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A woman reacts in front of a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)2025-09-07T03:37:19Z KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Russia hit Ukraines capital with drone and missiles Sunday in the largest aerial attack since the war began, killing four people across the country and damaging a key government building.Russia attacked with 810 drones and decoys, Ukraines air force said, adding it shot down 747 drones and four missiles. Associated Press reporters saw a plume of smoke rising from the roof of Kyivs government headquarters. It was not immediately clear if the smoke was the result of a direct hit or debris, which would mark an escalation in Russias air campaign, which has so far spared government buildings in the city center. A woman reacts in front of a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) A woman reacts in front of a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More The building is the home of Ukraines Cabinet and its ministers. Police blocked access to the building as fire trucks and ambulances arrived. Yuriy Ihnat, an air force spokesperson, confirmed to The Associated Press that Sundays attack was the largest Russian drone strike since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russia also launched 13 missiles. Hits from nine missiles and 54 drones were recorded at 33 locations across Ukraine. Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that four people were killed and 44 wounded. He said he spoke on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron about the attack. Together with France, we are preparing new measures to strengthen our defense, Zelenskyy said.Marcon earlier on Sunday accused Russia of striking indiscriminately and said Moscow is locking itself ever deeper into the logic of war and terror. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also condemned the attack. These cowardly strikes show that Putin believes he can act with impunity. He is not serious about peace. Now, more than ever, we must stand firm in our support for Ukraine and its sovereignty, Starmer said in a statement. Smoke rises from the Cabinet of Ministers building after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Smoke rises from the Cabinet of Ministers building after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Multiple locations hit in KyivIn the Ukrainian capital, the attack killed two people and wounded 20 others, according to city officials. Those killed were a mother and her 3-month-old child, whose bodies were dug out of the rubble, said Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyivs city administration. At least 10 locations in Kyiv were damaged, he added. Direct drone hits struck a nine-story residential building in Kyivs Sviatoshynskyi district and a four-story residential building in Darnytskyi district. I just have no more words left to express what I feel towards Russia, said Olha, a 77-year-old Kyiv resident whose apartment was damaged. She didnt give her last name. Although Im an ethnic Russian myself, from outside Moscow. And Ive never thought my people would be capable of this. Zelenskyy called for sanctions on Russia and for strengthening Ukraines air defenses. A Shahed drone flies during a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)null A Shahed drone flies during a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)null Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Such killings now, when real diplomacy could have started long ago, are a deliberate crime and a prolongation of the war, he said. The world can force the Kremlin criminals to stop killing; only political will is needed. Ukraines Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko posted a video of herself inside the damaged government building, where she said a fire covering 800 square meters (8,600 square feet) was put out. For the first time since the start of full-scale invasion, Russians struck our government headquarters in the center of Kyiv, she said. It looks like Russia is not seeking peace and is not ready for negotiations. We call our partners to help close our sky. Lets strengthen sanctions against Russia. Lets create the security guarantees system that will help stop the enemy, she said. Russia insists it targeted military infrastructureThe Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that it used high-precision weapons and drones to strike drone assembly and storage sites, military air bases in central, southern and eastern Ukraine, an industrial facility and a logistics facility on the outskirts of Kyiv. The ministry said that all designated objects were hit and claimed that no strikes were carried out on other objects within the borders of Kyiv, in what could be a reference to the damaged government building. Sundays attack is the second mass Russian drone and missile attack to target Kyiv in the span of two weeks, as hopes for peace talks wane. It comes after European leaders pressed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to work to end the war after 26 of Ukraines allies pledged to deploy troops as a reassurance force for the war-torn country once the fighting ends. Zelenskyy has said he is ready to meet Putin to negotiate a peace agreement, and has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to put punishing sanctions on Russia to push it to end the war. Moscow has repeatedly objected to any Western troop deployments to Ukraine and pushed back against a Putin-Zelenskyy summit, saying lower-level talks must take place first. Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery in Russia Russias Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted a total of 100 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the annexed Crimean peninsula and the Azov Sea between 8 p.m. Saturday and 6:30 a.m. Sunday.Most were downed over the Belgorod, Voronezh and Krasnodar regions near the border with Ukraine, according to the statement.In the Krasnodar region, falling drone debris sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery, local authorities said. In the Belgorod and the Voronezh regions, two people were injured, officials said. The Russian Defense Ministry also said Sunday that its troops seized the village of Khoroshe in the Dnipropetrovsk region. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine.___An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that drone debris struck a four-story building in Sviatoshynskyi District. It was a nine-story building.___Associated Press journalists Volodymyr Yurchuk and Susie Blann in Kyiv, John Leicester in Paris, and Jill Lawless in London contributed to this report. SAMYA KULLAB Kullab is an Associated Press reporter covering Ukraine since June 2023. Before that, she covered Iraq and the wider Middle East from her base in Baghdad since joining the AP in 2019. twitter instagram mailto

An electronic sign reads $1.8 billion as crowds wait in line to buy lottery tickets at the Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)2025-09-06T04:03:11Z DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the nearly $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery games three-month drought without a big winner.The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17.The winning ticket in Texas was sold at a gas station-convenience store in Fredericksburg, according to the Texas Lottery. The $1.787 billion prize, which was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history, followed 41 consecutive drawings in which no one matched all six numbers. The last drawing with a jackpot winner happened May 31.Powerballs terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots, with prizes growing as they roll over when no one wins. Lottery officials note that the odds are far better for the games many smaller prizes. There are three drawings each week. Each ticket holder will have the choice between an annuitized prize of $893.5 million or a lump sum payment of $410.3 million. Both prize options are before taxes. If a winner selects the annuity option, they will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5 percent each year. Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees waiting to have their legs shackled at the Hyundai Motor Groups electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga. (Corey Bullard/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)2025-09-07T10:27:11Z SEOUL, South Korea (AP) More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday.Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff for President Lee Jae Myung, said that South Korea and the U.S. had finalized negotiations on the workers release. He said South Korea plans to send a charter plane to bring the workers home as soon as remaining administrative steps are completed.Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is to leave for the U.S. on Monday for talks related to the workers releases, South Korean media reported. U.S. immigration authorities said Friday they detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, when hundreds of federal agents raided Hyundais sprawling manufacturing site in Georgia where the Korean automaker makes electric vehicles. Agents focused on a plant that is still under construction at which Hyundai has partnered with LG Energy Solution to produce batteries that power EVs. Cho said that more than 300 South Koreans were among the detained.The operation was the latest in a long line of workplace raids conducted as part of the Trump administrations mass deportation agenda. But the one on Thursday is especially distinct because of its large size and the fact that state officials have long called the targeted site Georgias largest economic development project. The raid stunned many in South Korea because the country is a key U.S. ally. It agreed in July to purchase $100 billion in U.S. energy and make a $350 billion investment in the U.S. in return for the U.S lowering tariff rates. About two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump and Lee held their first meeting in Washington. Stay up to date with similar stories by signing up to our WhatsApp channel. Lee said the rights of South Korean nationals and economic activities of South Korean companies must not be unfairly infringed upon during U.S. law enforcement procedures. South Koreas Foreign Ministry separately issued a statement to express concern and regret over the case and sent diplomats to the site. Video released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Saturday showed a caravan of vehicles driving up to the site and then federal agents directing workers to line up outside. Some detainees were ordered to put their hands up against a bus as they were frisked and then shackled around their hands, ankles and waist. Most of the people detained were taken to an immigration detention center in Folkston, Georgia, near the Florida state line. None has been charged with any crimes yet, Steven Schrank, the lead Georgia agent of Homeland Security Investigations, said during a news conference Friday, adding that the investigation was ongoing. He said that some of the detained workers had illegally crossed the U.S. border, while others had entered the country legally but had expired visas or had entered on a visa waiver that prohibited them from working. Kang, the South Korean presidential chief of staff, said that South Korea will push to review and improve visa systems for those traveling to the U.S. on business trips for investment projects. HYUNG-JIN KIM Hyung-jin is an Associated Press reporter in Seoul, South Korea. He reports on security, political and other general news on the Korean Peninsula. twitter mailto

