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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump adminis…
Montana business leaders react as Supreme Court nixes many Trump tariffs
As the U.S. Supreme Court declared many of President Donald Trump’s import tariffs unconstitutional Friday, business leaders reached by Montana Free Press were…
Minneapolis protesters vent their outrage after an ICE officer kills a woman
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal officer taking part in the Trump administration's late…
GOP lawmakers have administration ally to end predator species protections
WASHINGTON — As congressional Republicans push to delist gray wolf and grizzly bear populations from Endangered Species Act protections, they now have an ally in the administration who has taken a skeptical view of…
A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025
Even the most dedicated doomscrollers smile once in a while. Here's a look back at some of the Associated Press stories that captured attention around the worl…
Good news: Behind the scenes of some of the most uplifting stories of 2025
It was one of the year's biggest stories — the selection of the first American pope — and an Associated Press journalist was interviewing the pope's brother at…
From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact
The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope.
Photos of moments of joy brought to life by AP photojournalists in 2025
The joy of being there, of prayer and play, a dance in a bomb shelter, a kiss in a flood and a hug in the mud, kids rolling tires and scooting among the ruins …
Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people
A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school…
As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action
The sternly worded statements and letters are filled with indignation and outrage: Republican U.S. lawmakers say Canada has done too little to contain wildfire…
Forest Service to abandon nine regional offices
The U.S. Forest Service will abandon its nine regional offices as its parent Department of Agriculture consolidates out of Washington, D.C., according to a mem…
14 children in Texas are among the 37 dead from flash floods as the search continues for the missing
Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees Saturday and turned over rocks in the search for more than two dozen children from a girls' cam…
Man found dead and lockdown lifted in Idaho after 2 firefighters killed, 1 wounded in sniper ambush
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two firefighters were killed Sunday and another was wounded when they were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in a norther…
Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar in retaliation for American bombing
Iran launched missile attacks Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the…
Iran's leader rejects call to surrender
Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of more Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americ…