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Gold mine collapse in northeast Sudan kills at least 11

Yasir Abdallah, The Associated Press 2 minute read 4:36 PM CDT

SHENDI, Sudan (AP) — A gold mine shaft collapsed in northeastern Sudan, killing at least 11 miners and injuring 30, a state official said Sunday, while a search continued for the missing under the debris.

It was the second collapse of an informal gold mine in Sudan in a week.

The mines are among thousands of small-scale and informal mines scattered across Sudan, which has been engulfed in a war that has at times pushed parts of the country into famine.

Last Sunday, at least 82 people were killed when a series of mine shafts in another gold mine collapsed in the country's west, in an area controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that have been fighting the Sudanese military for over three years.

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FILE - A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say

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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say

Jesse Bedayn And Christopher Weber, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 7:08 PM CDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene.

The unidentified man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso on the capital city's north side, Austin officials said at a news conference.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not participate in the news conference and didn’t respond to repeated requests for details.

City police officers were not involved in the operation or the shooting, which occurred after a traffic stop, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said while briefing reporters along with the city's mayor and other officials.

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Updated: 7:08 PM CDT

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Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery

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Converse apologizes and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery

Dave Collins, The Associated Press 3 minute read 2:39 PM CDT

The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching.

The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers. Critics lashed out online, saying that a white triangular image created by lighting on the skirt resembled a KKK hood and that the way she held the sneakers made them look like the dangling feet of a lynching victim.

Converse, owned by Nike, issued a statement apologizing and saying it removed the ad.

“We’re sorry,” said the statement, first released on Friday. “We understand why this image is deeply upsetting and recognize that we got this wrong. We removed it from our channels and are working to remove it everywhere it appeared. This should not have happened and we will do better.”

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FILE - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting, Aug. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Trump and Mamdani plan to meet in New York during the president’s upcoming UN visit

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Trump and Mamdani plan to meet in New York during the president’s upcoming UN visit

Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 1:44 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.

The meeting is scheduled for Monday and at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence, according to Anna Bahr, Mamdani’s communications director.

Bahr said the two will discuss issues affecting the city and New Yorkers. The White House confirmed the meeting will take place but did not offer more details.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist who upset former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary before winning the general election in November, has been a favorite and frequent political foil for Republicans.

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Updated: 1:44 PM CDT

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FILE - Patrick Clancy sits on the stand during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool,File)

Patrick Clancy gives first TV interview on ’60 Minutes’ after Lindsay Clancy mistrial

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Patrick Clancy gives first TV interview on ’60 Minutes’ after Lindsay Clancy mistrial

Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 7:17 PM CDT

Lindsay Clancy 's former husband said he forgave her for killing their three young children in his first televised interview Sunday on CBS News' “60 Minutes” since a jury deadlocked in her trial for the children's deaths.

Patrick Clancy talked about his grief, saying he battled suicidal thoughts after the killings and experienced a panic attack while testifying at Lindsay Clancy's trial when attorneys played to jurors his 911 call to report the children's deaths.

At trial, the anguished 911 call included Patrick howling and crying after he discovered the bodies of his children in the family's basement as a confused dispatcher repeatedly asked what happened.

Earlier this month, 11 of 12 jurors were ready to clear Lindsay Clancy of criminal responsibility, with the majority feeling that the Massachusetts mom was in the grip of a rare condition called postpartum psychosis when she strangled her kids in 2023. But a lone juror sided with prosecutors, who had argued that Clancy knew what she was doing. The deadlock forced a judge to declare a mistrial on Sept. 4.

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Updated: 7:17 PM CDT

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FILE - Colombians and Haitians who are accused of involvement in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise are escorted in handcuffs to their court hearing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti’s president being extradited from Haiti to US

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18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti’s president being extradited from Haiti to US

Evens Sanon And Dánica Coto, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: 6:16 PM CDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were being extradited to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country.

The suspects will face justice in Florida, according to Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

“Today marks the next major phase in our pursuit of accountability for the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse,” he wrote on X. “We will follow the evidence wherever it leads, to those who financed it, facilitated it, supported it or committed crimes to make it possible. Five years later, we are still bringing defendants before American courts, and we are not finished.”

Quiñones did not identify the suspects, and a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.

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Updated: 6:16 PM CDT

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Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels shout slogans during a rally in support of the group and to protest Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site, Mecca, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Iran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s growing civil war

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s growing civil war

Samy Magdy, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: 1:24 PM CDT

CAIRO (AP) — A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war, telling The Associated Press on Sunday that his group has assured the Trump administration that it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.

Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, said Washington reached out to the rebels after their rapid advance down Yemen’s western coast to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this month.

“We confirmed that we are not targeting the United States, or any other nation, in the strait, with the sole exception of the Saudi enemy,” he told the AP in a Zoom interview from the rebel-held Yemeni capital, Sanaa. “That remains the case.”

U.S. President Donald Trump last weekend said his administration has “had discussions” with the Houthis, but did not say when. “The Houthis called us, and they don’t want to fight with us,” he said. “They would much prefer not having us involved, and they’re letting most ships go through.”

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Updated: 1:24 PM CDT

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Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ tops box office with franchise best debut of $60 million

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Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ tops box office with franchise best debut of $60 million

Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press 3 minute read 11:20 AM CDT

Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” gave the North American box office a shot in the arm in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony Pictures release earned $60 million in ticket sales from 3,684 locations in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday.

