Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China
DUBLIN (AP) — President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence. He says he's worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology. He told reporters Sunday during his Ireland trip that there's a need for some regulation. But he provided no specifics about potential rules. He says the U.S. is leading China in the development of AI and “frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins.”
Trump says he's lifting a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey because 'everybody's been bugging me' about it
DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) — President Donald Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. Trump said Sunday during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open that he'd been asked about the issue by everyone, including some of the golfers. He said, “Everybody’s been bugging me” to do it. “And I said, ‘On behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off'" of Irish whiskey. Irish whiskey currently faces the standard tariff imposed by Trump on most imports from the European Union, which was reduced from 15% to 10% in July.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election. Johnson also says he's trying to make that pledge happen. Trump made the unusual pitch at the party’s midterm convention in Dallas last week. The president also said he didn't think Congress would need to authorize the payments, though he didn't explain how he could spend more than $1 trillion without lawmakers’ authorization. He told reporters Sunday in Ireland that “the 5,000’s going to happen, 100%.”
Iranian cargo ship is struck, and talks between Tehran and its neighbors are postponed
CAIRO (AP) — State-run media in Iran say an Iranian commercial vessel has been struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded. There was no immediate statement from the U.S. military, which has previously struck Iranian-flagged vessels as part of its blockade of Iranian ports. After the attack, a plan by Tehran to brief countries in the region on its contested efforts to manage shipping in the strait was postponed. The foreign minister of Oman, which was going to host the talks, said on X late Sunday that the meeting had been postponed “in the interests of consensus.”
Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open title and extend a drought by American men
NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev won his second major championship and kept American men without a Grand Slam title since 2003, beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday in the U.S. Open final. Zverev finally broke through in the majors by winning this year’s French Open and followed up by adding the title in New York that he so painfully let slip away in 2020. The No. 1 seed in a Grand Slam for the first time, he capitalized on Shelton’s shaky start in his first major final. Shelton was trying to win the first title by an American man since Andy Roddick won in Flushing Meadows.
Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government. The Yemeni government vowed Sunday to send more forces to the Red Sea coast. Last week, Houthis captured the port city of Mokha and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. The United Nations reports that over 80,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since September. The Houthis' advance puts them closer to a major U.S. base in Djibouti.
Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, citing a global shortage
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel infrastructure, saying attacks are causing a global shortage. Trump spoke on Sunday on the sidelines of the Irish Open after diesel prices in the U.S. hit record highs. His comments came hours after large-scale drone strikes overnight killed and injured civilians in Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian drones killed two people near an oil and industrial hub in Russia’s Tatarstan, according to local officials, while Ukrainian authorities reported on Russian drones pummeling the Black Sea port of Odesa and starting a fire near a border crossing with Poland.
GOP congressman from Wisconsin tearfully recounts surviving emergency plane landing in lake
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, wiped away tears and laughed as he shared how thankful he is to survive following a harrowing late-night emergency landing into a lake of the small plane he was riding in. Tiffany, a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump, told reporters Sunday that the pilot said that the plane had lost power and to tighten his seat belt before they hit the water. Both he and the pilot swam to a shallow spot in Lake Wausau and waited until emergency responders reached them by airboat. Tiffany and the pilot suffered cuts and received stitches. The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office said the emergency landing happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday.
Indonesia continues search for at least 129 missing after ferry capsizes, 6 bodies recovered
BANJARMASIN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers say about 129 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least 108 people were rescued and the bodies of six passenger were recovered Sunday as the search operation expanded in waters around the vessel’s last known position. Authorities say the vessel lost contact around 2 a.m. after encountering rough seas and waves up to 10 feet high. The ferry had departed Surabaya on Saturday and was due to arrive in Banjarmasin on Sunday afternoon.
Celine Dion thrills fans with emotional comeback concert after overcoming rare illness
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Celine Dion has returned to the stage, performing her first full concert in over six years. She sang “All By Myself” as an encore, a song she's been known for since 1996. Dion was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in 2022, a rare disease affecting her throat. Her comeback concert in Nanterre, France, included 25 songs over 2 hours and 15 minutes. The show is part of a punishing schedule of 16 shows in five weeks. Despite the challenges, Dion delivered powerful performances of hits like “My Heart Will Go On.” Fans were emotional, celebrating her triumphant return.
