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Officials act quickly to restore vandalized Buddhoe and Freedom historical statues in Frederiksted

Tom Eader

Officials moved fast to clean the Frederiksted monuments, but faint marker traces and a damaged protective coating mean restoration work is not finished yet.
WTJX NEWSFEED: September 22, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advanced the territory’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget package while warning that weaker tax collections and uncertainty surrounding federal funding continue to put pressure on government finances.
WTJX NEWSFEED: September 21, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The fatal shooting on Sunday of 29-year-old Ricardo Richards on St. Croix comes roughly six weeks after he was released from custody following the dismissal of a double-murder case that had been pending against him for four years.

Brendan Smialowski

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AFP via Getty Images

Trump set to greet Xi for high-stakes state visit

Jennifer Pak, Emily Feng

It is the second time the leaders are meeting this year after the Beijing summit in May.
John Lamparski

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Bloomberg via Getty Images

Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N.

Hadeel Al-Shalchi, Alex Leff

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran.

Eddie Adams

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AP

A Catholic media star will be beatified in St. Louis, moving a step closer to sainthood

Aleja Hertzler-McCain

Bishop Fulton Sheen, who charmed millions of television viewers on his show Life Is Worth Living,'will come one step closer to being declared a saint.
From cybersecurity to AI to Taiwan, what's at stake in Trump's summit with Xi

Terry Gross

As President Trump and China's President Xi prepare to meet, Rush Doshi of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the current state of U.S.-China relations and what to expect from this summit.

National News

BBC News World Service

Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'

Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.
Ethiopia and Tigray accuse each of launching offensives, fuelling fears of new war

The local authorities reportedly seize Tigray's airports following reports of recent drone strikes.
Trump's Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn plan to begin Gaza's reconstruction

The figure was announced during a meeting of the group's board at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Dramatic eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortage

The tenant of the flat in Madrid, Maricarmen, was unable to pay the rent set by the firm which recently bought it.

National Guard members walk along the Lincoln Memorial at sunrise on the National Mall, with the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol dome in the distance, in Washington, D.C., on July 23.

Kent Nishimura

AFP via Getty Images

There's growing concern that Trump may deploy the National Guard ahead of elections

Kat Lonsdorf

Fears are growing that President Trump may deploy the U.S. military to polling places in the upcoming elections, despite strict state and federal laws against such a move.