Melania Trump plans a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to encourage Congress to update a nearly 30-year-old federal foster care program
Utah reality star Taylor Frankie Paul will not be charged in recent fights with her former partner, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office said
Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails
Vice President JD Vance used a Turning Point USA event to defend President Donald Trump’s aggression in Iran and downplay the resulting tensions between Washin…
Officials say crashes involving about 70 vehicles have bottlenecked a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital
A long-lasting weather pattern is blasting hot air across the eastern U.S. and threatening to shatter record highs starting Wednesday
Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members
The U.S. military has launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people
Omaha police fatally shot a woman they say kidnapped a young boy and slashed him across the face before killing her
President Donald Trump has again denied a request from Colorado’s governor to help people affected by wildfires and flooding
Melania Trump plans a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to encourage Congress to update a nearly 30-year-old federal foster care program
Utah reality star Taylor Frankie Paul will not be charged in recent fights with her former partner, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office said
Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails
Vice President JD Vance used a Turning Point USA event to defend President Donald Trump’s aggression in Iran and downplay the resulting tensions between Washin…
Officials say crashes involving about 70 vehicles have bottlenecked a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital
A long-lasting weather pattern is blasting hot air across the eastern U.S. and threatening to shatter record highs starting Wednesday
Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members
The U.S. military has launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people
Omaha police fatally shot a woman they say kidnapped a young boy and slashed him across the face before killing her
President Donald Trump has again denied a request from Colorado’s governor to help people affected by wildfires and flooding
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Powerball is jumping the pond
Hampshire College, which includes documentary filmmaker Ken Burns among its alumni, announced it is closing later this year
The wife of a former upstate New York town official has admitted deleting doorbell camera video of an incident in which her husband shot and wounded a lost Doo…
The Kennedy Center's new president, Matt Floca, is leading tours to show the building's need for major repairs
A grand jury indicted a Florida doctor on manslaughter charges for allegedly removing a patient’s liver, instead of his spleen, during a 2024 surgery
The timeline is tightening as some states attempt to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the November midterm elections
Irish government survives confidence vote over how it handled disruptive fuel protests
Less than a month before it was due to close, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has announced that it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open
U.S. poet laureate Arthur Sze has been appointed to a second one-year term by the Library of Congress
A super typhoon with ferocious winds and heavy rains is battering a group of remote U.S. island in the Pacific Ocean
Tax refunds are up this season, but polling shows that most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls
A suspect has been arrested in North Carolina after a woman said a man doused her with gasoline and set her on fire
Minnesota county investigates ICE arrest of Hmong American man as a potential case of kidnapping and false imprisonment
The U.S. military says it carried out another strike Monday on a boat accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people
Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again on a rape charge in New York City, after years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison
Los Angeles schools avoided a strike as the school district and the union representing support staff reached a tentative deal
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck a rural part of Nevada east of the state’s capital of Carson City
After the dramatic downfall of Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, the race for California governor is moving on
Body camera video released Monday shows a St. Louis police officer shoot a 17-year-old in the back of the head as he fled, contradicting an earlier police stat…
The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025 said he did not see early federal and state wa…
A judge says an Army veteran accused of leaking classified information about an elite commando unit will be released while awaiting a possible trial
The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed by a devastating flood in 2025 said he did not see early federal and state wa…
Dozens of protesters were arrested at a demonstration urging Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of U.S. bombs…
The Trump administration has agreed to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument, reversing course after removing the banner in Febru…
Crews were working to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow
A dangerous super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is barreling toward a group of remote U.S. islands
Oil prices are up over $100 per barrel again and Wall Street appears to be following global markets lower as the U.S. military prepared to blockade traffic to …
Authorities say the bodies of two workers trapped when a stairwell roof collapsed at a parking garage under construction in Philadelphia have been found
Iranians have reacted with a mixture of disappointment and patriotism after peace talks with the United States failed to reach an agreement
North Carolina authorities are searching for a possible arson suspect after a woman with serious burns said a man doused her with gasoline and set her on fire
