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Underwater memorial to wrecked slave ship draws pilgrims seeking to connect with their roots
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Ruthie Browning dove into the calm, blue water off Key…
Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Dust storms, heavy rain, and lightning damaged homes and other structures…
Jeffries’ job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker’s gavel
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…
What to know about the corruption probe involving Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff has been named by…
BRICS foreign ministers meet in India as Iran war, oil prices and divisions test the bloc’s unity
NEW DELHI (AP) — Foreign ministers from the BRICS nations began a two-day meeting in…
Paris’ Invalides is more than Napoleon’s tomb. For 350 years, it has been a home for war wounded
PARIS (AP) — World-famous as the resting place of Napoleon, the gilded dome of the…
UAE denies Netanyahu secretly visited the country during the Iran war
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during…
Kouri Richins, author of a children’s book on grief, gets life sentence for killing her husband
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief…
A Vienna cafe offers a welcome for Israel supporters as tensions brew at the Eurovision Song Contest
VIENNA (AP) — Vienna’s famed coffeehouses have embraced the Eurovision Song Contest. They have also…
New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war that’s both ‘awesome’ and awkward
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The global oil bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz has…
Man known for racially derogatory livestreams charged with attempted murder after Tennessee shooting
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who goes by “Chud the Builder” and livestreams himself…
US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head
HONOLULU (AP) — A tourist who drew widespread condemnation in Hawaii after a witness recorded…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Trump has fanfare-filled meeting with Xi in China, but major breakthroughs may be elusive BEIJING…
Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of…
Photo highlights from Cannes 2026
The 79th Cannes Film Festival is underway, kicking off 12 days of nonstop premieres, photo…
Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ 2nd District
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Denise Powell won the Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District…
King Charles III lays out UK government agenda as Starmer’s job hangs in the balance
LONDON (AP) — The irony wasn’t lost on anyone. On a day when the British…
Jury convicts man accused of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of running a secret Chinese spy outpost from…
Doctor on ship who helped care for passengers with hantavirus leaves medical isolation unit
An oncologist traveling on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has…
Russia fires 800 drones at Ukraine despite recent talk by Putin and Trump of possible peace
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired at least 800 drones in a massive daytime barrage…
Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won’t have to pay bonds to enter US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries…
Brazil presidential hopeful Flávio Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing after asking banker for millions
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro denied any wrongdoing Wednesday in his reported…
Giuliani returns to his show after viral pneumonia hospitalization
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani returned to his regularly scheduled show on Wednesday…