The first week of the ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group is complete. Here’s a look at what’s ahead in the five remaining weeks of the deal’s first phase, including its first …
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By CARA ANNA
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1/25/25
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Weeks after the worst of the deadly fires tore through Los Angeles suburbs, families are grappling with the reality that toxic ash from burned cars and homes could be a health issue for awhile, …
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By DORANY PINEDA and BRITTANY PETERSON
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1/25/25
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A group of former American military officers and diplomats who served in Kyiv are teaming up with a Ukrainian winery owner to bring a taste of the Black Sea coast to a U.S. audience. Their goal goes …
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
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1/25/25
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U.S. President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right for everyone born in the United States. This week he issued an …
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By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and JANIE HAR
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1/25/25
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The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike …
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By MARK THIESSEN
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1/24/25
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Oklahoma’s top prosecutor is asking the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer an inmate to state custody so that he can be executed for killing a 77-year-old woman in 1999. Oklahoma Attorney …
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By SEAN MURPHY
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1/24/25
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A private U.S. spacecraft has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander fired its thrusters Thursday to put it on a path to …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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1/24/25
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The Trump administration says it is expanding a fast-track deportation authority nationwide. That will allow immigration officers to deport migrants without appearing before a judge as President …
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By MIKE CATALINI and REBECCA SANTANA
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1/24/25
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With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing …
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By SAMYA KULLAB and EMMA BURROWS
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1/24/25
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An Afghan women's group is welcoming the decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women. Since they took back control of the country in 2021, …
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By The Associated Press
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1/24/25
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Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses …
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By YURAS KARMANAU
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1/24/25
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Jan. 17-23, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Bridget Jones, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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By The Associated Press
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1/24/25
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Thousands of anti-abortion activists are coming to Washington for the annual March for Life, seeking to build momentum after a string of victories and maintain pressure on legislators. The 52nd March …
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By GARY FIELDS, CHRISTINE FERNANDO and ASHRAF KHALIL
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1/24/25
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a more than $2.5 billion package to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires. The funding approved Thursday will help with the …
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN
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1/23/25
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A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist appeared in court Thursday to face criminal charges over data tampering that authorities said raises questions about the validity of more than …
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By MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN
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1/23/25
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A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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1/23/25
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President Donald Trump is pardoning anti-abortion activists who were convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump has previously criticized former President Joe Biden’s Justice …
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By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
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1/23/25
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Federal agencies, employees and contractors are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-DEI executive order will upend their work. Republican legislators who oppose DEI …
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By FERNANDA FIGUEROA, AYANNA ALEXANDER and COREY WILLIAMS
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1/23/25
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.A suburban Seattle police officer who was convicted of murder in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison. Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson was …
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By MARTHA BELLISLE
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1/23/25
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The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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1/23/25
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