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Citing ‘critical issues,’ SEC, Big Ten withhold support for bipartisan college sports bill
The two biggest conferences in college sports released a statement Tuesday saying they do not…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
The Latest: Polls open for races across the US as a busy primary election day…
A wall of nametags at a South Korean park testifies to adoptees’ longing for their birth mothers
PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of Korean adoptees from North America and Europe recently…
Republicans consider next steps after scrapping of $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans were evaluating Tuesday whether the Trump administration’s scrapping of a…
Surviving son addresses vigil after 6 members of Iowa family are killed in domestic violence case
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Community members gathered at a football field in Iowa on Tuesday…
2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities
DETROIT (AP) — Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials…
Women say they were raped and ransomed by fighters in Sudan’s ongoing war
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Naked, hungry, raped and lying in her own urine, the woman…
Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ has died at 75
NEW YORK (AP) — Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as…
GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan draws an unusual opponent in Alaska’s primary – and he’s not happy about it
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is running for reelection in Alaska…
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
SEATTLE (AP) — A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever…
Man who killed his girlfriend’s baby and threw the body in a pond is executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s infant daughter…
US still talking with countries to resettle Afghans as Rubio defends entry to white South Africans
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that the U.S. is still in discussions…
UN chief proposes options to help end Israel-Hezbollah conflict after peacekeepers leave Lebanon
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief has proposed three options to help end…
The UN calls on Nicaragua to investigate Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera’s death in custody
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday called on the Nicaraguan…
Democrats hammer DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin in a heated Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats hammered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin Tuesday during a heated Senate…
Ex-NY trooper sentenced to at least 2½ years in prison in chase that killed 11-year-old girl
KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper was sentenced Tuesday to 2…
Trump’s financial ties face scrutiny after moves benefiting allies and family
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tried to create a near $1.8 billion fund that…
Rubio is optimistic on eventual Iran nuclear talks despite congressional skepticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that he is optimistic about…
Federal court hears arguments over efforts to halt Trump’s mail-in executive order
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday heard from voting rights groups and a…
The Latest: Rubio testifies in back-to-back Capitol Hill hearings
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will face more questions Tuesday about the Trump administration’s fragile…
European Union observers reject Petro’s fraud claims, calling Colombia’s vote ‘transparent’
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The European Union’s Electoral Observation Mission to Colombia on Tuesday dismissed…
A Lebanese hospital is in ruins and people flee a Beirut suburb after Israel’s threat, in photos
Israel’s airstrike in the Lebanese port city of Tyre caused heavy damage to the Jabal…
The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…
Will Doctors Trade 5 Years In Rural Hawaiʻi For Free Med School?
Molokaʻi native Misty Kahale completed her first year of medical school at the University of…