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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
New York prosecutors have dropped a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein instead of trying it a fourth time
Native American tribes are marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass
Thirty-eight journalists have died on the job while gathering news for The Associated Press over the years
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has asked the U.S. Justice Departments internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblowers claims that DEA agents permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico
A man who admitted setting a Virginia councilman on fire last year was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday
There's a lot to know about this World Cup, and there are no dumb questions
The new president of the Southern Baptist Convention says that the issue of sexual abuse in the denomination has been weaponized and politicized
A man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife decades ago is set to be executed in Florida
Shares are mostly higher in Asia, led by tech-driven gains in Japan and South Korea
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for a criminal investigation into whether federal authorities broke state law by allowing fentanyl pills to reach the streets
A former New York City Council candidate has been charged with forgery over allegations he used artificial intelligence to post fake endorsements and news articles on social media
An Indiana man has been charged on accusations he stalked WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and sent her threatening and explicit messages on social media
An incumbent South Dakota Republican state senator is facing two felony counts after an investigation found falsified signatures on forms he tried to submit for state GOP positions
The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits
Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the presidents problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continues to roil the capital
President Donald Trump's visit to Capitol Hill is rekindling a feud with one Republican senator
A new proposal would include Bible stories in required reading lists for more than 5 million public school students in Texas
Federal bribery charges against former New York Mayor Eric Adams' onetime chief of staff are just the latest allegations against members of the ex-mayor's inner circle
The Federal Reserve says that all 32 of the nation's biggest banks have passed its annual stress test
White House asks Congress for $87.6B to help cover Iran war costs, assist US farmers and respond to Ebola
The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress at a politically difficult time as a majority of lawmakers have objected to any further military a...
U.S. gasoline prices decreased an average of 49 cents a gallon in the last month as expectations rose for an end to the war with Iran
A federal lawsuit accuses gas station operators in California of using AI-powered software to illegally collude and raise prices
Michigan can keep a lid on the personal information of registered voters
An escaped giraffe has managed to stay a few steps ahead of a private ranch owner and local officials in Texas Hill Country for nearly two weeks
Civil society organizations in South Africa says that adolescent girls and women are among the first to feel the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts
A rural area of Northern California has experienced its strongest earthquake since 1940, but it caused only mild shaking with no immediate reports of major damage
A Pennsylvania prosecutor says a member of the cultlike group known as Zizians has been charged in the killing of her parents in 2022
A federal judge has permanently barred President Donald Trumps administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections
The Trump administration has reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic forever chemicals used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains
The national taxpayer advocate says the IRS did better than expected in issuing refunds during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce
Rip currents are one of the coasts greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year
President Donald Trump has insisted that the United States is the only nation to guarantee citizenship to children born within its borders
A judge has barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will check in face-to-face with President Donald Trump on Wednesday
Blake Moore wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Utah's 2nd Congressional District
New Yorks closely watched primary elections took center stage Tuesday as congressional races tested the political influence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while voters also cast ballots in Maryland, South Carolina and Utah. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Incumbent Democrats faced fierce challenges in New York's congressional primaries
A former analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation who was accused of cutting corners and bucking testing protocols has pleaded guilty to four felonies stemming from a DNA testing scandal
A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has been published after being blocked from a government health journal
A federal judge has sentenced a New York City high school senior who admitted setting fire to a homeless man in a subway car to 5 1/2 years in prison
A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the worlds most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nations technological prowess
A coalition of 17 states and a trade association are suing California to block a strict recycling law aimed at reducing plastic waste
Republican senators say they hope that a closed-door meeting with President Donald Trump is about unity, not disagreement
California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the states central coast
An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison for shootings that wounded five people at a Georgia base last summer
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice
President Donald Trump says six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which Trump recently ordered to be painted what he calls American Flag Blue.

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