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This undated image released by Katalyst Space Technologies on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 shows Link, a three-armed robotic spacecraft, while in orbit around Earth. (Katalyst Space Technologies via AP)
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to Earth on Friday less than three months after launching on the bold mission. … more
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Howard G. Buffett talks on stage during the Devex Impact House at UNGA event in New York on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ishika Samant)
New humanitarian players hit UN sidelines in search of galvanizing force to counter aid cuts
NEW YORK (AP) — New players hit the United Nations General Assembly sidelines this week as humanitarian groups searched for a counterweight to foreign aid cuts that have hampered global fights … more
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President Donald Trump talks with China's President Xi Jinping during a State Dinner in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Latest: Xi wraps up Washington visit with a trip to see the Constitution and Bill of Rights
President Donald Trump will take Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives, showing off the sacred texts of U.S. democracy to the leader of the world’s most powerful communist … more
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Four of the newly born cheetah quintuplets rest at their enclosure at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Cheetah cubs at Prague Zoo are doing well after a period of strong storms and their mother’s illness
Five cheetah cubs at the Prague zoo are doing well after surviving a weather scare and their mother's illness. The zoo said Friday that the four males and one female born on June 18 faced challenges … more
Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia's Central Election Commission, center, reports the official results of Russia's parliamentary elections at the commission's meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Final results of Russia's election show the Kremlin party won a record number of parliament seats
Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election showed that the tightly orchestrated vote had further cemented the Kremlin's overwhelming political control of the … more
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China's help in ending Russia's invasion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he asked U.S. President Donald Trump to press China’s leader to use Beijing’s influence over Moscow in a diplomatic … more
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Valley drivers to see weekend freeway closures along Loops 101, 202, 303
A busy work weekend is planned along Valley freeways, including Loops 101, 202, 303, state transportation officials said Thursday. Here is what drivers should expect from Friday to Monday, Sept. … more
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LESD students head back to school.
Litchfield approves 8th-grade California trip
The LESD79 Governing Board approved a spring, 2027 out-of-state, overnight trip as part of its consent agenda. No items were removed from consent and the agenda was approved unanimously. more
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FILE - People pray at the Islamic Society of Tulsa, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Brittany Bendabout, File)
Muslim Americans push back as Republican politicians stoke anti-Sharia rhetoric ahead of election
Senator Ted Cruz targeted Muslim Americans at the recent Republican midterm convention, declaring that Sharia law “has no place in America.” It was part of a broader surge of GOP rhetoric … more
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questions are piling up
NEW YORK (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new flu vaccine that tested well in older adults. But the federal agency responsible for telling doctors and the general public … more
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Residents of largest city in northern Ethiopia express fear after eruption of fighting
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Residents of the largest city in northern Ethiopia said they were living in fear Friday, with many reportedly trying to flee to other provinces to escape renewed … more
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Men perform the traditional Saudi sword dance known as the ardah during celebrations marking Saudi Arabia's 96th National Day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Baraa Anwer)
Top Saudi cleric urges troops to defend against the Houthis, and other Mideast developments
Saudi Arabia's top cleric has issued a rare statement, calling on the kingdom's troops to defend the country from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. Israel's military, meanwhile, … more
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