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Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat
OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — Giant metal roosters are popping up on lawns in and around…
The Latest: Trump issues new double-digit tariffs on 60 countries
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is imposing new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S.…
Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year’s elections
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state has sent more than 3,000 letters to Alaska voters…
Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in Memphis
A federal judicial panel has allowed Tennessee to use a new congressional map that splits…
King Charles emerges from Doctor Who’s TARDIS to open Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — King Charles III took his time before officially opening the 23rd…
Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man…
Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie…
Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in…
US health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite
Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. The outbreak…
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court is not a rubber stamp for Trump
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court may be deeply conservative, but it is…
They’re on our flag, but do long-gone grizzly bears belong in modern California?
The grizzly bear on California’s flag went extinct a century ago in the Golden State.…
Texas crime rate continues to drop, with McAllen seeing its lowest levels in decades
In 2019, a historic theater’s marquee in McAllen’s downtown district once lauded, “Welcome to McAllen,…
Haitians, Hondurans, Salvadorans cope with protected status decision
Pastor Lander Saintelus doesn’t have to imagine what the end of Temporary Protected Status for…
Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery In Hawaii Is Showing ‘Remarkable’ Results
Waves gently roll over a reef in Hā‘ena as Kanoe Alapa‘i-Hashimoto and his father, Keli‘i…
The Pennsylvania budget quietly relaxed a standard for lead reporting in schools
In the flurry of last-minute dealmaking to approve this year’s state budget, legislators tucked in…
2 dead in flash floods caused by heavy rain in West Virginia, governor’s office says
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — Two people have died in flash floods caused by torrential rains…
More than 24 states sue Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding
BOSTON (AP) — More than two dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration for…
FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Obama urged noncitizens to vote in 2016
As President Donald Trump pushes for stricter proof of citizenship laws ahead of the midterms,…
House Republican says Smith may have lied about Trump probe and refers him for possible prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Republican lawmaker says he believes that special counsel Jack Smith…
Trump adds new condition to Saudi nuclear deal, says kingdom must normalize relations with Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to add a condition to the…
The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists
July 17 – July 23, 2026 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie…
Education Department rescinds disparate impact rule, a key tool used to assess school discrimination
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will no longer consider school policies that disproportionately harm…
Wisconsin absentee voters seek court ruling allowing them to cast new ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters who have already returned their absentee ballots could void…
Cinerama Dome, an iconic Hollywood theater shuttered by COVID pandemic, will reopen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Cinerama Dome, a landmark Hollywood theater shuttered during the COVID-19…