Today is Friday, March 27, the 86th day of 2026. There are 279 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 27, 2022, Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage at the 94th Academy …
A sharp generational split over the Iran war is opening up at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference. Younger attendees tell The Associated Press they feel disappointed and even …
March 20 - 26, 2026 Soldiers held a vigil in Bogotá, Colombia, for the victims of a military cargo plane crash in Puerto Leguizamo in the country's south. Soccer star Lionel Messi took part in a …
A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media is celebrating a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube. Kimberly Osterman says the verdicts in …
A Manhattan architect intends to plead guilty to Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach serial killings. That's according to two people familiar with the case who spoke to The Associated Press on …
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a deal to end the Iran war is near, after Tehran dismissed his 15-point ceasefire plan and issued its own sweeping demands to stop fighting as it launched …
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have held talks in North Korea’s capital and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty. Lukashenko who was in …
A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe says Alen Zheng fled to China with his sister …
A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s photo voter ID law, setting aside claims by civil rights groups that discrimination against Black and Latino voters warrants striking it down. The …
A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in temporarily blocking the Pentagon from labeling the company as a supply chain risk. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin on …
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm is suing his parents for milllions of dollars, accusing them of siphoning large amounts of his money into financial accounts they managed for him and …
Congress is under pressure to fund the Department of Homeland Security ahead of its upcoming spring recess, as the Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some …
The execution of a former Florida police officer convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl has been temporarily halted by the Florida Supreme Court. The court issued a stay in execution …
Health officials say nine people, including children, have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to raw milk and raw milk cheddar cheese. The outbreak has been linked …
A Minneapolis woman who confronted federal immigration officers alongside Alex Pretti in January is speaking out about alleged excessive force during the enforcement surge in Minnesota. Georgia …
The California state Senate is expected to pass a bill to erase César Chavez’s name from a state holiday following sexual abuse allegations. The bill would rename the holiday on March 31 to …
Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relationships and reinforce harmful behaviors, according …
March 20 - 26, 2026 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Patrick Sison, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week. …
A Republican-led initiative to repeal Utah's voter-approved anti-gerrymandering standards has failed to make the November ballot. That means a new congressional map that gives Democrats a high …
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is due in court as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees. Maduro’s lawyer contends that …