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South Korea's Kospi soars nearly 7% to fresh records as Samsung Electronics stock jumps nearly 13%.

People in Colorado and Wyoming are getting out their snow shovels as a late-spring storm could bring Denvers biggest snowfall of the season

South Koreas Kospi has soared nearly 7% to a fresh record as Samsung Electronics' stock jumped nearly 13% in a rally driven by expectations of strong growth in artificial intelligence

Chinas state media says Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Beijing

President Donald Trump is having some success in his latest attempt to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way

The National Park Service says debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon Tuesday, according to AAA

Police in Oklahoma say a fight led to a shooting at a weekend party crowded with young adults at an Oklahoma park

Southern Baptist membership sank last year to its lowest level since 1973

Texas police say a man shot five people and two are dead at a shopping mall north of Dallas

Senate Republicans are pushing $1 billion in White House security upgrades for President Donald Trumps ballroom project

U.S. job openings were essentially unchanged at 6.9 million, another sign the American labor remained sluggish even before the full impact of the Iran war hit the economy

Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and deceive the systems users into thinking they're getting medical advice from a licensed professional

The woman accusing Stefon Diggs of assault is expected to continue testifying as his trial resumes following a first day marked by sharply conflicting accounts

The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a new series of stamps to honor Route 66s centennial

California is investigating one of the Trump administrations deals to end an offshore wind project

The U.S. military says its launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea

Asian stocks are trading lower, tracking losses on Wall Street after U.S. stocks fell from record highs

Nayomie Mendoza is a Mexican American business owner who is celebrating Mexican history and resilience on Cinco de Mayo

Tennessee becomes the latest Southern state to consider redrawing its congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the Voting Rights Act

Recent court rulings on abortion pill access have reignited a contentious political issue in a midterm year

Vice President JD Vance will visit Iowa

Indiana Republican state lawmakers who broke with President Donald Trump over his call to redraw the states congressional district lines are facing primary challengers who are backed by Trump and national conservative groups

The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Smith College, an all-womens institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women

Indigenous people are gathering to honor loved ones who have gone missing or been killed

The winning numbers in Monday evenings drawing of the Powerball game were: 30-36-42-60-63, Powerball: 13

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy aims to put a long and sometimes unpleasant primary season behind him Tuesday

A special election in Michigan on Tuesday could decide whether Democrats maintain their slim majority in the state Senate for the final months of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmers term

A recent trip to New Zealand to visit her pen pal of 40 years made an Associated Press reporter from New Hampshire wonder about the history of programs that bring strangers together to write letters

A former corrections officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at an upstate New York prison

Californias top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires

The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for scrutinizing the Trump administrations sweeping, choppy cuts and changes to federal agencies

A Louisiana exoneree who won election to a New Orleans clerk seat has begun work after a federal judge temporarily blocked the state from eliminating the position

A second sloth has died after being taken to a central Florida zoo for rehabilitation

A federal judge is telling the U.S. government not to cut down more than 10 trees without first providing notice amid a legal dispute at a historic Washington golf course that President Donald Trump plans to renovate

Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell after Ryan Cohen's GameStop announced an attempt to take over the company for about $56 billion, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon

For millions of foreign workers in the Mideast, the Iran war has made life even more precarious

Jury selection is expected to begin in the assault trial of former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs

Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government, bidding to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred ceremonial site in the Black Hills

Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have called lawmakers into special sessions seeking new congressional districts

There is a long-running discussion about the role that religion can play in enhancing personal well-being and lowering the risk of mental health problems

Democrats believe they can make Iowa a political battleground again

The United States is launching an effort to guide stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz

Police and hospital officials say a shooting at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City has sent at least 12 people to hospitals

European leaders say President Donald Trump's decision to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is further proof that they must take care of their own security

Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. stocks set more records, powered by strong profits for major companies

Trump announces a project will start on Monday aimed at helping stranded ships leave Strait of Hormuz, with few details

Federal authorities are investigating after a United Airlines passenger jet struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport

The first of 1,500 beagles being removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research business are adjusting to their new lives as animal welfare groups move them to shelters to prepare them for adoption

Hoax calls involved alleged bomb threats and even claims of active shooters.