That’s a best for the video game inspired franchise, of which there have been seven prior movies dating back to 2002, and for the filmmaker behind “Weapons” and “Barbarian.” It’s also more than most of the previous films made in their entire domestic runs. The only exception is “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” which was released in 2010 and netted out with $60.1 million, not accounting for inflation.

Cregger’s “Resident Evil” stars Austin Abrams (who also played a pivotal role in “Weapons”) as a medical courier whose last job of the night finds him battling infected creatures in Raccoon City. Reviews were overwhelmingly positive; it currently boasts a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The audience was primarily male (66%) and under 35 (75%), according to PostTrak exit polls, and gave it a B+ CinemaScore. Cregger’s previous films have defied a lot of box office logic when it comes to horror movies, whose earnings tend to be front-loaded and drop sharply after the first weekend. “Barbarian” grossed over $46 million on a budget under $5 million. “Weapons” made $270 million on a $38 million budget.

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Mississippi cornerback Jaylon Braxton (2) secures an end zone interception of a LSU pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Ole Miss rises to No. 4 with win over LSU

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Ole Miss rises to No. 4 with win over LSU

The Associated Press 14 minute read Updated: 4:18 PM CDT

It’s a good day for Ole Miss in the AP Top 25 rankings. The Rebels — who held off Lane Kiffin and LSU 32-24 on Saturday night — jumped over the Tigers and three other teams to land at No. 4. Making their season debut in the poll are No. 21 Florida, which is 3-0 for the first time since 2019, and No. 24 Mississippi State. That leaves the Southeastern Conference with 10 ranked teams this week. Texas A&M took the biggest fall, going from No. 9 to No. 23 after its 31-21 home loss to unranked Kentucky. Louisville was the biggest gainer, rising seven spots to No. 16 after its 41-31 victory over SMU. Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week, followed by Georgia, Notre Dame, Ole Miss and Indiana. Miami, Ohio State, Alabama, BYU and LSU completed the top 10. That’s a three-spot slip for the Tigers.

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By MAURA CAREY

Week 4 offers a loaded slate of ranked-on-ranked competition.

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Updated: 4:18 PM CDT

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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends at Fenix, the FdI youth festival, in Rome, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (Valentina Stefanelli/LaPresse via AP)

Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, and cap foreign students in classrooms

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Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, and cap foreign students in classrooms

Maria Grazia Murru, The Associated Press 2 minute read 10:57 AM CDT

ROME (AP) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Sunday she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban the wearing of burqas and niqabs in schools.

Meloni told the youth wing of her nationalist conservative Brothers of Italy party that the measure would also make Italian language lessons compulsory for parents of foreign students having “serious difficulties integrating into the school system.”

“For us, anyone who comes to Italy and wants to build their future here must learn our language, understand our culture, and respect our rules,” she said to a standing ovation at the Gioventù Nazionale national festival in Rome. “It is the only serious way to welcome them.”

Meloni specifically referred to a ban on the burqa, an all-covering dress worn by some Muslim women, and the niqab, the veil worn by the most conservative Muslim women, in which, at most, only the eyes show. But Meloni didn't mention the hijab, the headscarf worn by some Muslim women.

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A voter casts a ballot in the parliamentary election in Moscow, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Early results show Russia’s main Kremlin party dominating tightly controlled parliamentary vote

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Early results show Russia’s main Kremlin party dominating tightly controlled parliamentary vote

The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 7:14 PM CDT

Russia’s main Kremlin party, United Russia, was dominating the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, according to early returns released Monday from a tightly controlled election virtually devoid of opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s policies.

The vote, which is all but certain to cement the Kremlin’s dominance, began Friday for 111 million eligible voters and ended Sunday.

The balloting included residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the war began, but still doesn’t fully control, as well as those in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, a move Kyiv denounced as illegal and the European Union described as a “blatant violation of international law.”

With some 58% of the precincts counted, United Russia had nearly 58% of the vote for the 225 deputies apportioned by party lists, according to Russia’s Central Election Commission. Another 225 lawmakers will be chosen in single-seat races, and United Russia also was poised to win most of those.

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Updated: 7:14 PM CDT

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This truth emerges as political situations change fast: Maps show us our world, but not neutrally

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This truth emerges as political situations change fast: Maps show us our world, but not neutrally

Deepti Hajela, The Associated Press 5 minute read 7:30 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Maps. Where would we be without them?

And how would we even know?

They can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else. They can show us global political realities via the drawing of contested country borders.

We take it as truth that not only does X mark the spot, it shows us the size of the spot, what the spot's name is and how the spot compares with other spots.

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FILE - A mockup of President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch stands at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, June 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck, File)

Trump says his planned arch would become a ‘military complex’ able to host drones and snipers

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Trump says his planned arch would become a ‘military complex’ able to host drones and snipers

Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 3:03 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a “top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition.

It is one more example of how Trump is insisting that his initiatives to beautify the White House and the city are also serving a defensive purpose. Trump has been calling the new White House ballroom a “military complex” and arguing it is necessary for national security purposes.

The Pentagon said it had no information beyond the president's statement.

Trump's announcement also comes as the arch, like his other projects, faces legal challenges. Though the arch has received early approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were all tapped by Trump, a group of three veterans and an architectural historian sued, saying the project needs to be approved by Congress.

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Updated: 3:03 PM CDT

September 20, 2026

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