Mary Peltola, barrier-breaking ex-Alaska congresswoman, is challenging Dan Sullivan in Senate raceAP News• Jan 12, 2026 05:01 amJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola said Monday that she would challenge Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan…
Pope Leo XIV meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in a surprise audienceAP News• Jan 12, 2026 04:59 amROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in…
What to know about the Uvalde school shooting trial as it heads into its second weekAP News• Jan 12, 2026 04:56 amThe trial of a Texas police officer charged in the halting law enforcement response to the attack on Robb Elementary…
Muhammad Ali will be honored with a commemorative US postage stampAP News• Jan 12, 2026 04:54 amMuhammad Ali once joked that he should be a postage stamp because “that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked.”…
China says US shouldn’t use other countries as ‘pretext’ to pursue its interests in GreenlandAP News• Jan 12, 2026 04:52 amNUUK, Greenland (AP) — China said Monday that the United States shouldn’t use other countries as a “pretext” to pursue…
Venezuelans in the US are torn between joy and worry after ousting of MaduroAP News• Jan 11, 2026 09:56 pmNEW YORK (AP) — In the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a late-night military…
Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing livesAP News• Jan 11, 2026 09:52 pmHuman errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring…
George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increasedAP News• Jan 11, 2026 10:50 pmFive years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd…
US futures slip while world shares are mixed as Fed chair Powell faces legal threatAP News• Jan 12, 2026 01:54 amShares have opened lower in Europe after a broad rally in Asia. U.S. futures declined after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
Trump’s motorcade in Florida rerouted due to ‘suspicious object’AP News• Jan 11, 2026 06:58 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s motorcade took a different route than usual to the airport as he was departing…
Federal Reserve Chair Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictmentAP News• Jan 11, 2026 07:52 pmFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened…
Trump ‘inclined’ to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meetingAP News• Jan 11, 2026 05:52 pmPresident Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about…
A Minneapolis church holds a service of ‘Lament and Hope’ amid fears over immigration crackdownAP News• Jan 11, 2026 04:17 pmA Minneapolis church opened its doors for a special Sunday service of ‘Lament and Hope’ amid the ongoing federal immigration…
Immigration arrests and tense confrontations in Minneapolis, in photosAP News• Jan 11, 2026 04:54 pmMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Immigration arrests and tense confrontations with activists continued Sunday in the Twin Cities. That’s four days after…
A South Carolina police officer is shot and wounded and a suspect is killedAP News• Jan 11, 2026 02:59 pmGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina police officer was shot and wounded while sitting in his patrol car Sunday…
Former New Jersey acting governor Richard Codey dies at 79AP News• Jan 11, 2026 11:59 amTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Richard “Dick” Codey, a former acting governor of New Jersey and the longest serving legislator in…
Reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portraitAP News• Jan 11, 2026 01:56 pmReferences to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments have been removed from his photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait…
Video captures Minneapolis immigration arrest in a city on edge after shooting of Renee GoodAP News• Jan 11, 2026 06:56 pmFederal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a…
Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike Monday if deal isn’t reached with hospitalsAP News• Jan 11, 2026 01:50 pmThousands of nurses at major New York City hospitals could soon go on strike, three years after a walkout scrambled…
Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbotAP News• Jan 11, 2026 02:52 pmGoogle is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big…
With Cuban ally Maduro ousted, Trump warns Havana to make a ‘deal’ before it’s too lateAP News• Jan 11, 2026 09:56 amThere’s another warning from President Donald Trump to Cuba in the wake of Nicolás Maduro’s ouster in Venezuela. Cuba is…
Suspect arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire damages a historic Mississippi synagogueAP News• Jan 11, 2026 04:52 pmReligious leaders and civil rights activists condemned what authorities said Sunday was an act of arson that heavily damaged a…
Buddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peaceAP News• Jan 11, 2026 06:55 amA group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to…
A $400,000 payout after Maduro’s capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlightAP News• Jan 11, 2026 02:50 pmPrediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and…
Husband charged in double homicide after having affair with au pair is going on trial in VirginiaAP News• Jan 11, 2026 05:52 amA Virginia man who had a relationship with a Brazilian au pair is going on trial in the killings of…
Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done and who will be countedAP News• Jan 11, 2026 05:02 amORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The next U.S. census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could…
Today in History: January 11, Theodore Roosevelt makes the Grand Canyon a national monumentAP News• Jan 11, 2026 02:16 amToday is Sunday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2026. There are 354 days left in the year. Today in…
Greenland’s harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth miningAP News• Jan 11, 2026 03:50 amGreenland’s harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the…
Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, dead at 88AP News• Jan 10, 2026 03:06 pmPulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel Walker Howe has died at 88. A spokesperson at UCLA confirmed he died Dec. 25. Howe…
Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day after government announces goodwill effortAP News• Jan 11, 2026 04:52 amVenezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo has been released from prison after a year and five months. He was detained for posting…
Ex-husband charged in murders of Ohio coupleAP News• Jan 10, 2026 03:55 pmPHOENIX (AP) — The ex-husband of an Ohio woman was charged with the murders of her and her husband, according…
Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb caseAP News• Jan 10, 2026 02:04 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside…
Nobel Institute says Venezuelan leader Machado can’t give Peace Prize to TrumpAP News• Jan 10, 2026 01:59 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition…
US launches new retaliatory strikes against IS in Syria after deadly ambushAP News• Jan 11, 2026 03:54 amThe U.S. has launched another round of strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria. This follows last month’s ambush…
Trump signs executive order meant to protect the money from Venezuelan oilAP News• Jan 10, 2026 12:55 pmWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new executive order on Venezuelan oil revenue is meant to ensure…
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi’s podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county officeAP News• Jan 10, 2026 01:54 pmA man who is known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for a county…
Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates and banks balkAP News• Jan 10, 2026 12:52 pmPresident Donald Trump says he wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates. It’s an idea that revives…
Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good’s killingAP News• Jan 10, 2026 06:56 amMembers of Congress are considering the possible consequences for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and even Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem…
Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary WarAP News• Jan 10, 2026 01:05 pmBritish-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America. Yet…
6 people killed in Mississippi rampage, including 7-year-old girl. Suspect charged with murderAP News• Jan 10, 2026 03:52 pmAuthorities in Mississippi have charged a 24-year-old man with murder after six people were killed in a series of related…
Greenland’s party leaders firmly reject Trump’s push for US control of the islandAP News• Jan 10, 2026 07:50 amGreenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s calls for the U.S. to take control of the island. They insist…
Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, OregonAP News• Jan 10, 2026 04:52 pmMinnesota leaders are urging protesters to remain peaceful as demonstrators converge on a Minneapolis park to protest the fatal shooting…
How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challengesAP News• Jan 9, 2026 09:50 pmU.S. President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the United States must take control of the…