Jack Hughes scored in overtime and the U.S. defeated Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday to earn the nation’s third men’s title at the Games and its first …

Kansas is set to invalidate about 1,700 driver's licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many of their birth certificates. It's because of a new law that goes beyond Republican-imposed …

Today is Sunday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2026. There are 312 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 22, 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” took place at the Winter Olympics in Lake …

When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in World …

Crews are working to recover victims after an avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada killed eight people and left one missing. On Saturday, a Black Hawk helicopter flew into the Castle Peak area …

JPMorgan Chase now confirms it closed Donald Trump’s bank accounts after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The admission in a court filing is the latest development in a lawsuit over …

Blizzard warnings have been issued for New York City, New Jersey and coastal communities along the East Coast as a late-winter storm approaches. The National Weather Service on Saturday increased its …

Authorities in Ohio have arrested and charged a former contestant on “American Idol” with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators. Caleb Flynn pleaded …

Thousands of nurses at a major New York hospital system have approved a new contract, voting to end a strike after more than a month. The nurses’ union announced the vote results Saturday. More …

Legal experts say a criminal investigation announced into whether negligence played a role in a deadly California avalanche could hinge on key decisions by guides leading the ill-fated ski trip. …

Les Wexner’s long-time friendship with the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein will be the subject of a closed-door congressional deposition in Ohio. The billionaire retail magnate on Wednesday is …

Willie Colón, a key creator of urban salsa and a longtime social activist, has died. He was 75. His family and manager confirmed his death in social media posts Saturday. Colón was a trombonist, …

Crews have recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers killed in a California avalanche.

NASA's new moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month's planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy. The space agency revealed the latest problem on Saturday, just one day after …

Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to Jeffrey Epstein, saying a law used to force the recent public release of …

AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images from Week 2 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics published by The Associated Press.

Norway is dominating the Milan Cortina Winter Games. It swept the men’s 50-kilometer cross-country podium for its 18th gold, a Winter Olympics record, and set another mark by reaching 40 medals …

Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for his historic walk-off home run …

The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for …

A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country …