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An apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump Sunday adds impetus to probes into the Secret Service’s ability to protect political leaders.

Girls are flocking to a variation of American football – “flag,” as it is called – that elevates agility and teamwork. This more inclusive version does away with the physical contact of the traditional game.

The Harris-Trump presidential race is on track for record fundraising that can play a pivotal role. Big donors dominate, but small gifts are a rising force.

Anti-immigration rhetoric filled European political discourse this summer and far-right parties encouraging these policies show gains at the polls. Yet, only 115,000 unauthorized migrants have arrived so far this year, compared to more than 1 million in 2015.

In China, the number of people over the age of 60 will grow from 300 million to 400 million by 2035, experts project. That’s larger than the entire U.S. population. Officials are raising the retirement age to expand the workforce and fund pensions.

After negotiations for a 25% pay raise and other benefits stalled, nearly 30,000 Boeing assembly workers have begun striking in Seattle. The strike will shut down airplane production but is unlikely to affect commercial flights.

The eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is emptying as citizens evacuate in the face of a swift Russian advance.

President Joe Biden won a historic surge in funding for roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. But there’s little sign of political gain for Kamala Harris and Democrats in the election campaign.

At the Toronto International Film Festival, our critic detected an overarching mood that coming together is better than breaking apart. “If I’m right in believing that filmmakers these days are looking more to unite audiences than divide them,” he writes, “who is a greater uniter than The Boss?”

The arrest of the father of a 14-year-old school shooting suspect in Georgia may suggest a shift in thinking about responsibility.

Ukraine’s Azov Brigade has been much maligned for a Nazi-tainted past. But today its renowned fighters proudly and emphatically assert their modern self-definition as nationalists with a broad appeal.

After floods in Bangladesh – and just after a democratic renewal – a mass of volunteers sets a model for citizen participation in responding to extreme weather.

Iran’s dispatch of missiles to Russia could backfire if the shipment provokes Washington into letting Ukraine aim U.S.-made missiles deep into Russia.

Emerging from the hatch into the cold vacuum of space, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman joined an elite group of professional astronauts from a dozen countries. He tested SpaceX’s new spacesuits, clinging to a spacecraft going farther than any since 1972.

Springfield residents on both sides of the political divide are ready for politicians to stop using their city as a talking point for immigration reform. State leaders would rather address some of the real challenges facing their community.

For the first time this fall, all Massachusetts residents can attend one of its 15 community colleges for free. Since 2017, tuition-free community college has spread from a pioneering experiment to nearly half of states.

Progress roundup: Hunger declines in Latin America. And in Namibia, innovative management of an invasive species is helping to boost housing stocks.

Ellen Duysen educates farmers in seven states across the Midwest and the Great Plains to inspire them to embrace a “culture of safety.”

“In life we migrate. You leave one relationship for another,” says prize-winning poet Ajibola Tolase. His debut collection, “2000 Blacks,” tackles migration and Blackness.

Access to education looks different depending on the community. In the hilly pastures of Kashmir, mobile schools meet little shepherds where they are.

An amnesty for tax cheats is part of a broad attack on corruption and an attempt to build a culture of integrity.

The German government enacted border closures for six months. The aim is to limit irregular migration and protect the nation from “the acute dangers posed by Islamist terrorism and serious crime,” says the Interior Minister. Free travel is integral to the EU.

Florida residents say police are showing up at their homes to question whether they indeed signed a petition to put abortion rights on the ballot, but the deadline to challenge signature validity has already passed. Critics called the investigation voter intimidation.

Mexico’s Senate voted on Sept. 10 to have all judges elected by popular vote, a change critics fear will threaten democracy. Hundreds of protestors pushed their way into the chamber, yelling, “The judiciary isn’t going to fall.”