Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska overwhelmingly approved paid sick leave laws last year. Now some lawmakers in those states are trying to roll back the benefits before they begin. Republicans …
The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March, first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before …
The European Court of Human Rights says that Serbia must prevent any potential use of sound devices for crowd control following reports that a sonic weapon was directed at peaceful demonstrators …
Premium coffee roasters in the U.S. are reeling from the sharp price increases of coffee beans, which nearly doubled last year after record drought in Brazil. One New York coffee roaster and cafe …
A state lawmaker has demanded that an Iowa immigrant rights organization turn over private details about the nonprofit’s legal clients, donors and list of members. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice …
As more women and young people run for public office, they’re bringing more than fresh policy ideas to statehouses. And some are bringing their children. Like working parents across the country, …
Before games, Dallas forward Matt Duchene has an identical routine. He blocks out a two-hour window for a nap, eats the same meal of pasta and salmon and spends time reviewing notes he’s made in …
At least 12 people including children were killed overnight in Gaza by Israeli strikes, hospital workers said Wednesday. The pre-dawn strikes hit three houses in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp, …
Algeria’s government proposed a law to streamline military mobilization amid tensions with neighboring countries Morocco and Mali, as well as former colonial ruler France. The text, set to be …
Today is Wednesday, April 30, the 120th day of 2025. There are 245 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon …
The Australian host of a weekend family lunch is on trial charged with murdering her estranged husband’s parents and an aunt and attempting to murder an uncle with poisonous mushrooms. Prosecutor …
Monthly surveys of Chinese factory managers shows export orders slowed in April as higher tariffs on U.S. imports began to kick in. China and the U.S. appear to remain at stark odds after U.S. …
It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments be recognized annually across the nation. What …
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — When the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces 50 years ago this week, it prompted a mass exodus of some 2 million people — hundreds of …
Police say a man in a stolen Porsche trying to evade law enforcement has been shot and killed by an officer in Brooklyn. NYPD Chief of Department John Chell says the 28-year-old was driving on the …
Montana Republicans dominated in the fall election, but moderates in the party have shared power with Democrats in the statehouse. The move defied growing divisions between America's two political …
April 29, 2025 From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. ____ Follow AP visual …
A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports. President Donald Trump this month ordered the U.S. Department …
Confusion and fear are rippling through the immigrant communities of the Texas panhandle, where newcomers have come for generation to work in its immense meatpacking plants. A series of orders from …
Confusion and fear are rippling through the immigrant communities of the Texas Panhandle, where newcomers have come for generations to work in its immense meatpacking plants. A series of orders from …