27 h. ago Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope

Economics

39 h. ago US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid

The U.S. has officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis

Events

40 h. ago Women sue over Georgia law that added cash bail requirements for misdemeanors

Two women behind bars in Atlanta have sued the state of Georgia over a recent law that added a cash bail requirement for more crimes

Politics

42 h. ago CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago

Events

43 h. ago A fourth person dies from Minneapolis mass shooting and the suspect is charged with murder

Police say a fourth person has died as a result of a mass shooting in Minneapolis in which investigators believe a fifth person was killed in retaliation

Events

57 h. ago Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from taking any more steps to dismantle an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the nation

Politics

64 h. ago Stephen Miller claims Americans would rather buy expensive US dolls over Chinese dolls

Deputy chief of staff’s comments comes as Christmas put at risk amid freezing supply chains due to China tariffs

Politics

3 d. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Immigrants in the Texas Panhandle live in limbo under Trump's crackdown

This is a documentary photo story curated by AP photo editors.

Events

3 d. ago Florida seeks to enforce a law making it a crime for people in the US illegally to enter the state

Florida officials are appealing an injunction that freezes a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people who came to the country illegally to enter Florida if they elude immigration authorities

Events

3 d. ago Ray Romano and Sebastian Maniscalco share banter while atop Italian Alps in Winter Olympics promo

NBC is continuing its strategy of infusing the Olympics with pop culture and celebrity appeal to generate momentum ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in Italy next year

Politics

3 d. ago Guatemala gearing up to export avocados to US despite tariffs and delays

Six months after the United States gave a green light to import avocados from Guatemala, the Central American country has yet to send any of the fruit north, but expectations are running high

Politics

3 d. ago Chaos in American Airlines business class as passenger is thrown to the floor by flight attendant she then threatens to ‘kick in the balls’

Two passengers were removed from the aircraft after the incident

Events

4 d. ago Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month has only grown in 5 decades

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

Politics

4 d. ago 10 fiction and nonfiction books to understand the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War inspired enduring literature, from both sides of the world

Events

4 d. ago A town refuses to give up the school's Native American mascot — and gets Trump's support

A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports

Politics

4 d. ago Immigrants working legally in the Texas Panhandle live in limbo under Trump's crackdown

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

Events

4 d. ago Trump's tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall

American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them next

Politics

4 d. ago Federal judge says local police must follow order to halt enforcement of Florida immigration law

A federal judge has told attorneys for the state of Florida that an order freezing the enforcement of a new state immigration law absolutely did apply to all of the state’s local law enforcement agencies, despite a recent letter to the contrary from the state’s attorney general

Events

4 d. ago New Mexico judge orders remedial plan to improve public education for Native American students

A judge has ruled that the state of New Mexico must commission a remedial plan for K-12 education because the system hasn't adequately helped Native American students and others from low-income households

Events

4 d. ago JetBlue to announce partnership with US carrier after deal with American Airlines collapsed in acrimony

American Airlines is now suing JetBlue after a proposed partnership was stopped by an antitrust lawsuit

Economics

4 d. ago Nicole Kidman is receiving an award from Salma Hayek's husband... after the bombshells seemed to 'feud' last year

Nicole Kidman is receiving yet another honor in her very long list of accolades. The Oscar winner will be the recipient of the Woman In Motion at the Cannes Film Festival which kicks off May 13.

Events

4 d. ago ‘It’s just a book’: Wuthering Heights casting director defends choice of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi

Kharmel Cochrane responded to criticism of both actors’ ages and of Elordi’s ethnicity being unfaithful to Emily Brontë’s novel, saying ‘wait until you see the set design’Kharmel Cochrane, the casting director of Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights has defended the choice of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi for the leading roles.Speaking at the Sands film festival in Scotland, Cochrane responded to criticism of both actors’ ages and Elordi’s ethnicity by saying there was “no need to be accurate” as the source material is “just a book”, Deadline reported. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of DOJ grants are canceled

Hundreds of organizations have received notice that the Department of Justice is canceling ongoing grants they had received through the Office of Justice Programs