Workers at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, Colorado, have reached a deal with plant owner JBS USA
The U.S. military says it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Oil prices are climbing again as the U.S. military prepares to blockade Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz
America’s history is being seen through different lenses as the country celebrates its 250th anniversary
The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s
A hotel at one of Miami’s most exclusive locations has been demolished to make way for something even bigger
Police say one person was shot and killed and six others were injured in what they call a mass shooting at a Chick-fil-A in Union, New Jersey
Waters off the coast of California will soon be open to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rallied to celebrate 100 days in office, boosting his early accomplishments and charting future goals as he pledged to lead …
U_S_ Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports at 10 a_m_ EDT Monday, or 5:30 p_m_ in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessel…
President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pa…
The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor O…
The church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech is getting upgraded with a $1.2 million federal grant
Oil prices have resumed their climb and Asian markets mostly declined as the U.S. military prepared to blockade ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz,…
A new Gallup poll finds that more American workers are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their jobs, but there is a cohort of employees who remain …
The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor O…
Midwest soybean farmers are facing an array of compounding issues
A man running for Florida governor has been arrested on charges he battered two older people in a home
Threat not just to residential use but also to refineries, petrochemical plants.
The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s
The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 06-47-49-53-60, Powerball: 6
Pakistan calls on Iran and US to keep the ceasefire after talks end without agreement
President Barack Obama in 2011 declared it was time to leave behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and “pivot” to Asia to counter China's rise
For years, a popular part of many cruises in southeast Alaska has been sailing up Tracy Arm, a long, narrow fjord marked by steep mountains, glittering waterfa…
Millions of Americans are expected to claim new federal tax breaks for tips and overtime wages under a law enacted by President Donald Trump
Polls open in Hungary election with implications for Europe, Ukraine and beyond
U.S. Vice President JD Vance says negotiations between the United States and Iran ended without a deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to n…
The United States and Iran have failed to reach an agreement at the end of historic, face-to-face talks
A hotel at one of Miami’s most exclusive locations is set to be demolished to make way for something even bigger
Britain has put its plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on hold after the U.S. administration withdrew support for the deal
Gas prices are still rising due to the Iran war but drivers are saving by fueling up at tribally owned gas stations
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 03-18-36-42-49, Mega Ball: 6, Megaplier:
A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian representatives
A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials aimed at shoring up a shaky ceasefire and paving the way …
Prominent supporters of California Rep. Eric Swalwell's bid for governor are withdrawing their support in a stunning political reversal
The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial …
California Rep. Eric Swalwell is denying allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice, including once when she worked for him
A Honduran family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government after their 8-year-old girl with a heart condition died in federal custody aft…
An Iowa woman has pleaded not guilty to the murder of real estate agent Ashley Okland, who was killed 15 years ago
A tangled political fight over whether Chicago’s public schools will hold classes on May Day has unraveled in the nation’s third-largest city
Authorities have arrested seven people in connection with a fireworks warehouse explosion in Northern California that killed seven people in July
With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the…
Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the early globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has become a citizen of Albania
As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide restoration
In his first 100 days in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has governed with a star power unusual in politics
The attorney for a man shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an arrest in central California says his client is recovering after three…
A New York City man has been charged in the deaths of four people, including a toddler, who died after a fire broke out in a residential building last month
Inflation probably rose to 3.4% in March compared with a year ago, economists estimate, which would be a sharp increase from February’s 2.4% increase
Inflation probably rose to 3.4% in March compared with a year ago, economists estimate, which would be a sharp increase from February’s 2.4% increase
Authorities say a stairwell roof at a parking garage being built in Philadelphia collapsed suddenly, killing one person and leaving two missing and presumed de…
Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a bill to regulate mining as the country seeks to attract leery foreign investors to a once-private industry that has long b…
Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and …
A man shot and killed a central California sheriff’s deputy while authorities were serving an eviction notice
A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands
