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The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropics latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns

A Democratic member of Congress is calling for a federal investigation into the rent now, pay later industry

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Trump has sought

Many seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters

A federal judge has ordered the Pentagon to lift its requirement that New York Times journalists be accompanied by an escort while in the building

Across the country, experts are watching to see whether the World Cup will give a boost to youth soccer and mint fans for decades to come

Authorities have arrested four adults on felony child endangerment charges after discovering 16 children in need of medical treatment in a rural Ohio home

A judge has ruled that a book co-written by Duane Davis, who prosecutors allege ordered the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, will be used in trial

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio appear to be staking out differing approaches to carrying out President Donald Trumps national security agenda

A Mississippi district attorney has pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and resigned his post

Three men who prosecutors say were members of the El Salvador-based gang MS-13 have been convicted on dozens of charges

Jon Meacham is among many historians reflecting on the complex legacy of Thomas Jefferson

Colorado's Democratic primaries reflect a debate over the party's future

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for the states August primary and ordered state officials to place him on the ballot

Paraguay beats Germany 4-3 in penalty shootout in biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup

Prosecutors in Michigan say the parents of a 7-year-old boy who weighed 255 pounds when he died have been charged with murder

Arkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda

Recreational marijuana sales are set to begin next year in Virginia

The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials

New Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities

A heat wave is gripping the Midwest and is shifting eastward, causing summer camps and outdoor activities to be canceled or delayed

The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a $300 million defamation lawsuit filed against CNN over its coverage of a prominent attorneys remarks during President Donald Trumps 2020 impeachment trial

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the University of California, Berkeley, are partnering to form a new nonpartisan academic institute they say will be dedicated to strengthening democracy

Alex Murdaugh's retrial on murder changes in the killings of his wife and son begins with a pretrial hearing

Born out of the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York, Pride Month has grown into a global celebration of LGBTQ+ communities, with marches and festivals taking place in cities across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. The month reached its peak Sunday with landmark Pride parades in New York and San Francisco. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Many of the dead dogs had gunshot wounds, authorities said.

Mother Khadijah worked alongside her charismatic husband for decades.

A Marine went missing during a training exercise off southern California.

Wildfire activity intensified across the western United States over the weekend, with strong winds and dry conditions fueling flames and forcing evacuations in many spots

A new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state

Pride Month celebrations are peaking with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on Sunday

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is a popular spot for protests, celebrations, and photos

An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary

Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers

President Donald Trump's choice for U.S. Senate in Louisiana is seeking to secure the GOP nomination and deliver another win for the president in his effort to replace Republicans who crossed him

The largest fire in the United States has marched through thousands of acres of tinder-dry forest in Utah, fueled by conditions that fire managers and experts call unprecedented

New York Citys last horse track is on its final stretch

A Connecticut judge has publicly released a video showing correctional officers striking an inmate multiple times and pepper spraying him before he died in 2018

A gay rights activist is suing the Defense Department to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon

Authorities say a Minnesota man charged with orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme has been taken into custody in Somalia

Gracie the Giraffe has finally been found in Texas

A poll worker says two federal officers visited her at a voting location during New Yorks party primaries to confront her about a social media post shed written criticizing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis

The Utah judge in the murder case over conservative activist's Charlie Kirks killing has held prosecutors in contempt of court over comments they made about defendant Tyler Robinson's guilt

President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tariff on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services provided by United States companies

The District of Columbia has reached a settlement agreement for an undisclosed amount of money with a resident who claims police illegally detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vaders theme song from Star Wars ...

Organizations supporting Black women and girls in the American South are receiving a boost this summer

Utah's governor has restricted fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation continues to grow

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that allows warrantless tracking of mobile devices

A jury is deadlocked in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of starting the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles

Police have arrested two Colorado men accused of mishandling the bodies of at least two dozen people