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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…
New York Times, after Trump post, says it won’t be deterred from writing about his health
The New York Times, attacked by President Donald Trump for reporting about his physical condition,…
Brad Lander, NYC’s departing fiscal chief, launches a US House bid with Zohran Mamdani’s backing
Brad Lander, the chief fiscal officer of New York City, announced Wednesday that he is…
First rain of autumn falls in Iran’s capital, but the drought-ravaged nation needs far more
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran’s capital…
Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles
The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return…
Supreme Court struggles over whether Alabama can execute man found to be intellectually disabled
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled over how courts should decide borderline…
Jake Heggie’s new opera ‘The Judgment of Paris’ will mix mythology and an infamous wine competition
In what figures to be a score for refined palates, the famous 1976 wine tasting…
EU enlargement chief says Ukraine’s membership ‘inevitable’ despite Hungary’s objections
KYIV, UKraine (AP) — The European Union’s enlargement chief said Wednesday she is confident Hungary…
The White House says the midterms are all about Trump. Democrats aren’t so sure
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Dallas congresswoman opened her Senate campaign by telling voters that she…
What to know about the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files
NEW YORK (AP) — The clock is ticking for the U.S. government to open up…
Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using…
Iceland becomes 5th country to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation
LONDON (AP) — Iceland’s national broadcaster said Wednesday it will boycott next year’s Eurovision Song…
Georgia election board rejects rule change on using hand-marked paper ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal defining when hand-marked…
Olympic hopeful cross-country skier tries to put India on the winter sports map
Most of Bhavani Thekkada’s competitors grew up on skis. She grew up on a coffee…
Former ‘Real Housewives’ star moved from prison to community program for remainder of her sentence
Jennifer Shah, a former star on “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” has been…
Beyoncé, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour will co-chair next Met Gala
NEW YORK (AP) — The new Met Gala co-chairs have been announced, and it’s a…
Denmark will compensate Greenlandic women and girls who were forcibly given contraception
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has reached a deal to compensate thousands of Indigenous women…