A 23-year-old man was sentenced to four years in federal prison after admitting he hurled a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids …
Democrat Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet is a labor union …
One of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of the Iranian drama “It Was Just an Accident” has been arrested in Tehran just weeks before the Academy Awards. Representatives for the film on Sunday …
Promoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates …
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad have returned to Minnesota after being released by ICE, Texas lawmaker says.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. was beginning to talk with Cuban leaders as his administration is putting greater pressure on the communist-run island and cutting off key oil supplies. The …
Demond Wilson, the actor who played the son on the seminal 1970s sitcom “Sanford and Son,” has died. He was 79. Wilson's Lamont character was the subject of endless insults from Redd Foxx's Fred …
President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota is rattling voters in a highly competitive swing district in northern Colorado. Some Trump supporters are unnerved by the raids and the …
Rabbis and rabbinical students in the United States are more diverse than ever. That includes increasing numbers of women and LGBTQ+ people. Women from earlier generations who became rabbis marvel at …
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery features compelling images from around the world published by The Associated Press in January.
Today is Sunday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2026. There are 333 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the Earth’s …
Chaka Khan, Cher, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Fela Kuti, and Whitney Houston have received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards. Chaka Khan …
It’s go time for thousands of America’s most dogged competitors. Big or small, sleek or shaggy, they’re all trying for the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in its milestone …
The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico. Jury selection begins Monday. Stemming from an undercover investigation, the …
Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips GOP-held Texas state Senate seat in special election for district Trump handily won in 2024.
With the eyes of a nation upon it, the Minnesota immigration enforcement effort has tested a local newsroom in the midst of a digital transformation — and it hasn't left the local journalists …
Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing for a vacant U.S. House seat from Houston. Saturday's special election will narrow the GOP’s already slim House majority. Menefee is the …
U.S. Ambassador Laura Dogu has arrived in Caracas to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after seven years of severed ties. The move follows the removal of Nicolás Maduro from office …
NASA has begun a two-day practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in 53 years. The dress rehearsal that started Saturday night will culminate with the fueling of the space agency's …
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a bill expanding the state Supreme Court’s five-judge panel to seven. Republican advocates for the change argue that it will help speed up decision-making. But …