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FILE - Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Ray Epps, an Arizona man who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, has been charged with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot, according to court papers filed Tuesday.  Epps is charged with a single count of a disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds.

Ray Epps, center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor over the Capitol riot

FILE - Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Ray Epps, an Arizona man who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, has been charged with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot, according to court papers filed Tuesday.  Epps is charged with a single count of a disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds.

September 19, 2023, 9:24am Politics

Ray Epps, an Arizona man who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, has been charged with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot, according to court papers filed Tuesday. Read story

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

The UN chief summons world leaders to action. But, he says, they seem ‘incapable of coming together’

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

September 19, 2023, 9:14am Nation & World

Insisting that international cooperation is critical, the United Nations chief delivered a dire warning to leaders from across the world Tuesday, declaring that the planet is becoming unhinged with mounting global challenges and geopolitical tensions — and warning that “we seem incapable of coming together to respond.” Read story

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.

Modi government expels a Canadian diplomat after Trudeau says India was involved in Sikh’s killing

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.

September 19, 2023, 9:12am Nation & World

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada wasn’t looking to escalate tensions, but asked India on Tuesday to take the killing of a Sikh activist seriously after India called accusations that the Indian government may have been involved absurd. Read story

Political divide emerges on Ukraine aid package as Zelenskyy heads to Washington

September 19, 2023, 9:10am Politics

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington this week comes at a critical juncture for his alliance with the United States as Republican leaders in Congress diverge on how to send more military and humanitarian aid to the country. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Sept. 17, 2023. Biden is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly and fundraisers.

Biden exhorts world leaders at the UN to stand up to Russia, warns not to let Ukraine ‘be carved up’

FILE - President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Sept. 17, 2023. Biden is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly and fundraisers.

September 19, 2023, 9:05am Politics

 President Joe Biden made a robust case before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression, warning that no nation can be secure if “we allow Ukraine to be carved up" as he tries to rally support for Kyiv's effort to… Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. Hunter Biden has been charged with felony gun possession. A federal indictment filed in Delaware says Biden lied about his drug use when he bought a firearm in 2018 while struggling with addiction to crack cocaine.

Hunter Biden has gone on the offensive against Republicans. That could be tricky for the president

FILE - President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. Hunter Biden has been charged with felony gun possession. A federal indictment filed in Delaware says Biden lied about his drug use when he bought a firearm in 2018 while struggling with addiction to crack cocaine.

September 19, 2023, 8:06am Politics

Hunter Biden has gone on the offensive against his Republican critics, arguing in a new lawsuit that although he is the son of the president of the United States, he shouldn’t be treated differently than any other American. Read story

A family member embraces freed American Siamak Namazi after he and four fellow detainees were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, arrived at Davison Army Airfield, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va.

Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: ‘Freedom!’

A family member embraces freed American Siamak Namazi after he and four fellow detainees were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, arrived at Davison Army Airfield, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va.

September 19, 2023, 8:03am Latest News

Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared “Freedom!” after being let go as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets. Read story

North Korea says Kim Jong Un is back home from Russia, where he deepened ‘comradely’ ties with Putin

September 19, 2023, 7:41am Nation & World

North Korea said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un has returned home from a trip to Russia where he deepened “comradely fellowship and friendly ties” with President Vladimir Putin. Read story