Trump: Use cities

as training ground

QUANTICO, Va. — President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces. He’s suggesting U.S. military might be deployed against what he describes as the “invasion from within.” Addressing military brass abruptly summoned to Virginia on Tuesday, Trump outlined a muscular and at times norm-shattering view of the military’s role in domestic affairs. He was joined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who declared an end to “woke” culture and announced new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness.

Israeli forces kill

31 Palestinians

CAIRO — Local hospitals report at least 31 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. This comes amid discussions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza.

Hamas plans to review the proposal, which includes disarmament and international control over Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports the plan, but many Palestinians are skeptical, viewing it as favoring Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes continued Tuesday, with local hospitals reporting casualties. The conflict has led to a humanitarian crisis, with Gaza’s Health Ministry reporting over 66,000 deaths since the war began.

Humberto, Imelda

aim for Bermuda

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The outer bands of Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday as it approached the tiny British territory, with newly formed Hurricane Imelda following closely behind.

A hurricane warning was in effect for the island located in the north Atlantic as forecasters warned of dangerous seas, strong winds and heavy rain. Humberto was expected to pass well west and north of Bermuda on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Imelda was expected to pass near or over the island on Wednesday afternoon as a Category 2 hurricane, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.

Turning Point

returns to Utah

LOGAN, Utah — Turning Point USA’s college tour is in Utah for the first time since founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September.

Utah State University evacuated a building hours before the event Tuesday over a suspicious device, but has told students the building is now safe and events would resume. Kirk was killed Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University.

91 buried in rubble

SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — At least 91 students remain trapped in concrete rubble almost two days after an Islamic school building collapsed on them, authorities said after reviewing attendance records and reports from anxious families of those missing. More than 300 rescue workers desperately worked to free survivors Wednesday morning, after the structure fell on top of hundreds of people, mostly teen boys.

Many had been performing afternoon prayers Monday.

Strong earthquake kills 31 people in a central Philippine region hit by deadly storm just days ago

MANILA, Philippines — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 has jolted a central Philippine province and collapsed the walls of houses and buildings, killing at least 31 people, authorities said. The quake late Tuesday also injured scores of people and sent residents scrambling out of homes into darkness as the intense shaking cut off power. The earthquake was centered about 17 kilometers northeast of Bogo, a coastal city of about 90,000 people in Cebu province. Officials said at least 14 people were killed in the hard-hit city of Bogo, 12 in nearby Medellin and 5 in the town of San Remigio, south of Bogo, mostly after being hit by collapsing walls and houses.

Trump pulls nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics, AP source says

WASHINGTON — The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to a White House official and an AP source who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the White House action, which has yet to be publicly announced. Antoni’s nomination, announced by the White House in August, was an attempt by Trump to gain greater control over the federal agency responsible for producing key economic data. The White House has maintained that it wants accurate figures after a series of downward revisions to the jobs report. Trump fired Erika McEntarfer as BLS commissioner on Aug. 1 after the July jobs report showed a rapid slowdown in hiring, with job gains in May and June revised much lower than initially estimated.