A Georgia amusement park where a man fell to his death from a roller coaster is set to reopen amid a growing safety probe of roller coasters made by the same manufacturer. At least two theme parks …
Irish novelist Sally Rooney's books are no longer sold in the U.K. because she supports Palestine Action, a group banned as a terrorist organization. Her British publisher, Faber, announced it would …
A strong majority of voters believes President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new AP-NORC poll that …
Police in Las Vegas are poised to settle a mystery by publicly revealing the identity of a man whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead. Authorities have already said the man was shot. They …
Three people are dead and multiple people are injured following a fire involving a city transit bus in Calgary, police said. Transit officials say two buses crashed. Photos and video circulating on …
Mt. Edgecumbe High School students took the helm of the State Board of Education’s fall meeting this week, leading board members through the dorms and halls of the World War II-era campus, and saying their piece on operations at the boarding...
The fundraising Alaska Day Chili Cookoff will not resolve the eternal question of whether it’s actually “chili” if it includes beans. But whether you are pro or con on the issue, all entries will be considered for the $250 first prize in the 10th...
As the Nov. 3 general election approaches, some Sitkans are organizing the town’s fourth “No Kings Day” rally for Saturday morning, this time with a get-out-the-vote theme: “No Kings: Vote Early.” Hundreds of Sitkans have taken part in local...
Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns Thursday to a New York courtroom to answer a rewritten drug trafficking indictment. He and his wife are now accused of leading a state-sponsored …
TEST SPIN - New Archangel Dancers rehearse at Harrigan Centennial Hall Wednesday night. The dancers will perform a show 7 p.m. Friday as part of the Alaska Day Festival. The show also will feature Sitka Studio of Dance and will have tickets...
A judge of Brazil’s top electoral court ruled on Thursday in favor of the campaign of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who earlier filed a complaint against Meta. The filing accuses the big …
The Trump administration has sued California election officials. The lawsuit filed Thursday asks a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for next month’s midterm elections from …
A newly unsealed indictment says a man raped a student at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology after giving her fentanyl that left her unconscious and ultimately killed her. The indictment …
A new bridge linking China and North Korea has opened after more than a decade of delay, signaling deeper ties between the two countries. China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported the Thursday …
More buses and cars will be allowed to travel on the sole road through Denali National Park, under a rule announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service. The new rule sets a limit of 160 permitted vehicles a day for the season that runs from the week before […]
A minibus carrying truck drivers has crashed into a train in the Channel Tunnel between France and England, injuring 19 people. French authorities say the accident happened Thursday when the minibus …
Oct. 9 - 15, 2026 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Eloy Martin, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
Police say a Pennsylvania gunman who killed several family members had strictly controlled their finances and interactions with others. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah says investigators still don’t …
Another court has declared Ohio's school choice voucher program unconstitutional. While leaving the EdChoice program in place for now, a three-judge panel of the 10th District appellate court …
A Chilean court has sentenced a Venezuelan man to 20 years in prison for helping kidnap and kill dissident Ronald Ojeda. Thursday’s sentence for Maickel David Villegas Rodríguez, 28, followed the …