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NATIONAL
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Multiple people shot at Mormon church in Michigan and shooter is down, police say
SUMMARY: Police say multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan, and the shooter is down. The shooting happened Sunday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit. The church is on fire, but police said there is no ongoing threat to the public. Authorities have not released details on the victims' conditions. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said the area had been evacuated, and local and federal authorities are there. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed heartbreak for the Grand Blanc community.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSChurchShootingMichiganthLdWritethru/dcb79ee701b0b8076bf73e30e10ba2b7/text___
Officials place Des Moines schools leader on leave after his arrest by immigration agents
SUMMARY: Officials have put the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on administrative leave a day after federal immigration agents arrested him because they said he was in the country illegally. The Des Moines school board voted unanimously Saturday to place Superintendant Ian Roberts on paid leave during a three-minute-long special meeting. The board said Roberts was not available to carry out his duties for the 30,000-student district and stated that officials would reassess his status after getting more information. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said agents detained Roberts on Friday because he was in the country illegally, didn’t have authorization to work and was subject to a final removal order issued in 2024.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationDesMoinesSchoolsSuperintendentndLdWritethru/8fbcf8353997c3a3bab10231c16cbf49/text___
4 dead after flooding in Arizona, including in historic mining town
SUMMARY: Four people have died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, including three in a rural 19th-century mining town where floodwaters forced people to seek safety on their rooftops and washed out a propane distributorship, scattering about 1,000 tanks downtown. About 2.5 inches of rain fell in the mining town of Globe on Friday. Another storm moved in Saturday afternoon, temporarily halting the search for people possibly missing in the flood. Another person was found dead Saturday morning near a vehicle caught in floodwaters in suburban Phoenix the night before.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSArizonaFloodingthLdWritethru/2e0508396b844426e79ca9acce18690c/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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Shutdown standoff deepens ahead of crucial meeting at the White House
SUMMARY: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader John Thune are digging in ahead of this week’s deadline to keep the government open, showing little evidence of budging even as both sides have agreed to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. Republicans say that Democrats need to help them pass a simple extension of government funding by Tuesday night to avoid a shutdown, and they will not agree to negotiate on it even as they will need a bipartisan vote to pass it. Democrats say they want immediate talks on health care and that they are willing to shut down the government if they don’t get concessions.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressShutdown/83d7c19ec8bfaa6eed84b1c54843e0e8/text___
Trump will speak at a hastily-called meeting of top military leaders, AP source says
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump will be speaking at a hastily-called meeting of top military leaders. That word comes from a person with knowledge of Trump's plans. Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned for the gathering Tuesday at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, with little notice by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The person was not authorized to discuss the president’s plans before a public announcement about his attendance and spoke on condition of anonymity.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSPentagonCommandersMeetingstLdWritethru/158220ce107215c3d56b42f9f24623a8/text___
Trump's moves to consolidate power, punish enemies draw comparisons to places where democracy faded
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s consolidation of power and targeting of his political opponents bring back unnerving memories for those who have watched elected leaders undermine democracies elsewhere in the world. Since he returned to office in January, Trump has been remaking the federal government into an instrument of his personal will. Those familiar with other countries where that has happened, including Hungary and Turkey, say there is one striking difference: Trump appears to be moving more rapidly, and more overtly, than others did. Trump has both scoffed and winked at the allegation that he’s an authoritarian: "I’m not a dictator,” he told reporters last month.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpDemocracy/d7b0fac7c5e135bf75b3c125e8335a5d/text___
Trump's shutdown blame game: Why he says Democrats are at fault