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)2025-09-07T12:16:42Z TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) A drone fired by the Houthi militants in Yemen breached Israels multilayered air defenses on Sunday and slammed into the countrys southern airport, the Israeli military said, briefly shutting down commercial airspace and diverting flights over southern Israel.Israel said Yemens Houthi rebels attacked with several drones, most of which were intercepted outside of Israel. At least one of the drones slipped through Israels defense system and crashed into the passenger terminal at the Ramon International Airport near the resort city of Eilat, the Israeli Airports Authority said, blowing out glass windows and sending smoke plumes billowing.The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike.Israels Magen David Adom emergency rescue service said it treated a 63-year-old man for light shrapnel wounds. The damage to Ramon Airport appeared limited and within a couple of hours it reopened as normal flights resumed. The attack comes days after Israeli strikes on Yemens rebel-held capital of Sanaa killed the Houthi prime minister and other officials in his Cabinet in a major escalation of the nearly 2-year-old conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group in Yemen. Saying that they were acting in solidarity with the Palestinians, the Houthis began firing missiles and drones into Israel after Hamas Oct. 7 attack ignited the Israeli militarys devastating campaign in Gaza. Houthi drone hits Israeli airport After Israels targeted killing of Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi last Thursday, the militants vowed to escalate their attacks targeting Israel and merchant ships navigating the vital trade route through the Red Sea off Yemen. The Houthis hailed Sundays attack on Ramon Airport some 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Eilat on Israels southern tip as a unique, qualitative military operation.Enemy airports are unsafe, and foreigners must leave them for their own safety, Nasruddin Amer, deputy head of the Houthi media office, wrote on social media. Other sensitive targets are under fire. Shortly before Sundays strike, the Israeli military said that it had intercepted three Houthi attack drones near Israels border with Egypt but failed to detect a fourth drone that hit Ramon Airport without setting off air raid sirens. The military said it was looking into what happened.The Houthis have stepped up their aerial attacks on Israel in recent months, including by deploying warheads with cluster munitions that scatter smaller munitions over a large area and challenge Israels air defense system that otherwise intercepts most drones and missiles.Houthi attacks on Israel, while frequent since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October 2023, rarely cause major damage or manage to hit significant targets like airports. But in May, a Houthi missile hit near Israels main Ben Gurion Airport, prompting many international airlines to cancel flights to Tel Aviv for months. Israel pushes forward with Gaza City operation Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to push forward with Israels operation in Gaza City, as negotiations between Israel and Hamas continued to falter.Our effort in Gaza on the last strongholds, actually the last important stronghold, Gaza City, is part of our effort to complete the crushing of the Iranian axiss chokehold, Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.Netanyahu claimed that more than 100,000 Palestinians have left Gaza City in advance of the operation, though international organizations have countered this figure, as Palestinians questioned where in Gaza could possibly be safe.Last week, just a few thousand people were leaving each day, with only 41,000 people having evacuated since mid-August, of the approximately 1 million people estimated around Gaza City, according to the United Nations.Negotiations stalled between Hamas and IsraelMeanwhile, attempts to relaunch negotiations between Israel and Hamas are faltering.Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas political bureau, said the militant group wont lay down its arms until the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. But he said that Hamas is ready for a long-term truce and will release the hostages still being held in Gaza in exchange for a number of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. Naim said Hamas is still waiting for Israel to respond to a 60-day ceasefire proposal crafted by Egyptian and Qatari mediators last month.The Prime Ministers Office refused to comment on negotiations.There are 48 hostages still being held in Gaza, around 20 of which Israel believes are still still alive. Militants kidnapped 251 people and killed around 1,200 people in southern Israel during the attack that sparked the war on Oct. 7, 2023. Strikes kill 13 Palestinians in GazaAt least 13 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Sunday morning, including six children and three women, according to local hospitals. Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza said that eight people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering. The Israeli military said it was targeting a militants around the school and had warned civilians to evacuate before the strike. The military accuses Hamas of hiding weapons and militants inside civilian areas. Five other people were killed in strikes on tents and apartment buildings in central Gaza and Gaza City, according to local hospitals. Israels military did not have immediate comment on the other strikes. The Gaza Health Ministry said a total of 64,368 have been killed and 162,776 have been wounded since the start of the war. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants, but says more than half of the casualties were women and children.Magdy reported from Cairo. MELANIE LIDMAN Lidman is an Associated Press reporter based in Tel Aviv, Israel. SAMY MAGDY Magdy is a Middle East reporter for The Associated Press, based in Cairo. He focuses on conflict, migration and human rights abuses. twitter facebook mailto

Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol with the Lincoln Monument in the background, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)2025-09-07T11:33:14Z WASHINGTON (AP) In a swath of the nations capital that sits across the tracks, and the river, residents can see the Washington Monument, the Waldorf Astoria formerly the Trump Hotel and the U.S. Capitol dome.What the people of Anacostia cannot see are the National Guard units patrolling those areas. And they dont see them patrolling on this side of the Anacostia River, either.In this storied region of Washington, home to Frederick Douglass, the crime that President Donald Trump has mobilized federal law enforcement to address is something residents would like to see more resources dedicated to. But its complicated.We do need protection here, said Mable Carter, 82. I have to come down on the bus. Its horrifying.There might be military units patrolling Union Station and public spaces where tourists often come, she said, but none of them over here. They are armed on the Mall. Aint nobody doing nothing on the Mall. Its for show.Carter wants to see more police in this area the citys own police, under the direction of Chief Pamela Smith. Id rather see them give her a chance. She has the structure in place.A neighborhood caught in the middleOver the course of two weekends east of the Anacostia River, in conversations with groups and individuals, including a seniors gathering at Union Temple Baptist Church, a theme emerged. Like Carter, people would like more law enforcement resources, but they distrust the motives behind the surge and how it has usurped the authority of the mayor and local officers. And while they acknowledge crime is more serious here than most other areas of the district, it is nowhere near the levels of three decades ago, when the D.C. National Guard worked with the Metropolitan Police to address the violence. This years homicides in the district, as of Friday, were at 104, a 17% decrease from 126 as of Sept. 5 last year. But, more than 60% of them are in the two wards that are almost exclusively east of the Anacostia River, including 38 in Ward 8, according to the Metropolitan Police Department crime mapping tool. That proportion is about the same as it was in 2024 when there were 187 homicides citywide for the year. One of the most notable murders was a double homicide that left two teens lying dead on the street and a third man wounded. I just called the police the other night, said Henny, 42, who owns NAMs Market. He said a group of teenagers attempted to rob his store after casing it throughout the day. He called police and said they asked him if they were armed. I didnt see a weapon, he said, adding that no patrol officers responded. The store owner said he has been here about 10 years and been victimized multiple times but thinks it is getting worse now. He does not give his last name out of fear.What worries me is to make sure theyre not coming back, he said. There are a lot of things going on. Asked if he feels safe he answers: Absolutely not.He has pepper spray but has been told by authorities not to use it, he said. When he heard of the federal law enforcement and National Guard arrival, To be honest, I said thats good but thats not over here. Its getting worse. The city says crime is down but I dont see it. The rampage with guns is nothing newA block away, Rosie Hydes perspective is different. The ashes of one of the 75-year-old widows sons are spread around her property. Samuel Johnson was killed about three miles away on April 20, 1991. The case is still open.Hyde, a retired probation officer for the city, said her son died during that epidemic of gun violence. That was 35 years ago., she said. That tells you the rampage with guns is nothing new.Homicides topped 400 annually in 1989 and stayed there through 1996, according to the districts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Aggravated assaults were also at record totals.Hyde believes Trump is after the optics in areas where he will get attention at the train station, on the Mall, in areas with a concentration of tourists. They havent been over here like that, she said. The majestic home of Frederick