A federal judge in Phoenix has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who acknowledged beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoi…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice
A New York City Council member and her sister, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, appeared together at a rally held by religious leaders to condemn an ongoing feder…
Republicans are facing setbacks in recent elections, with Democrats winning races in Wisconsin and Georgia
U.S. authorities say a Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony offense stemming from the crash of human smugglers' truck in Mexico that …
Officials say one person is dead and two others are missing after a parking garage under construction in Philadelphia collapsed
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reviewing plans to convert warehouses into detention facilities for immigrants
California officials say they uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the state for hospice services paid for with a government insurance program
Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket
Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin say that the fired president of the system was slow to address pressing issues like artificial…
Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket
A Buffalo-area man has given up his legal battle to reclaim his seized alligator, Albert
A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who …
A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who …
A former New York City police officer is set to be sentenced for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crashed his motorized sc…
Oil prices skipped higher and Wall Street veered toward modest losses on skepticism over a fragile and muddled ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran
A U.S. Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist
West Virginia resident Rebecca Michalski struggles with soaring electricity bills that exceed her income
A Long Island man who carried out a series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings has pleaded guilty to murder charges
Oil prices are rising again and world shares are mostly lower on skepticism over a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran
The miniature art installations at what’s known as “Mississippi’s Tiniest Museum” have transformed an alley into a major community hub and tourist destination
American woodcocks continue to attract onlookers in a New York City park
A former New York City police officer is set to be sentenced for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crashed his motorized sc…
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 03-16-17-42-52, Powerball: 3
A Hawaii doctor who was accused of trying to kill his wife on a cliffside hike has been convicted of attempted manslaughter
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the rare European leader seeking President Donald Trump's approval
The Democratic Party’s most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party’s unofficial 2028 presidential nom…
Protesters are rallying against a planned immigration detention facility in Maryland
Two people have died after their plane went off the runway and burst into flames at a small airport in Arizona
A Pakistani man has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge, saying it was a “morally reprehensible idea” to support the Islamic State group by plotting to kill J…
Three former employees of a privately operated psychiatric hospital in the nation’s capital have been charged with criminal negligence in the death of a patient
Two Minnesota school districts and the state’s main teachers union have asked a federal judge to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigr…
The Tennessee Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have let media witnesses view more parts of state-run executions
An uncertain ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. and Israel may do little to stop cyberattacks from hackers allied with Tehran
A Wisconsin mayor who carted away a drop box intended for absentee ballots ahead of the 2024 elections won't face charges
Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died
A Wyoming judge has sentenced a man to 18 months of probation for hitting a wolf with a snowmobile and bringing the hurt animal into a bar before killing it
An attorney for a man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an arrest in California says his client did not try to run officers over with h…
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Southwest Airlines said Wednesday it is raising its checked baggage fees by $10 less than a year after ending its famous “bags fly free” policy
The California Supreme Court has ordered a county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud alle…
In 2010, police searching for a missing woman began finding human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach
The ceasefire reached Wednesday has raised hopes of halting hostilities between Iran, Israel and the United States, but many issues remain unresolved
Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells The Associated Press in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move b…
Stock markets are surging worldwide, and oil prices are plunging back toward $90 per barrel after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force a…
Wall Street surged in premarket trading as oil prices plunged below $100 after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes the reopening of …
The Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College is growing as Passover ends this year
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is expected to meet with President Donald Trump to try to smooth over the president’s anger with the military alliance over t…
One of the world's most famous highways marks its centennial this year
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is expected to meet with President Donald Trump to try to smooth over the president’s anger with the military alliance over t…
One of the world's most famous highways marks its centennial this year