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is blaming Democrats for a potential government shutdown. He says they're “crazed” and want to “shut it down.” Trump is focused on laying pressure on Democrats to either back down from their health care demands or be held responsible if a shutdown comes Wednesday. The Republican president has indicated he's not willing to compromise with Democrats. But he's agreed to a meeting Monday with congressional leaders from both parties. Republicans believe Democrats will be blamed if the government closes, while Democrats feel Republicans would be faulted by voters.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpShutdownstLdWritethru/ee852953197b7b59f3447aa3a2167ac0/text___
Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon. He says he is “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle what he is calling “domestic terrorists.” The announcement comes as the president is expanding his deployments to more cities. Oregon Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek responded by saying Trump is abusing his authority by ordering troops into a city that she said is doing “just fine” on its own. She was joined by other government, police and business leaders who all said soldiers are not needed and Trump is presenting a patently false picture of the city.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpMilitaryPortlandOregonstLdWritethru/f8659de72f28289ef22bd924d149a52f/text___
As Democrats prepare for a possible federal shutdown, their endgame is uncertain
SUMMARY: Senate Democrats have struggled for months to counter President Donald Trump. Now, with a possible government shutdown looming, they've settled on a bold, one-step strategy if they don’t get significant concessions on health care before federal funding runs out Wednesday. That strategy is to vote to shut down. The plan is heartily endorsed by many of the party's frustrated voters in the base and by activists. Less clear is what’s in the party playbook come that deadline. That's when the administration could begin laying off hundreds or even thousands of federal workers, if it carries through with plans laid out by the White House this week.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressShutdownDemocratsstLdWritethru/6b0d64fe442fc4fa8a8daf283a30ce76/text___
Trump to meet Monday with top four congressional leaders as government shutdown risk looms
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump plans to meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, one day before the deadline to fund the federal government or face a shutdown. The meeting involving House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune as well as House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was confirmed Saturday by a White House official and two other people familiar with the planning. The parties have been in a standoff for days as Democrats, namely in the Senate, have refused to offer the necessary votes to pass a funding measure that would keep the government open beyond Tuesday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpShutdownthLdWritethru/8607a47b911aa7ac44afa69f6188406c/text___
The sparse indictment of Comey by Trump's Justice Department belies a complicated backstory
SUMMARY: The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is only two pages and alleges he falsely testified to Congress in 2020 about authorizing someone to be an anonymous source in news stories. There's a backstory and it involves a long-running feud between Trump and Comey. Trump blames Comey for having started an investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 campaign that led to the appointment of a special counsel. Trump has spent years bashing Comey and saying he was worthy of being charged with treason. Comey has hardly backed down. In a 2018 memoir, Comey compared Trump to a mafia don and said he was unethical and “untethered to truth.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpComeyLeakinvestigationsstLdWritethru/385eb5cfc667412692641fbd32d8c6f4/text___
US revokes visa for Colombia's president after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump
SUMMARY: Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department saying it was revoking the visa of Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro's visa. The decision comes after Petro participated in a New York protest Friday during the U.N. General Assembly. He urged American soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump's orders. The State Department says his actions were “reckless and incendiary.” Petro returned to Colombia on Saturday and dismissed the punishment. He says he's also a European citizen and doesn't need a visa to travel to the U.S. There have been repeated clashes between Petro, a leftist and former rebel leader, and Trump’s Republican administration.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUnitedStatesColombiardLdWritethru/ebca5169a8323ef087b709c5b8dc69b1/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Police: Deadly shooting in North Carolina was 'highly premeditated' and location was 'targeted'
SUMMARY: A North Carolina man is accused of opening fire from a boat into a crowd at a waterfront bar, killing three and injuring five others. Authorities say the shooting happened Saturday night near a popular area in Southport. The alleged assailant, identified as Nigel Edge, reportedly piloted a small boat close to shore, fired into the crowd, and sped away. Edge is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and other charges. Southport Police Chief Todd Coring says the shooting was ‘highly premeditated’ and that the location was specifically targeted.
