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AP source: Trump will speak at meeting of top military leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will speak at a hastily called meeting of top military leaders on Tuesday, according to a White House official. Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned by ...

Almanac for Sept. 29, 2025

Today is Monday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2025. There are 93 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball hit by Vic Wirtz of the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series; "The Catch" ...

Moms-to-be: Are you really taking advice from Dr. Trump?

On Monday, Donald Trump issued an ignorant warning to pregnant women whose doctors prescribe Tylenol, a brand name for acetaminophen. "Don't take Tylenol. Don't take it," he said. "Fight like hell not to take it." And when in pain, "Tough it out." The idea that Tylenol use in pregnancy may ...

Thune: Shutdown can be avoided if Dems ‘dial back’ demands

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still "avoidable" despite sharp divisions ahead of Wednesday's funding deadline. "I'm a big believer that there's always a way out," the South ...

Almanac for Sept. 27, 2025

Today is Saturday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2025. There are 95 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1996, the Taliban, the extremist Islamic movement in Afghanistan, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, the capital, and executed former President ...

‘Palestinians will not leave,’ president says in virtual speech

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Speaking over video after the United States denied his visa, the Palestinian leader told world leaders Thursday that his people reject the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and pledged that the militant group would have no role in governing the Gaza Strip after war ends and ...