A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department for an officer’s fatal shooting of a 14-year-old in a clothing store is set to begin t…
A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty, closing a case that bedevi…
President Donald Trump over the course of a day went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic’s leadership h…
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 05-15-22-33-37, Mega Ball: 2, Megaplier:
A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department for an officer’s fatal shooting of a 14-year-old in a clothing store is set to begin t…
Bahrain sounds its missile alert alarm hours after U.S. and Iran said they agreed on a 2-week ceasefire in the war
In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz
Route 66 turns 100 this year, making the legendary road ripe for an American road trip
A judge has ordered a wounded North Carolina Marine veteran charged with murder to undergo psychiatric treatment
Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Travelers will soon face restrictions on how many portable chargers they can carry on a flight as airlines continue to try to reduce the risk of another lithiu…
Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center …
A Cape Air flight departing from the Massachusetts island of Nantucket returned safely to the airport after part of the main cabin door opened shortly after ta…
PETA’s lawsuit over the health of French bulldogs and some other popular dog breeds has been dismissed
The baseball is a curious object
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman could lose his job Tuesday night
The parents of a toddler have been charged with endangering the welfare of children after the child squeezed through a fence at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo a…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Hungary to support Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's campaign ahead of a pivotal election
The trial of a Hawaii anesthesiologist accused of trying to kill his wife during a cliff-side hike last year is coming to an end
A U.S. Army staff sergeant is trying to halt his Honduras-born wife’s deportation after she was detained inside a military base just days after their wedding
Some Oklahoma City police officers have been placed on administrative leave after a false report was made to dispatchers on April Fools’ Day that someone had t…
President Donald Trump has extended a deadline for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz from Monday to Tuesday
The trial of a Hawaii anesthesiologist accused of trying to kill his wife during a cliff-side hike last year is coming to an end
The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 07-24-37-42-57, Powerball: 5
The Artemis II astronauts have completed their record-breaking trip around the moon
Michigan wins its second national title in men's basketball and first since 1989, beating UConn 69-63
The Education Department says it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding ri…
A man who was convicted and then cleared of killing of rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC could be freed within days
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has scheduled a Tuesday vote to consider firing the system’s president, who refused their offer to quietly resig…
Savannah Guthrie has returned to NBC’s “Today” show anchor desk for the first time since her mother's disappearance more than two months ago
Trading on Wall Street was subdued and oil prices retreated modestly as Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks that killed 25 people in Ira…
Matthew Shifrin loved building Lego sets as a child
Savannah Guthrie was back at NBC’s “Today” show anchor desk Monday for the first time since her mother's disappearance more than two months ago
The Artemis II astronauts are racing toward a new distance record on their moon flyby
Asian markets that are open for trading are mostly rising as investors continue to closely watch the war in Iran, oil prices and what U.S. President Donald Tru…
Asian markets that are open for trading are mostly rising as investors continue to closely watch the war in Iran, oil prices and what U.S. President Donald Tru…
A tanker truck in Texas hauling gasoline erupted into a fiery blaze on Sunday morning after colliding with another vehicle and knocking over power lines, leavi…
A toddler was injured by a wolf at a Hersheypark zoo after the 18-month-old boy crawled under an exterior fence and put his hand through a metal enclosure
UCLA beats South Carolina 79-51 to claim its 1st women's NCAA Tournament championship
The Trump administration has taken a new tack in celebrating Easter
Congo will receive some deportees from the U.S. as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country program
The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon
Christians around the world celebrated on Sunday the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the most important holiday in the Christian liturgical calendar. ___ This is…
Asian markets that are open for trading are mostly rising as investors continue to closely watch the war in Iran, soaring oil prices and what President Donald …
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an expletive-filled threat to escalate strikes on Iran if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline
Savannah Guthrie is making her return to NBC’s “Today” show Monday for the first time since her mother's disappearance more than two months ago
Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and notic…
Across the U.S., the number of tailors, dressmakers and custom sewing specialists is declining, even as demand for their work is growing. Industry experts say …
The ranks of tailors, dressmakers and custom sewers are shrinking in the U.S. even as their skills and services are finding fresh demand
People wearing decorated hats and costumes participated in an Easter parade on Fifth Avenue in New York on Sunday. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP ph…
Marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the whale.
A car that was being pursued by an Alabama state trooper went off the road.
They were struck by a sedan on Route 222, according to the Berks County Coroner.