WORDS: 452 - MOVED: 09/28/2025 9:52 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSNorthCarolinaBarShootingthLdWritethru/194ad399bbdab604c799c7f60f63ed8c/text___
Palestinian death toll tops 66,000 as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump
SUMMARY: The death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 66,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the White House for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on halting Israel’s offensive in Gaza City. Netanyahu faces international pressure to end the war, with key Western allies recognizing a Palestinian state. Trump has shown signs of impatience, especially after Israel’s bombing of Qatar. Trump is expected to share a new proposal for ending the war. Meanwhile, violence has surged in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, and ceasefire talks have stalled.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsthLdWritethru/7d182d2ca7d2d46070a37969807e1547/text___
Death toll climbs to 40 after stampede at political rally for popular actor Vijay in southern India
SUMMARY: The death toll from a stampede at a political rally in Tamil Nadu, India, has reached 40. The state’s health minister said Sunday that medics are treating at least 124 injured people in hospitals. The rally was held for Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, a popular actor and politician known as Vijay. Tens of thousands gathered in Karur on Saturday to hear him speak. Witnesses said the crowd became too large to control, leading to the tragedy. Vijay expressed his condolences, calling the incident deeply saddening. The government has announced a probe, and the chief minister has promised compensation to the victims' families.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASIndiaStampede/5176f836cb6e9277c7570fdd4e9ba060/text___
Mideast nations confront chaos in their region, which Egypt warns 'is at a point of implosion'
SUMMARY: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Oman — all nations in the thick of the unrest that has pervaded the Middle East — confronted the crisis in the region at the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders. Egypt’s top diplomat warned that the Mideast “is at a point of implosion.” All four countries decried Israel’s ongoing pursuit of war in Gaza and the horrific impact on Palestinian civilians. And they bemoaned the failure of the UN and the broader international community to achieve a ceasefire and end the bloodshed. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, whose country has been a key mediator in Gaza, sharply criticized the international community “standing idly by as a spectator” while international law is systematically violated in Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNUNGeneralAssemblyMideast/22d88ccc5cf603d59726625a19e7d64a/text___
Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 4 and wounds at least 10, as other regions hit too
SUMMARY: Russia has launched a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine that killed at least four people. Kyiv faced the heaviest assault and it marked the first major bombardment since last month's deadly air attack. Kyiv City Administration confirmed Sunday's casualties that included a 12-year-old girl. Ukraine's air force reported that 595 drones and 48 missiles were fired with most intercepted. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the attack targeted multiple regions. Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said that 70 people were wounded. The assault followed Zelensky's announcement of a significant arms deal with the U.S. Russia's Defense Ministry said that 41 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/df3ec471bacd7395d408cc0d7e68f8b4/text___
What to know about Iran's nuclear program as UN reimposes 'snapback' sanctions
SUMMARY: United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program have been reimposed. This puts Tehran under new pressure as tensions remain high in the wider Mideast over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. At the U.N. General Assembly this week in New York, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tried a last-minute diplomatic push to stop the sanctions. However, Iran’s supreme leader boxed in their efforts by describing diplomacy with the United States as a “sheer dead end.” Meanwhile, efforts by China and Russia to halt the sanctions failed Friday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranNuclearExplainerthLdWritethru/2daf3ef9e1937c7b65066e122b334d96/text___
Stampede at a political rally for popular actor Vijay in southern India kills 36, injures 40
SUMMARY: The health minister in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu says a stampede at a rally for a popular actor and politician has killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others. The minister tells The Associated Press late Saturday that the victims were dead by the time they were taken to a hospital. He said the injured were stable. The rally was being addressed by Vijay, one of Tamil Nadu’s most successful actors-turned-politician in the Karur district. Indian media reports, quoting local officials, say the stampede was triggered when a group of Vijay’s supporters and fans fell while trying to get close to his bus.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASIndiaStampedethLdWritethru/a52f7c744b57cbdfa70a8d6fbf1563b0/text___
UN imposes 'snapback' sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran
SUMMARY: The United Nations has reimposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. That further squeezes the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures. After last-minute diplomacy failed at the U.N., the sanctions took effect Sunday at 0000 GMT. The sanctions will again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran, and penalize any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program, among other measures. It came via a mechanism known as “snapback,” included in Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranNuclearthLdWritethru/5b13ed1781659c1a9871427881ef239b/text___
Russia tells UN: No intent to attack Europe, but aggression will get a 'decisive response'
