KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians were killed and injured overnight as Russia and Ukraine continued to attack each other with waves of drones. Two people were killed in Russia’s Tatarstan, according to local officials, while Ukrainian authorities reported Russian drone attacks on the Black Sea port of Odesa and a fire near a border crossing […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on his home country. The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his […]

The October 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 18 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]

DALLAS — Nearing 200 days since the start of the Iran war, and with the November elections roughly 50 days away, Republicans are betting culture-war politics can drown out economic pain over the war’s impact on gas prices. The November elections are high-stakes for Republicans, who hold both chambers of Congress and the executive branch. […]