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Bronx man charged in shooting of Jets player Kris Boyd appears in court
NEW YORK (AP) — The Bronx man charged with shooting Jets player Kris Boyd appeared…
The Latest: Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the…
Judge declines to halt execution of Georgia man seeking protection under pandemic agreement
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge declined Wednesday to halt next week’s scheduled execution of…
House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that…
Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern US border
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the…
Sundance Film Festival unveils 90 feature films for its last Utah edition
Charli XCX is making a trip to the Sundance Film Festival in January. The pop…
Blend of unusual weather conditions brings trillions of gallons in persistent rain to the Northwest
Warm water and air and unusual weather conditions tracing back as far as tropical cyclone…
Cincinnati approves $8.1 million settlement with protesters arrested in 2020
CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — The city of Cincinnati approved an $8.1 million legal settlement Wednesday…
Ocean warmed by climate change fed intense rainfall and deadly floods in Asia, study finds
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall…
Mississippi man ordered freed after serving more than 10 years of an illegal 15-year sentence
A man illegally sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime that carries a…
Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says
The ranks of U.S. government statisticians have been gutted in the past year due to…
New Thailand-Cambodia border fighting shows no sign of stopping
SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of…
Detroit suburb finds a real Christmas tree – instead of a fake one from China – just in time
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit suburb worried about the late delivery of an…
What a Democrat’s victory in the Miami mayoral election may mean for Trump
MIAMI (AP) — Democrat Eileen Higgins’ victory in the Miami mayoral race marks a setback…
Appeals court rules New Jersey’s medically assisted suicide law is for residents only
A New Jersey law that permits terminally ill people to seek life-ending drugs applies only…
West Virginia National Guard member killed in DC is shooting laid to rest
GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia National Guard member who was fatally shot last…
A’ja Wilson wins AP Female Athlete of the Year following historic 4th WNBA MVP
A’ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again in 2025, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as…
US prosecutors seek to abandon soccer TV rights corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) — After a yearslong legal battle, U.S. prosecutors told the Supreme Court…
Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says
NEW YORK (AP) — Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case…
North Carolina Gov. Stein cancels Medicaid rate cuts amid legal and legislative battles
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid reimbursement rate…
NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited…
Sarkozy describes his prison stay and advises on appealing to the far right in his new book
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy described the prison where he spent 20…
Former official at Georgia Baptist university indicted on charges of lying about sexual assault
CLEVELAND, Ga. (AP) — A former vice president at a Baptist university in northeast Georgia…
Riveting images of faith and spirituality: 30 of AP’s best religion photos of 2025
From a bird’s-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph…