President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration will face questions from Senate lawmakers considering her nomination.
A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs.
Authorities in northern Tanzania suspect poison may have caused the deaths of 10 lions inside a protected conservation area and UNESCO World Heritage site.
Ben Shelton has missed the chance put the United States into the the Davis Cup Final 8 as he fell to a second straight singles loss against the Czech Republic.
Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $155 million rookie-scale contract extension, securing his long-term future with the franchise.
Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death.
Mississippi will assemble the state’s largest law enforcement presence ever for a college football game this weekend.
President Donald Trump says he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.
South Korea moved within one victory of becoming the first Asian nation to reach the Davis Cup Final 8 after taking a 2-0 lead over India in the final qualifying round.
In the days after Hurricane Lowell, official asked tourists to stay away from Kauai to let island residents recover and responders clean up.
The NFL has sent a memo to each of its teams saying Zxavian Harris and Dae’Quan Wright are not eligible to join any NFL teams this season after they attempted to return to college and play for LSU.
Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran.
Real Betis continued its flying start to the Spanish league season with a 1-0 victory over Getafe.
A new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon.
Five professional sports leagues and their players associations have aligned forces to ask for protections for players and staff who face threats and harassment from sports bettors.
Vadim Ghirda is a Bucharest, Romania-based Associated Press photographer who has documented major news, conflict and humanitarian stories for more than 35 years.
Lamine Yamal produces another double and Barcelona also gets a goal from another 19-year-old product of its famed youth academy in a 4-2 win at Levante on Sunday.
The U.S. Justice Department has struggled to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested since last year for assaulting federal authorities in four major cities.
U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in the country's history over.
Body camera footage of immigration arrests at a snack-food factory in upstate New York offers a rare glimpse inside a workplace immigration raid.
Thousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water.
The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August.
One of the organizers who says she was sexually abused by Latino labor leader César Chavez decades ago has sued nonprofits tied to him.
When No. 3 Notre Dame faces Rice in its home opener Saturday, the Fighting Irish won’t just be facing the Owls.
Venezuelans in the U.S. are grappling with the aftermath of the devastating back-to-back earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24, killing at least 6,500 people, with thousands more still missing.
Kelly Granado Montano, a Venezuelan living in the U.S., has been grappling with the aftermath of devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The Trump administration named four officials to take over senior roles at the Food and Drug Administration, including the agency’s top leaders for drugs and vaccines.
The ongoing outbreak of cyclospora tied to iceberg lettuce has raised new concerns about the safety of imported produce — and underscores a worrisome trend: The U.S. is conducting fewer inspections to catch contaminated food.
The Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, is now a memorial for children and others killed in the Feb. 28 attacks that sparked the war with the United States and Israel.
Katie Taylor has closed out her remarkable career with a dominant victory over previously undefeated Flora Pili in front of 80,000 fans at Croke Park.
Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2.
Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn's south pole.
If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset in his race for a Senate seat, he’d join a very small group.
The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy celebrated its 150th anniversary with the grand opening of a new six-story, 142,000-square-foot building designed to reshape pharmacy education, research and collaboration.
As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects.
Some schoolchildren in Nepal have survived catastrophic floods by leaving their classrooms for lunch.
Olivia Rodrigo is fundraising for women's well-being with a benefit show geared toward her young audience.
Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River.
Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region.
A U.S. military judge has set a summer 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Angel Reese broke the WNBA single-game rebounding record with 26 while also breaking the league’s season record for rebounds as the Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 78-71.
Tommy Edman singled in the winning run, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings.
Federal officials have announced sharp water cuts for the next two years for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River.
Fundraising platforms are organizing this month to raise more money for underfunded Black-led nonprofits.
A restaurant in Beijing is preserving culinary traditions associated with China’s imperial court, from pastries once served to emperors to techniques passed down through generations of chefs.
Japan and the Organization of American States have signed a deal to award Haiti a $3 million grant to help it register voters as the troubled country prepares to hold general elections for the first time in more than a decade.
Texas led all teams with four players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team and the Southeastern Conference had 14 of the 27 first-team selections.
Hundreds of commercial flights will be told to change their paths over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean during the next two winters to show how minor altitude adjustments can reduce aviation’s climate impact.
Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri has arrive in Barcelona to seal his transfer from Manchester City to the Catalan club.
Florida voters will select nominees Tuesday to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and to complete the remainder of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s unexpired U.S. Senate term.
John Niland, a three-time All-Pro guard who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl championship, has died.
A civil rights agency accused of halting a sexual harassment case filed on behalf of female prison guards is now blaming an administrative judge for doing so in error.
The United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz.
Keider Montero pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers blanked the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 despite failing to record a strikeout.
In a story published Aug. 13, 2026, about aircraft carriers in the Middle East, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the USS Abraham Lincoln has spent more than 260 days of uninterrupted time at sea.
Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean are set to bring their pointed and political music to Global Citizen Festival this fall.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on Sunday to raise money for those affected by recent earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia.
Taylor Walls homered from each side of the plate in a 12-4 victory at the Athletics on Tuesday night, becoming the first switch-hitter to do that twice for the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays.
The Vietnamese aerospace company VinSpace has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027, marking a big step in Vietnam’s efforts to develop its space industry.
Voters in four of Alabama’s seven congressional districts will select U.S. House nominees Tuesday under a new map that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts currently represented by Democrats.
Fresh on the heels of Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary win in Michigan, Wisconsin voters will decide another high-profile clash between the party’s establishment and progressive wings in a gubernatorial primary on Tuesday.
Minnesota Democrats will decide a competitive U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in another face-off between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party’s identity heading into the midterm elections.
Vermont Democrats will try on Tuesday to do something they’ve been unable to do in five previous attempts: nominate a gubernatorial candidate who can beat Republican Gov. Phil Scott.
Ten Republicans will compete in a special primary election Tuesday in South Carolina to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the state’s general election ballot.
Norway’s soccer federation wants Gianni Infantino to step down immediately, piling more pressure on FIFA’s embattled president.
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs has agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history by average annual value.
Fresh Start Ministries will host a free community outreach event to bring Metro Detroit residents together for an evening of worship, prayer, and encouragement.
An offshore wind company says it's reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana.
The Detroit Lions have named Richard Haddad as the team’s next president and chief executive officer, the organization announced Wednesday.
It’s a hallmark of our increasingly connected world — there’s seemingly always something to say, an opinion or feeling or critique to express.
Ohio State and Oregon hold the top two spots in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll.
