in government custody

Serbian gendarmerie officers block a bridge to separate anti-government protesters, front, and supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Serbia's opposing camps hold parallel rallies, reflecting deep political crisis

2:28 PM on Saturday, September 13

Anti-government protesters in Serbia and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic have held parallel rallies throughout the country

In this photo released by the Taliban Foreign Ministry Press Service, Amir Khan Muttaqi, left, the acting foreign minister of the Taliban government, meets with Adam Boehler, the U.S. president's special envoy for Detainee Affairs, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (Taliban Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Taliban claim an agreement is reached with US envoys on a prisoner swap as they seek better ties

10:16 AM on Saturday, September 13

The Taliban says that they've reached agreement with U.S. envoys on an exchange of prisoners as part of an effort to normalize relations between the United States and Afghanistan

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China

7:11 AM on Saturday, September 13

President Donald Trump says he believes the Russian-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum

Vehicles move along the road after authorities lifted a days-long curfew imposed during anti-corruption protests sparked by a short-lived social media ban in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Curfew is lifted and calm returns to Nepal in wake of mass protests that killed at least 51 people

7:09 AM on Saturday, September 13

Nepalese authorities have lifted the curfew in the country’s capital and surrounding areas as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation’s first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that left at least 51 people dead

Republican candidate Ruth Bittner, who is running for the House District 34B seat, speaks with a potential voter while knocking on doors in Brooklyn Park, Minn., Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Nathaniel Minor/Star Tribune via AP)

Minneapolis suburb's candidates campaign amid fear and violence after political assassinations

6:48 AM on Saturday, September 13

As the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, two candidates are vying for a legislative seat left open by another political attack in Minnesota

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after meeting about Republican efforts to cut health care spending, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies

6:20 AM on Saturday, September 13

There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)

Bolsonaro's political influence in Brazil could endure despite his conviction

11:16 PM on Friday, September 12

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to over 27 years in prison for attempting a coup

FILE - Hundreds of students at the University of the Philippines walk out of their classes and protest against corruption in government projects in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Sept.12, 2025. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan, File)

Philippine defense and military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar

10:51 PM on Friday, September 12

The Philippine defense and military chiefs have rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects have implicated several congressmen and public works officials and sparked pockets of street protests

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