Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students. Superintendent Lindel Fields …
The Israeli military says one of four bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday is not that of any hostages held in Gaza. This adds strain to the fragile ceasefire ending the two-year war. Forensic …
Backward walking, also known as retro walking or reverse walking, adds variety to an exercise routine. Turning around not only provides a change of view, but also makes different demands on your …
New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years. The state Department of Health said …
A longtime state lawmaker from Austin is jumping into the Texas governor's race. Democrat Gina Hinojosa announced her candidacy Wednesday in a video posted to her social media accounts. If she wins …
A Florida judge has granted a protective order against Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Mills after a former girlfriend claimed he threatened to release nude images of her and harm her future boyfriends. …
The sheriff in Missouri’s most populous county was jailed Tuesday and faced mounting calls to resign just 10 months into the job over accusations that he ordered deputies to handcuff the jail chief …
Some authors, publishers, readers and influencers are finding new ways to elevate Hispanic stories despite underrepresentation in the mainstream world of books. Book lovers also see an increase in …
Shares have swung higher in Asia as hopes for a U.S. interest rate cut helped to offset worries over simmering trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. U.S. futures edged higher while oil …
Donnie Wahlberg is finally filming a TV series in his hometown of Boston, but he's playing a New Yorker. His character, Danny Reagan from “Blue Bloods,” moves to Boston in the new CBS spinoff, …
Riot police have scuffled with medical staff at an Athens public hospital, after dozens of staff gathered to protest the state of public health services during a visit to the hospital by the …
Moderate Democrat U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton says he will run against U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in next year's election for Massachusetts' Democratic nomination. Moulton released a video Wednesday saying …
Joel Holsinger, a partner at Ares Management Corp., on Wednesday launched Promote Giving, an initiative encouraging investment managers to donate a portion of their fees to charity. This idea stems …
The European Union's top official has urged Serbia to take concrete steps toward joining the EU, including imposing sanctions on Russia. On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der …
The U.S. government shutdown’s strain on the aviation system is starting to show. An air traffic control tower near Los Angeles closed for six hours less than a week into the shutdown because of a …
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2025. There are 77 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 15, 2017, actor and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted that women who had been …
Oct. 8 - 14, 2025 AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The Associated Press in the past week. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo …
Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, has been selected to be the next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He’ll lead the church’s more than 17 million …
Some homes have been ordered evacuated in wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods as Southern California was hit by a rare October storm that was expected to pummel the region with heavy rain, …
Madagascar’s military has seized power from the civilian government, a high-ranking commander announced after President Andry Rajoelina fled the sprawling Indian Ocean island country for his …