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FILE - Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performs during "Ed Sheeran's Play: Live from New York" presented by TikTok at Domino Square in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sept. 13, 2025. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

What to know about Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore was cut and artists dropped out

11:29 AM on Wednesday, September 16

Ed Sheeran's tour has been thrown into turmoil by all of his supporting acts quitting after the rapper Macklemore was dropped as an opener due to pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage

Various smoked fish are displayed behind the counter at Tal Bagels in New York on Sept. 13, 2026. (Katie Workman via AP)

'Appetizing' stores are the quieter, less famous sibling of the Jewish deli

11:18 AM on Wednesday, September 16

In traditional Jewish American food culture, there was the deli and also its less famous sibling, the appetizing store

Palestinian civil defense crews carry a body from the rubble of a collapsed building that housed displaced Palestinians and was heavily damaged during the Israel-Hamas war, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Building damaged by strikes collapses in Gaza, killing 21 as perilous living conditions persist

4:54 AM on Wednesday, September 16

A building damaged by Israeli strikes collapsed suddenly in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children

Building collapse in Gaza kills at least 21 people, and other Mideast developments

3:04 AM on Wednesday, September 16

A building housing displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people, including 11 children

A group attacks a vehicle from an opposing group outside a school used as a polling center during the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections in Cotabato city, southern Philippines, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo)

Former Muslim rebels lead results in first election held in southern Philippine region

2:59 AM on Wednesday, September 16

Candidates from two rival parties linked to a former rebel group have led the first elections in a predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines

The 16th Street Baptist Church is seen Sept. 9, 2026, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

16th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center

4:41 PM on Tuesday, September 15

Hundreds of people gathered at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 bombing

Recording artist Macklemore appears on ABC's "Good Morning America" Summer Concert Series in Central Park in New York on July 22, 2022, left, and Ed Sheeran appears at the premiere of the film "F1 The Movie" in London on June 23, 2025. (AP Photo)

Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore

1:15 PM on Tuesday, September 15

Four supporting acts have quit Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was removed for his pro-Palestinian comments onstage

Kenneth Copeland Debuted Inaugural Faith Forever Night to Open 46th Southwest Believers' Convention

11:50 AM on Tuesday, September 15

In this photo provided by the Egyptian Presidential Press Office, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center right, greets Egyptian officials at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (Egyptian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Saudi crown prince goes to Egypt for support against Houthi strikes, and other Mideast developments

5:52 AM on Tuesday, September 15

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is reaching out to Egypt for support against Yemen’s Houthi rebels who have disrupted key avenues of commerce, contributing to a spike in the global cost of oil

Muslim region in southern Philippines holds first elections

1:36 AM on Tuesday, September 15

A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines has held its first elections for a regional parliament following years of delays, moving it closer to self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence

In this photo taken with a smartphone, David Nabutsilili, a rainmaker, poses for a photo in Namisindwa, Uganda, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

They are paid to bring rain. When it fails — or leads to floods — violence can follow

1:15 AM on Tuesday, September 15

African rainmakers have long served as spiritual leaders in their communities, performing rituals to implore the deities for rainfall

FILE - Macklemore performs at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater during the South by Southwest Music Festival, March 17, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)

Macklemore is dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage

5:04 PM on Monday, September 14

Macklemore says he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium

FILE - Former Associated Press Rome Bureau Chief Victor Simpson poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press at the Vatican on April 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

Longtime AP Rome bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84

9:40 AM on Monday, September 14

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Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives at the Vatican Library on the day of his 71st birthday, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, during a press preview of the exhibit ""AQVA, Catastrophe and Wonder," which will be open to the public from Sept. 25 through May 14, 2027. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it's Vatican employees who get the gift

9:21 AM on Monday, September 14

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his 71st birthday but it is Vatican employees who got the gift

Kolten Lawrence protests near the Foundations for Nations church in Arapahoe, Wyo., on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

A Christian pastor called Arapaho ceremonies 'idol worship.' Now the tribe wants her church gone

8:04 AM on Monday, September 14

In the weeks since a Christian pastor on the Wind River Reservation likened Arapaho ceremonial ways to “idol worship,” the Sunday morning rhythm has become familiar

Yemeni civilians celebrate while riding in the back of a pickup truck in the Bani Matar district, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, as they follow a convoy carrying Houthi prisoners freed in Mokha on its way to Sanaa following the Houthi takeover of the southern Red Sea port city. (AP Photo/STR)

Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments

6:08 AM on Monday, September 14

Yemen's Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea

Saudi pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks, further restricting oil flow

3:47 AM on Monday, September 14

A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will mostly be out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired

Muslim region in Philippines votes in its first parliamentary election after decades of insurgency

7:03 PM on Sunday, September 13

A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines has held its first parliamentary election

Displaced Yemenis, from Al Khawkhah city, 400 kilometers (249 miles) south west of Sanaa, wait to enter a temporary shelter in Aden, Yemen, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia

6:00 AM on Sunday, September 13

The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government

Mustafa Farhat, 8, who was injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit his home and killed his parents, is comforted by his grandmother at a hospital in the town of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children

4:20 AM on Monday, September 7

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel’s air force carried out two strikes early Monday on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least nine people, including children

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