SUMMARY: Russia’s top diplomat is insisting to world leaders that Russia has no intention of attacking Europe. But he says any aggression against his country “will be met with a decisive response.” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke as unauthorized flights into NATO’s airspace — intrusions blamed on Russia — have raised alarm around Europe in recent weeks. That's particularly after NATO jets downed drones over Poland and Estonia said Russian fighter jets flew into its territory and lingered for 12 minutes. Russia denied that its planes entered Estonian airspace and said the drones didn’t target Poland. Moscow’s ally Belarus maintains that Ukrainian signal-jamming sent the devices off course.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUNUNGeneralAssemblyRussiathLdWritethru/9f3c24b7bfbaf398152f367ed7b0d923/text___
Airstrikes and gunfire kill at least 59 people in Gaza as pressure grows for ceasefire, hostage deal
SUMMARY: Health officials say Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 59 people across Gaza. This comes as international pressure grows for a ceasefire, but Israel's leader remains defiant. Among the dead are nine from the same family in a refugee camp. The attacks occurred after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly that Israel "must finish the job" against Hamas. Countries are urging the U.S. to press Israel for a ceasefire. Meanwhile, hospitals in Gaza are on the brink of collapse, with shortages of medicine, equipment and food.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsthLdWritethru/680ae7d149ac0b793e42ad46cd9c0db5/text___
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BUSINESS
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How Walmart plans to prepare America's largest private workforce for an AI-driven future
SUMMARY: As artificial intelligence and demographic changes reshape the U.S. job market, the nation’s largest private employer is trying to identify the skills its workers and the broader labor force might need for the future. Walmart is working with other corporations and workforce experts to develop and fill jobs that don't require a college degree. In an interview with The Associated Press, CEO Doug McMillon said he thinks a lot of Americans don't know they can get trained and make a good living as truck drivers and maintenance technicians. He also said he thinks artificial intelligence has the capacity to change every job and people should embrace AI tools instead of resist them.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSWalmartCEOJobs/154ece8ba303ce6ac8c5030e6f719aa1/text___
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HEALTH/SCIENCE
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Trump's comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families
SUMMARY: Some mothers of autistic children say President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he suggested taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism. Some thought Trump was villainizing autism. But others saw his words as hopeful. Recent comments about autism made by the Republican president and others in his administration are stirring up a wide range of views and feelings among autistic people and their families. Some welcome the renewed focus and pledges of research money for the complex developmental condition. Others are outraged by what they consider the blaming, shaming and spreading claims not grounded in science.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMEDTrumpAutismFamilies/65e9c04d05014345364212ecaec4ee3e/text___
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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
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US braces for storm expected to hit the East Coast as Hurricane Imelda in coming days
SUMMARY: A weather system is expected to become Tropical Storm Imelda before reaching South Carolina as a hurricane early next week. On Sunday, it caused disruptions in the Bahamas and nearby islands. Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto remains a strong Category 4 storm, threatening Bermuda. South Carolina's governor urged residents to stay alert, while North Carolina declared a state of emergency. Forecasters predict the system will become a tropical storm later on Sunday and a hurricane by late Monday or Tuesday. The storm could bring high winds and heavy rain, potentially causing flooding.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APTropicalWeatherrdLdWritethru/7dfd2b28c7ca2a5496a74bddda058eb1/text___
Tropical weather in the Atlantic slams the Caribbean and may hit Southeast US next
SUMMARY: Crews are preparing for a weather system forecast to near South Carolina as a hurricane early next week. The state's governor has urged people to stay alert. And North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency for the system currently known as Tropical Depression Nine. Forecasters say it could become Tropical Storm Imelda. Meanwhile Hurricane Humberto strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Saturday, threatening the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Bermuda with dangerous surf and rip currents. The Bahamas and Cuba faced heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Florida officials are also monitoring the system closely.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APTropicalWeatherthLdWritethru/cd5141784602ae8b1f870f41c1cb6524/text___
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SPORTS
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Europe takes a record lead into Ryder Cup's Sunday singles
SUMMARY: The New York fans gave Europe a stronger challenge than the American players. Team Europe handled both beautifully and are on the verge of winning the Ryder Cup again. Europe won six of the eight matches Saturday and set a Ryder Cup record with an 11 1/2-4 1/2 lead going into the Sunday singles. Rory McIlroy caught the brunt of the verbal abuse. He answered with an expletive and great golf. McIlroy has won all four of his matches. Scottie Scheffler made the wrong kind of history by becoming the first player to go 0-4 in the team matches.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APGLFRyderCupthLdWritethru/5baeba554ee66bbe92f61edc97c4d63b/text___
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