The U.S. Postal Service is releasing a new series of stamps to honor Route 66’s centennial. The offering includes eight stamps — one each for the states traversed by the Mother Road. The special …
Vice President JD Vance will visit Iowa. It's his first visit since taking office to the state where Republicans in less than two years will cast the first votes to pick their party’s next …
Kansas City is gearing up for a big role in hosting the World Cup, with six games to be played at Arrowhead Stadium. The Kansas City area will also host high-profile teams like Argentina, England and …
Armenia hosts the first European Union summit in Yerevan on Tuesday, marking a deepening of ties that's been years in the making. The summit underscores Armenia’s disillusionment with Russia after …
Today is Tuesday, May 5, the 125th day of 2026. There are 240 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler …
NEW YORK (AP) — Stars gathered Monday for the 2026 Met Gala, interpreting the dress code “Fashion is art,” inspired by the spring exhibit at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of …
Guests ascended the famous steps of the Metropolitan Museum and entered a lobby transformed to resemble an Italian garden, with a huge moon hanging from the ceiling. While harpists serenaded them, …
Nayomie Mendoza is a Mexican American business owner who is celebrating Mexican history and resilience on Cinco de Mayo. She aims to combat anti-immigrant sentiments by highlighting the significance …
Recent court rulings on abortion pill access have reignited a contentious political issue in a midterm year. A federal appeals court restricted mail access to mifepristone pills, a common abortion …
Tennessee becomes the latest Southern state to consider redrawing its congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the Voting Rights Act. Republican Gov. Bill Lee called Tennessee …
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Pulitzer Prize judges have awarded the fiction prize to Daniel Kraus for “Angel Down,” a World War I narrative told in one long sentence. Bess Wohl's “Liberation,” exploring 1970s feminist …
California is investigating one of the Trump administration’s deals to end an offshore wind project. Golden State Wind was a floating offshore wind project proposed off California’s central …
A United Airlines jet came dangerously close to disaster Sunday when it hit a semitrailer truck and a light pole on the New Jersey turnpike as it came into land at Newark Liberty International …
Police and hospital officials say a shooting at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City has sent at least 12 people to hospitals. Edmond police spokesperson Emily Ward said authorities received reports …
At least twelve miners are trapped inside a coal mine in central Colombia, officials said Monday night, following an explosion that was caused apparently by the accumulation of gases. Jorge Emilio …
New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms …
A former corrections officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at an upstate New York prison. Caleb Blair also agreed under a plea bargain Monday to serve 11 years …
The Associated Press won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for an investigation into mass surveillance tools and their impact in China. Reuters won the award Monday for reporting on …
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have agreed to end their legal battle over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us.” The two sides settled their legal dispute on Monday …