Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite economic uncertainty
NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday bargains no longer tempt people to leave Thanksgiving tables for midnight mall…
Hong Kong firefighters make final search, apartment tower blaze kills 94
HONG KONG — Hong Kong firefighters combed through a high-rise apartment complex apartment-by-apartment Friday in a final attempt…
The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists
Nov. 21 – 27, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca, highlights some of the…
Fleet of UPS MD-11 planes grounded after deadly crash expected to miss peak delivery season
A fleet of planes that UPS grounded after a deadly crash isn’t expected to be back in service…
National Guard shooting brings scrutiny to Afghan refugee program
The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington is one of about 76,000 Afghans brought…
NASA’s Perseverance rover hears lightning sounds on Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping…
National Guard shooting in DC: What we know
WASHINGTON (AP) — The brazen daytime shooting of two National Guard members in the nation’s capital by a…
Here’s a strategy to get through stressful holiday gatherings
The point is to “act boring, like a gray rock,” said Samantha Whiten, a Maryland-based clinical psychologist. “You…
Judges allow a North Carolina map that could flip a US House seat to the GOP
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional…
Kilauea displays lava fountains for the 37th time since its eruption began last year
HONOLULU — The on-and-off eruption that’s been dazzling residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Big Island for nearly a…
Rare 1963 photographs reveal Ireland’s past through Diether Endlicher’s lens
BERLIN (AP) — Rare photographs of Ireland from 1963 show a world about to disappear, a country before…
Colorado says it doesn’t plan to transfer former elections clerk Tina Peters to federal custody
DENVER (AP) — Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer from state prison to federal custody a former county clerk…