Announcement, Nobel Peace Prize 2025  —  The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace - to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.  —  The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado.

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in federal court on Thursday as President Donald Trump's Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents …

Transcript: Trump ICE Raids Worsen as Pritzker Drops Bombshell Warning  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  (After we recorded, a judge temporary blocked National Guard deployments in Illinois).

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment … What's not disputed is that the two ended up sharing a room on the business trip, and that it resulted in an official investigation.  —  The fallout from the incident has been the talk of the upper echelons of DHS ever since.

John Thune's shutdown strategy: Wait for the Democrats to fold  —  The Senate majority leader hopes Democrats will soon vote to reopen the government: “It's up to them.”  —  In the nine months since John Thune became Senate majority leader, the South Dakota Republican has held …

Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, the military said …

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says  —  The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada has been canceled amidst the Trump administration's federal permitting freeze.  —  Esmeralda 7 was supposed to produce a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power …

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms  —  President Donald Trump acted to help an ally in Latin America even as some MAGA supporters grumbled.  —  The Trump administration finalized plans for a financial rescue of Argentina on Thursday, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel's private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction  —  The Washington Post reviewed leaked audio from four off-the-record lectures the tech investor delivered in San Francisco over the last month that fused beliefs about religion and technology.

Live Updates: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Troop Deployment in Chicago Area  —  The Trump administration's attempts to justify a military presence were “simply unreliable,” the judge said.  A federal appeals court is weighing a similar case regarding National Guard troops in Portland, Ore.

UPS is ‘disposing of’ U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems  —  Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.  —  Thousands of U.S.-bound packages shipped by UPS are trapped …

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints across the country  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints  —  Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints

An Interview With the Portland Chicken  —  Jack Dickinson, 26, says, “We're winning this.”  —  The Portland Frog didn't show.  —  On the evening of Oct. 8 at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on South Macadam Avenue, there was an inflatable cow, the Disney cartoon dog Stitch and the Portland Chicken, but no frog.

Regarding the Compact  —  The U.S. Department of Education recently sent MIT and eight other institutions a proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” along with a letter asking that MIT review the document.  —  From the messages I've received, I know this is on the minds …

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’  —  Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.  —  VATICAN CITY — Since the bells tolled …