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This image provided by the U.S. Mint shows a new $1 coin that depicts Oneida war heroine Polly Cooper giving corn to George Washington. (U.S. Mint via AP)

Polly Cooper, an Oneida woman who helped save Washington's army, is honored on $1 coin

9:05 AM on Friday, January 30

A newly minted $1 coin will feature a woman from the Oneida tribe, Polly Cooper, known for aiding George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War

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9:00 AM on Friday, January 30

Deputy attorney general says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into death of Alex Pretti

8:28 AM on Friday, January 30

Deputy attorney general says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into death of Alex Pretti

An elderly man looks out from his damaged balcony after a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

A handful of attempts at a ceasefire in Russia's war in Ukraine have proven futile

7:53 AM on Friday, January 30

U.S. President Donald Trump says President Vladimir Putin has agreed to temporarily halt the targeting of the Ukrainian capital and other towns as the region suffers under bitterly cold temperatures

FILE - In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)

New US sanctions against Iran target interior minister over crackdown on protesters

7:33 AM on Friday, January 30

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against Iran’s interior minister, accusing Eskandar Momeni of repressing nationwide protests that have challenged Tehran’s theocratic government

From left, Dutch coalition partners Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Rob Jetten of the centrist D66 and Henri Bontenbal of the right-leaning Christian Democrats speak to reporters as they present a coalition deal in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Corder)

Dutch premier-in-waiting says Trump's Greenland ambitions are a 'wake-up call' for Europe

6:10 AM on Friday, January 30

The Dutch politician set to become the Netherlands' next prime minister says concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's territorial ambitions in Greenland are “a wake-up call” for Europe

CORRECTS ID - Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, center, attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Cebu, Philippines Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez, Pool)

ASEAN to stick to Myanmar peace plan despite its failure to stop deadly civil war

5:48 AM on Friday, January 30

Thailand’s top diplomat says that a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still help restore peace

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, right, and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi hold a joint press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Iran is ready for talks with the US, but there are no plans yet, foreign minister says

5:46 AM on Friday, January 30

Iran's foreign minister says his country is ready for dialogue to resolve tensions but that there are no concrete plans for talks with the United States

FILE - A Texas flag is on display outside the office of the state's 18th Congressional District, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon, file)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Texas' special congressional runoff

5:36 AM on Friday, January 30

Houston voters who have gone almost a year without representation in the U.S. House will finally fill the seat in a special runoff election

FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

UN nuclear watchdog discusses risks to Ukraine's nuclear safety after relentless Russian strikes

5:26 AM on Friday, January 30

The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board is holding a special session to discuss risks to nuclear safety in Ukraine as concerns mount that relentless Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure pose an increasing danger of a nuclear accident

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen looks on as she presents the government's new deportation reform at a press conference in Copenhagen, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark unveils legal reform to allow the worst foreign criminals to be deported

5:16 AM on Friday, January 30

Denmark has unveiled a deportation reform under which foreigners who are convicted of serious crimes, like aggravated assault and rape, would be expelled

Trump will nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair

3:51 AM on Friday, January 30

Trump will nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair

FILE - Ethiopian Airlines planes are parked at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday Feb. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Ethiopia's national carrier cancels flights to Tigray region as fears grow of renewed fighting

2:46 AM on Friday, January 30

Ethiopia’s national carrier cancelled flights to and from its troubled northern region of Tigray as fears grew of a renewed fighting between federal troops and regional forces

Women wait to enter a building supplying food and other goods at Roj camp, one of the detention facilities holding thousands of Islamic State group members and their families, in the al-Malikiyah area of northeastern Syria, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Foreign women linked to IS group in Syrian camp hope for amnesty after government offensive

1:38 AM on Friday, January 30

Foreign women linked to the Islamic State group in a Syrian camp are hoping for amnesty after a government offensive weakened the Kurdish-led forces guarding them

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa region, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Trump claims Putin agreed to temporary halt in energy attacks on Ukraine, but terms are unclear

1:17 AM on Friday, January 30

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump's request to pause attacks on Ukraine's power grid for a week

Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously known as Bobi Wine of the National Unity Platform (NUP), arrives with his wife to cast their votes, during the presidential election at a polling station, in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Uganda's army chief accuses US Embassy officials of aiding opposition figure who went into hiding

1:04 AM on Friday, January 30

Uganda’s army chief accused U.S. Embassy officials of helping opposition leader Bobi Wine as he went into hiding

From left, Zheng Zeguang, Chinese ambassador to to Britain, Ren Hongbin, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ge Haijiao, Chairman and Executive Director of the Bank of China Limited (BOC) pose for photos in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)

Starmer says UK ‘can’t stick its head in the sand’ over China after Trump issues warning

11:54 PM on Thursday, January 29

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy

ADDS REFERENCE TO FACIAL RECOGNITION APP - Federal agents use a facial recognition app on a person detained and who later released on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens

9:09 PM on Thursday, January 29

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is providing insights into the surveillance technologies the government is using in its mass deportation campaign

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez takes part in a rally holding up a copy of a new law after lawmakers approved legislation opening the nation's oil sector to privatization, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure investors

1:04 PM on Thursday, January 29

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization

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