Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election

Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until after the November election, granting the former president a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the homestretch of his current campaign and the aftermath of his criminal conviction.

Blinken visits Dominican Republic as talks with president focus on economy and Haiti’s crisis

The U.S. secretary of state and the leader of the Dominican Republic held private talks Friday on a range of issues, from human rights, economic prosperity and regional security. However, the crisis in violence-wrecked Haiti dominated the discussions.

January 6 crimes did happen. Court cases, video and thousands of pages of evidence prove it

Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb the chilling sights and sounds from television screens of rioters beating police, shattering windows and hunting for lawmakers as democracy lay under siege.

In Ukraine, a city grieves for a family killed in a deadly Russia missile attack

Thousands of mourners gathered Friday for funeral services in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv for victims of a Russian missile attack that killed seven people, including a mother and her three daughters.

Lockheed to deliver two C-130Js to Egyptian air force

The transfer means Egypt will officially become the 23rd nation to join the C-130J’s fleet. Egypt already operates as one of the largest owners of the C-130H craft.

US woman fatally shot at West Bank protest; witnesses say IDF shot her

Aysenur Eygi, a 26-year-old American volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, was killed Friday during a protest in the occupied West Bank, the State Department said. Two witnesses said the woman was shot by Israeli forces who opened fire after protesters had dispersed.

Georgia school-shooting suspect struggled with mental health, aunt says

The 14-year-old suspect had been “begging for months” for mental health help before the shooting, according to an aunt of his. In text messages to a relative, she voiced concern last month that her nephew had access to a gun.

YouTube takes down right-wing channels linked to DOJ Russia indictments

The Justice Department did not specifically mention Tenet Media, which has worked with several prominent conservative media personalities, but a quote from the media organization’s YouTube channel listed in the indictment suggest it is the organization targeted.

Israeli forces appear to withdraw from Jenin, but the operation may not be over

Israeli forces appeared to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank by Friday morning, after a more than week-long military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction.

Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, as labor market cools

The flurry of sluggish jobs data — including recent downward revisions to jobs data — has prompted concerns that the Federal Reserve waited too long to lower rates, causing cracks in the labor market.

NATO exercise in Iceland fuels Marine pilot program, along with civilian job prospects

The Contingency Quality Assurance Specialist – Fuels program is designed to provide knowledge of commercial aviation fuel facilities, pipelines, storage tanks and related infrastructure.

Payload offers pay dirt to US paratroopers via newly restored runway 

The air cargo was delivered to paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, who were fending off simulated attacks. It was the first time in about five years that the airstrip was in a condition to host the hulking transport plane.

EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to resume efforts to normalize ties through talks

Kosovo-Serbia ties remain tense and the 13-year-long normalization talks facilitated by the European Union have failed to make progress.

Zelenskyy asks US-led coalition at Ramstein for green light to attack further into Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pleas for long-range weapons meant to strike deeper into Russia were met with a cool response from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday at a gathering of more than 50 nations involved in planning military aid to war-torn Ukraine.

Israeli forces appear to withdraw from a West Bank camp after a major military operation

Hundreds of Israeli troops have been involved for more than a week in what has been their deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank since the Israel-Hamas war began, employing what the United Nations called “lethal war-like tactics.”

UN-backed human rights experts seek wider arms embargo, ‘impartial force’ deployed to Sudan

The conflict that erupted in April last year has killed untold thousands of people, and humanitarian groups are struggling to gain access to people in need.

Indonesia continues ‘rowing between 2 reefs’ amid US-China rivalry, security expert says

Two weeks of military drills in Indonesia involving 5,500 troops from 10 nations wrapped up Friday as the Southeast Asian democracy balances security against a strong trading relationship with China.

Cyber security training takes elevated role at Super Garuda Shield in Indonesia

Technology experts from four nations spent the past two weeks practicing a defense against nefarious hacking during the first-ever cyber exercise held as part of Super Garuda Shield in Indonesia.

Southern China braces for powerful Typhoon Yagi after it sweeps by Hong Kong

A powerful typhoon has swept south of Hong Kong and is moving toward a Chinese island province where it is expected to make landfall, forcing many aspects of life in the region to a halt.