More adults have sought insight on whether they have autism in the last decade. It often happens after their children are diagnosed or when they see social media posts. Common signs of autism include …
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By KENYA HUNTER
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2/17/25
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Lebanon’s state news agency says one person was killed in an Israeli drone strike in a car in the southern port city of Sidon. It was the deepest strike in the country since a ceasefire between …
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By The Associated Press
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2/17/25
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The Kremlin says top Russian officials will hold talks with U.S. counterparts on restoring ties, ending the war in Ukraine and preparing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. …
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By The Associated Press
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2/17/25
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Monday is the 500th day of the war triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack into southern Israel. A tenuous ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has held for nearly a month. But the current phase of the …
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By The Associated Press
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2/17/25
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Pinpointing the genesis of “waste, fraud and abuse” as political rhetoric is difficult. But the concept is older than the nation: Think “taxation without representation.” Good-government …
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By BILL BARROW
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2/17/25
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This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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2/16/25
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The British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs, have given audiences some great moments in recent years. Remember Ariana DeBose’s “Angela Basset did the thing,” that awkward performance that had a …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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2/16/25
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A third victim has been found in the wreckage from a fiery crash involving 26 cars and trucks inside a Wyoming highway tunnel. Officials said Sunday that six commercial vehicles and two passenger …
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2/16/25
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The stunning news came in a terse statement from the Russian penitentiary service a year ago: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died in the Arctic Circle penal colony where he was serving a prison …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA
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2/16/25
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Residents in the German town of Geretsried have long wanted to run their buildings with clean heat and electricity from geothermal energy rather than fossil fuels. But there's not enough hot water …
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
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2/16/25
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Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling
President Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. …
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By ALI SWENSON and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
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2/16/25
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As crews work to remove potentially hundreds of thousands of tons of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles wildfires, researchers and officials are trying to understand how the fires on land have …
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By DORANY PINEDA
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2/16/25
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Wyoming authorities have entered a highway tunnel to begin picking through the wreckage of a fiery multi-vehicle crash a day earlier. The state highway patrol says at least two people died and five …
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2/15/25
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A union official says the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without explanation amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government. Matt Biggs, president of the …
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT
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2/15/25
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Wyoming health department officials say an older woman is hospitalized with bird flu. It’s the state’s first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza, which is spreading through animals and some …
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The Associated Press
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2/15/25
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For nearly 100 years, the former Exide plant melted lead-acid car batteries that polluted properties in the mostly Latino region of southeast Los Angeles. The Environmental Protection Agency last …
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By DORANY PINEDA
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2/15/25
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The Justice Department has asked a court to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The formal dismissal request came Friday after days of turmoil in the department. The …
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
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2/14/25
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Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution. Friday's …
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2/14/25
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The Associated Press' U.S. immigration news editor, Elliot Spagat, was joined by Rebecca Santana, who covers the Department of Homeland Security, and Christopher Sherman, who is the news director for …
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By The Associated Press
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2/14/25
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Conservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of Government Efficiency, the Elon Musk-led project to slash the federal workforce …
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT
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2/14/25
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