Douglass is here, offering a panoramic view of other parts of the city west of the river. Farther east is the Smithsonians Anacostia Community Museum. The plaque outside says as much about this moment as it does about history: The museum, it says, aspires to illuminate and share the untold and often overlooked stories of people furthest from opportunity in the Greater Washington, D.C. region.Federal agents are in this area working with local authorities, including FBI agents and Border Patrol, as well as Metro Transit Authority police. Along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Anacostia, new buildings mix with older ones and small groups of people mill about, drinking from bottles and with the occasional smell of marijuana. But it is relatively quiet. At one point, a large group of National Guard members climbs out of a van at the Anacostia Metro station, but they catch the train heading west back beneath the river. While troops are stationed at 18 stops, the last one on the green line is the Navy Yard-Ballpark station, the final one west of the river. Guard presence has precedent in this neighborhoodThere was a time when the Guard was here or, more precisely, above it. During the high crime years, the D.C. National Guard worked with District police; officers flew aboard the Guards helicopters directing patrol units to crime scenes.Norm Nixon, an associate pastor at Union Temple Baptist Church, said there are federal agents around, but their presence is not constant and no military uniforms are seen on the streets. He said local officers who try to push community policing communicating with residents and acknowledging their concerns will probably get blowback because of the federal presence. He, like others, questions why Trump decided to federalize the city when violence is present virtually everywhere, including in rural areas where drugs and economic hardships have created fertile ground for lawlessness.The president needs to have these initiatives to make it seem like something is happening, almost like hes got to make news, Nixon said, adding that he is also concerned about the focus on rousting the homeless population. What happened to those people? Are they receiving services?Vernon Hancock, a church elder and trustee attending a seniors day party, said he believes Trumps actions are a test. Washington, D.C., is easy because it is federal and he has the authority to do what hes doing, Hancock said. It is a federal city so he can just take over. But he wants to take this to other cities and spread this.___Associated Press writer Konstantin Toropin contributed to this report.

The results of gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey this November could be strong indicators of whether Democrats will be able to take back the House in the midterm elections and one polling expert thinks its looking likely.CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten outlined how the Democratic candidates in both states are currently leading by significant margins, with New Jerseys Mikie Sherrill showing an 89% chance of victory and Virginias Abigail Spanberger showing a 94% chance. Related Tariff support plummets as prices rise: Americans have gotten a taste & they spit it right out Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Enten said that these margins should be a flashing red siren warning sign for Republicans, with data showing that since 1989, when the same party wins in both New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races, that party also wins the House 6 out of 7 times. Enten also spoke about other elections taking place around the country and said that signal after signal after signal shows that when people are voting, Democrats are doing well. Enten made similar predictions for the Democrats in June in response to the GOPs so-called Big Beautiful Bill, which he showed polled disastrously among both Democrats and Republicans. He said if Congress passed it (which it did), the Democrats should expect the 2026 midterms to be a big beautiful night.Enten has also been vocal about the dismal approval ratings of the president himself, saying in July that he was at a term-two low. His net approval rating has dropped nearly 20 points in the aggregate since the beginning of his presidency, Enten explained. The American people do not like what theyre seeing.[Hes] minus-five points on immigration his best issue, hes underwater. How about the economy? That was what he was elected for minus-14 points. How about foreign policy? Minus-14 points. How about trade and those tariff wars? Minus-15 points. And, of course, the Epstein case, thelowestof the bunch, minus-37 points, 37 points below water.He also pointed out that at this point in a presidency, the average president since 1953 has enjoyed a plus 27 net approval rating.He has the second-worst net approval rating at this point. He is underwater on all the major issues of the day. The bottom line is, six months into this administration, I think that most Americans would apply the word or words disaster, terrible, awful, horrible. I think that is the way that the American people would see it at this particular point.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

49ers star Christian McCaffrey will play Sunday against the Seahawks despite a calf issue that landed the RB on the injury report, a source told ESPN.

Everton manager Brian Sorensen has joked of Anfield being his team's "training pitch," and so it proved as they won 4-1 in Sunday's Merseyside derby.