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Federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, Oregon

4:43 PM on Saturday, October 4

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, Oregon

Mexican authorities say they arrested an alleged local leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

1:52 PM on Saturday, October 4

Mexico’s Security Ministry says they have arrested an alleged local leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in Mexico City

Couples attend a group ceremony organized by the Civil Registry to legally formalize their unions in in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Over 600 couples tie the knot in Asunción, Paraguay's mass civil wedding

1:19 PM on Saturday, October 4

More than 600 couples have married simultaneously in Asunción, Paraguay

FILE - Immigrants line up in the dining hall at a new U.S. government holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas, on July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Judge blocks Trump policy to detain migrant children turning 18 in adult facilities

1:04 PM on Saturday, October 4

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to detain migrant children in adult facilities once they turn 18

AP reader question: How does the shutdown affect National Guard troops?

12:45 PM on Saturday, October 4

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: How does the shutdown impact National Guard troops

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump administration gave 'ultimatum' and plans to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members

12:11 PM on Saturday, October 4

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump administration gave 'ultimatum' and plans to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members

Police use a water cannon to block protesters during an opposition rally in the city center of Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, boycotting the municipal elections and call for the release of political opponents. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Georgia's police use water cannons to push back protesters trying to storm presidential palace

10:46 AM on Saturday, October 4

Georgia's police have used water cannons and pepper spray to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show

9:50 AM on Saturday, October 4

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show

FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive'

6:42 AM on Saturday, October 4

A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges could amount to illegal retaliation

Violent protests end as peace agreement reached in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

5:57 AM on Saturday, October 4

Pakistani authorities have reached a peace agreement with a civil rights alliance, ending days of violent protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Peter Mutharika is sworn in as Malawi president in political comeback at the age of 85

5:38 AM on Saturday, October 4

Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as Malawi’s president in a political comeback at the age of 85

People take part in a youth-led protest against corruption and calling for healthcare and education reform in Rabat, Morocco, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. The sign reads, "Dignity before stadiums." (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Gen Z protests are shaking Morocco. Here's what to know

5:21 AM on Saturday, October 4

Protests have erupted in Morocco, driven by young people demanding change

FILE - A haul truck is seen after being loaded with coal by a mechanized shovel at the Spring Creek mine, in this Nov. 15, 2016 photo, near Decker, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?

5:19 AM on Saturday, October 4

U.S. officials in coming days are set to hold the government’s biggest coal sales in more than a decade

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in the distance, framed through columns of the U.S. Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Legal setbacks mount for Trump’s birthright order before likely Supreme Court review

5:10 AM on Saturday, October 4

Now it's five federal courts that have rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic citizenship for the children of people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily

More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry says

3:50 AM on Saturday, October 4

More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry says

A large lithium battery energy storage system operated by Key Capture Energy that can power 15,000 homes for two hours during outages or high demand sits surrounded by a fence in Blasdell, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Fears of massive battery fires spark local opposition to energy storage projects

3:02 AM on Saturday, October 4

Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly being used to store power for electrical grids, but some localities are concerned about fire risks

Chairman of opposition "ANO" (YES) movement Andrej Babis reacts as he addresses the media during the parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show

2:44 AM on Saturday, October 4

Populist Czech billionaire Andrej Babiš has won a parliamentary election, marking a political comeback

Czech author Ivan Klima is pictured after receiving the Ferdinand Peroutka Journalism Prize in Prague, Czech Republic, on Feb. 6, 2014. (Michal Dolezal/CTK via AP)

Czech author and anti-communist dissident Ivan Klíma dies at 94

1:44 AM on Saturday, October 4

Ivan Klima, a Czech author and anti-communist dissident whose work and life were shaped by Europe’s 20th-century totalitarian regimes, has died

A video posted on Donald Trump's Truth Social account depicting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, of N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of N.Y., is shown in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. The sombrero and mustache were superimposed on Jeffries. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

9:02 PM on Friday, October 3

Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk

The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP reader question: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online?

1:41 PM on Friday, October 3

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online in discussing the shutdown

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