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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an event on "Trump Accounts" for kids in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Treasury rachets up investigations targeting Minnesota's Somali community for fraud

9:35 AM on Friday, December 12

The Treasury Department is targeting businesses used to send money abroad as President Donald Trump's administration ramps up investigations into fraud within Minnesota's Somali community

Trump sued by preservationists seeking architecture review and congressional approval over White House ballroom project

8:19 AM on Friday, December 12

Trump sued by preservationists seeking architecture review and congressional approval over White House ballroom project

FILE - Members of Turkey's parliament vote in Ankara, Turkey, on Jan. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Prosecutors detain suspects accused of sexually harassing young interns at Turkish parliament

7:45 AM on Friday, December 12

Prosecutors in Turkey's capital say five people have been detained over a sex harassment scandal that has hit the country’s parliament

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7:00 AM on Friday, December 12

Mohammed Ben Sulayem Re-Elected as President of the FIA

6:49 AM on Friday, December 12

FILE - Danish military forces participate in an exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in the Arctic Ocean in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump

5:29 AM on Friday, December 12

A Danish intelligence agency report has warned that the United States is using its economic power to assert its will and threaten military force against both allies and adversaries

A Somali flag flies alongside the United States and Vermont flags outside the Winooski School District building, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Winooski, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)

Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building over Trump 'garbage' slur brings threats

5:20 AM on Friday, December 12

A Vermont school district is receiving racist and threatening messages after raising a Somali flag at a school building last week

In this photo released by Belarusian presidential press service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and U.S. Presidential envoy John Coale shake hands during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP)

Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country's ties with the West

5:04 AM on Friday, December 12

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West

FILE - Iraq's President Barham Salih speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File )

UN chief recommends Iraqi ex-President Barham Salih take over refugee agency, letter says

4:05 AM on Friday, December 12

Former Iraqi President Barham Salih is on track to become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency

FILE - Shoppers browse through Kohl's department store for Black Friday deals, Nov. 28, 2025, in Woodstock, Ga. (AP Photo/Megan Varner, File)

This holiday season isn't very merry for consumers, an AP-NORC poll finds

4:00 AM on Friday, December 12

A new AP-NORC poll finds this holiday season isn’t quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares of them are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump

Supporters of Presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition attend a rally ahead of the presidential runoff election in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Chileans are divided in a presidential runoff tilted toward the far right

12:42 AM on Friday, December 12

Chile is heading into a high-stakes presidential runoff defined by sharply contrasting visions of the country’s recent past and visions for its future

Kilmar Abrego Garcia cries during a rally ahead of a mandatory check at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, after he was released from detention on Thursday under a judge's order. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia

9:09 PM on Thursday, December 11

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has walked away after a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office after a federal judge ordered that officials could not detain him

FILE - People protest outside the White House in Washington, May 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to 'professional' programs list amid uproar

9:04 PM on Thursday, December 11

A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered “professional.”

President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump led Republicans to power in 2024. But 2026 could be a different story

9:01 PM on Thursday, December 11

President Donald Trump has successfully harnessed voter anxiety over the economy, immigration and crime to retake the White House

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul gestures as he attends an event at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

Thailand's parliament is dissolved for a new election early next year

4:37 PM on Thursday, December 11

Thailand is preparing for a new election early next year after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet

1:26 PM on Thursday, December 11

The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s access to oil revenues

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