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Iran says improved ballistic missile shows it will take preemptive action against threats

Iran state media on Monday said a ballistic missile with improved capabilities was demonstrating a new doctrine: Tehran "will take action against any threat, even before it is carried out."

Frontrunner for Montgomery County executive suffers heart attack

Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando, the likely future county executive after winning the Democratic primary race this summer, suffered a heart attack this weekend while playing pick-up basketball.

Trump's memes taunting Mexico, Canada draw backlash from leaders

President Trump's social media posts taunting America's neighbors are drawing backlash from their leaders.

Iran increases gasoline price for its heaviest consumers as economy struggles

Iran early Tuesday introduced a higher price for its heaviest users of gasoline, state media reported, in the latest economic pinch caused by months of war. It's the second such hike since December.

Florida death row inmate seeks stay of execution seeking DNA evidence in 1996 crime

Attorneys asked the Supreme Court Monday to stay the execution of a Florida death row inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday for the 1996 kidnapping and strangulation of a man who was found nude and emasculated.

Moscow orders closure of Germany's consulate in St. Petersburg in spat over attempted drone attack

Russia on Monday ordered the closure of Germany's consulate in St. Petersburg in response to what it said were the "unfriendly actions of the German authorities" who shuttered Moscow's consulate in Bonn, along with the Russia House cultural center in Berlin.

Midterm elections head into the home stretch as candidates hit Labor Day events

Troy Jackson was a longtime labor activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On Monday, he returned to a union hall to tell workers they need to go to the polls this fall - to raise the minimum wage, expand family medical leave and show support for one another.

Grand jury indicts Georgia national in $1.3B Medicare fraud scheme

A federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts returned an indictment charging undocumented immigrant Erekle Gugava, 33, of Georgia, with conspiracy to launder proceeds connected to a health care fraud scheme involving at least $1.3 billion in allegedly fraudulent claims, the Justice Department announced.

N.H. democratic socialist candidate won't commit to endorsing moderate nominee for Senate

Karishma Manzur, a hard-left candidate for New Hampshire's U.S. Senate seat, did not commit to endorsing Rep. Chris Pappas if he wins Tuesday's Democratic primary.

Pope Returns to Sanctuary Where He Prayed After Election and Unveils a Fresco Depicting the Event

Pope Leo XIV returned Monday to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election and revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica.

British government condemns anti-migrant protests at ports over Channel boat crossings

The British government on Monday condemned the "intimidating and thuggish behavior" of anti-immigrant demonstrators who converged on a port in southern England where migrants were brought ashore after crossing the English Channel.

Florida men sentenced in $34.8 million Medicare brace fraud scheme

Two Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for participating in a $34.8 million Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces, including braces sent to beneficiaries who neither requested nor needed them, the Justice Department announced.