Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthis rock Yemen's capital

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli airstrikes have hit Yemen’s capital, days after the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired what the Israeli military described as the first cluster bomb they've launched since 2023. The Houthis said Sunday's strikes hit multiple areas across Sanaa. The Houthi-run health ministry says four people were killed and 67 others wounded in a strike on an oil company. Video on social media showed a fireball erupting there. Israel’s military says it struck the Asar and Hizaz power plants, calling them “a significant electricity supply facility for military activities." The Houthis have been firing at Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Witnesses say Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point. Gaza City is now officially in famine after 22 months of war, while Israel’s military moves ahead with a planned offensive to seize the city. That could begin within days. Gaza’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported eight malnutrition-related deaths, including a child. Gaza City and its hundreds of thousands of people are now the focus of both a famine and the looming offensive. But many people are too exhausted or wary to flee.

Moscow says Kyiv has struck a nuclear power plant as Ukraine marks Independence Day

Russia has accused Ukraine of drone strikes that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in the Kursk region Sunday as Ukraine marked its Independence Day. The fire was quickly extinguished with no injuries, though a transformer was damaged. Radiation levels remained normal. The U.N. nuclear watchdog called for protecting all nuclear facilities. Russia claimed to have shot down 95 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Ukraine intercepted 48 of 72 Russian drones. President Zelenskyy addressed the nation from Independence Square, calling for “just peace.” U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg and Canada’s prime minister visited Kyiv, while Norway pledged $695 million in air defense systems, including Patriot missiles.

Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say

Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers, which means patients may start paying more next year. Health insurance will grow more expensive in many corners of the market in 2026, and some coverage may shrink. That could leave patients exposed to more costs for doctor visits and prescription coverage changes. Price changes could be especially stark in individual coverage marketplaces, where insurers also are predicting the end of some government support that helps people buy coverage. Expensive gene therapies and diabetes and obesity treatments are pressuring prescription coverage.

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it's coming out

NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous memoir by prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre is set for release on Oct. 21. Titled “Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice,” the book was completed before Giuffre died by suicide in April. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf described it Sunday as an unsparing account of her experiences with Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and others, including Britain's Prince Andrew. Giuffre had long alleged she was part of Epstein's sex-trafficking ring. The memoir aims to highlight systemic failures in addressing trafficking and seeks to foster discussions about these injustices. It's co-written by author-journalist Amy Wallace.

Back home in Maryland, Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he reports to ICE office

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after checking in with immigration officials on Monday in Baltimore. The Trump administration requires this as part of an effort to deport the El Salvador national, who was released from jail in Tennessee last week. Immigration officials plan to deport him to Uganda, which has agreed to accept certain deportees from the United States. Abrego Garcia declined a plea deal to be removed to Costa Rica. His case has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March. He has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges.

'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jerry Adler has died at 96. Adler started his career behind the scenes in theater and worked on more than 50 Broadway productions. He later transitioned to acting in his 60s, gaining fame for roles on “The Sopranos” and “The Good Wife.” A New York funeral home confirmed he died Saturday. Adler's acting career spanned more than 30 years, with appearances in shows like “Rescue Me” and “Mad About You.” He also returned to Broadway, onstage this time. He hailed from an entertainment family. His father worked in the theater industry and his cousin was famed acting teacher Stella Adler.

Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms. That's an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary. A Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly said some units on certain missions would be armed — some with handguns and others with rifles. An Associated Press photographer on Sunday saw members of the South Carolina National Guard outside Union Station with holstered handguns. The development in Trump’s extraordinary effort to override the law enforcement authority of state and local governments comes as he is considering expanding the deployments to other Democratic-led cities.

What to know: Four ways ICE is training new agents and scaling up

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is key in President Donald Trump's plan for mass deportations. Deportation officers in the Enforcement and Removal Operations unit handle immigration enforcement. They find and remove non-citizens who can't stay in the U.S. for various reasons. ICE also manages detention facilities for those suspected of immigration violations. The agency is rapidly hiring, with Congress approving $76.5 billion to speed up deportations. ICE plans to hire 10,000 more deportation officers by the end of the year. New recruits are trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia.

Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations

Thousands of homes are under evacuation orders and warnings because of wildfires in Northern California wine country and in central Oregon. Firefighters backed by helicopters were working Sunday to try to contain the blazes in dry, hot weather. Cal Fire says the Pickett Fire in Napa County north of San Francisco has charred about 10 square miles and was 11% contained. In Oregon, the state Fire Marshal’s Office says the 29-square-mile Flat Fire had no containment. About 500 people in California were ordered or warned to evacuate. Fire officials say the Oregon fire is threatening nearly 4,000 homes, which all had some level of evacuation notice.