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U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP

The Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in an effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.

Dozens evacuated from Grand Canyon after flash flood hits creek leading to the Colorado River

A major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, the National Park Service said.

Trump administration asks appeals court to revive mail-ballot policing plans

The Trump administration filed a quick appeal late last week, just hours after a federal judge issued a new restraining order forbidding the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out President Trump's plans to police which mailed ballots can be delivered for November's election.

Hundreds show up to judge New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest

Hundreds of people gathered near New York City's popular Washington Square Park Sunday to judge a Mayor Zohran Mamdani look-alike contest.

U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks

U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month on Sunday, according to a U.S. official, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.

Colombia's president says soldiers killed a key dissident leader

A key leader of the dissident factions of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who operated in a volatile area in the country's southwest region was killed Sunday during a military operation, said President Abelardo de la Espriella.

Tusk warns Russia's war in Ukraine is escalating toward Europe, not slowing

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned over the weekend that Russia's war against Ukraine is not slowing down but escalating, cautioning that the conflict threatens to spread further into Europe.

Ukraine war threatens to become regional conflict, European leaders warn

Poland's prime minister over the weekend warned Europe and the U.S. that Russia's war in Ukraine isn't slowing down, it's escalating and threatening to engulf Europe.

Hundreds attend funeral in Haiti for 4 victims of brutal gang attack that killed 47

Hundreds of people crowded into a church near Haiti's capital on Sunday for the funeral of four of the 47 people killed in a recent gang attack so brutal that it shook a country that has long struggled with violence.

Meep, meep. 'Coyote vs. Acme' opens with $15.5 million, 'Spider-Man' stays No. 1 for fifth weekend

Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned "Coyote vs. Acme," the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment debuted with an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend.

Google Maps renames Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in compliance with Trump executive order

Google Maps has renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America days after President Trump signed an executive order calling for the change last week amid a U.S. trade war with Canada.

Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River.