Politics

5 d. ago Asian American veterans share emotional stories 50 years after Vietnam War

Five decades after the end of the U.S.-led war in Vietnam, Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans are reflecting on the life-changing ordeal that was at time made more complicated by their race

Events

5 d. ago Logan Paul raises eyebrows with ‘woke’ claim about women ‘having it hard’

‘Women’s rights are considered “woke” now ’ one X user wrote

Politics

5 d. ago Cannes unveils jury including Juliette Binoche, Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong

Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will be among the jury members at this year’s Cannes Film Festival deciding the Palme d’Or winner

Politics

5 d. ago Charge against former Wisconsin warden in inmate deaths is reduced to a misdemeanor

Prosecutors have reduced a felony misconduct charge against a former Wisconsin prison warden implicated in two inmate deaths to a misdemeanor

Events

5 d. ago Report into Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines crash reveals fatal mistakes before collision

The U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter was 15 seconds away from crossing paths with the American Airlines jet on the eve of January 29, new report says

Events

5 d. ago Family speaks out after Air Force veteran, 62, was ‘left to die by American Airlines crew who allowed entire plane to deboard before he got help’

Exclusive: “They never even gave him a chance,” Kyle Cannon said of his late father, John William Cannon, who died after American Airlines crew allegedly delayed calling for help until after the entire plane had disembarked

Society

5 d. ago Family of Air Force vet ‘left to die by American Airlines crew’ says ‘traumatized’ medics pushed them to sue after seeing how he was treated

Exclusive: “They never even gave him a chance,” Kyle Cannon said of his late father, John William Cannon, who died after American Airlines crew allegedly delayed calling for help until after the entire plane had disembarked

Events

6 d. ago Comment: Dear filmmakers, stop waiting for permission (a polite British reminder)

Ben Charles Edwards, co-founder of DREAMTOWN and Cine International Film Festival, delivers a call to arms for British indie cinema

Events

8 d. ago New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape

A new tribal national park in North Dakota is opening a little-seen area of the rugged Badlands to hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts

Politics

8 d. ago Billy Idol on his first album in over a decade, surviving addiction, the Rock Hall and more

Punk rock icon Billy Idol released his first new album in 11 years on Friday

Events

9 d. ago Thousands gather in New Mexico for the largest powwow in North America

Thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for a celebration showcasing Native American and Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world

Politics

9 d. ago Harvey Fierstein to be awarded special Tony Award for lifetime in the theater

Actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein needs to find room for another award

Events

9 d. ago US airlines forced to cut flights as travel across the country drops

Airlines reported that they would trim its flight schedule for the second half of the year due to lower demand

Transport

9 d. ago Airlines, rattled by trade war and spending pullback, continue to cut flights, pull outlooks

Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit outlooks for the year due to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national and global economies sours

Events

1 week ago Bluebells and other spring flowers can be nature's antidote to stressful times

With the world awash in stress and anxiety, nature can be the perfect spring antidote

Politics

1 week ago American Airlines flight attendants let passenger die while others disembarked, family says

Exclusive: “How long does it take to deboard an airplane? 20, 30 minutes? That’s critical time,” attorney Joseph LoRusso told The Independent

Society

1 week ago American Airlines flight crew let passenger die while others disembarked, family says

Exclusive: “How long does it take to deboard an airplane? 20, 30 minutes? That’s critical time,” attorney Joseph LoRusso told The Independent

Society

1 week ago Worries about flying seem to be taking off. Here's how to cope with in

The evidence is anecdotal, but psychologists and flight attendants say they are seeing and hearing increased worries about flying

Politics

1 week ago Herbert Gans, leading sociologist and media analyst, dies at 97

Herbert Gans, an eminent sociologist and media analyst, has died at age 97

Events

1 week ago Costa Rica will give migrants deported from the US permits to stay in the country for 3 months

Costa Rica says it will allow some of the approximately 200 migrants deported from the United States and held in detention in the Central American country to stay and move about freely for three months

Events

1 week ago Federal judge orders US to restore visas of 2 international students in Oregon

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered the U.S. government to restore the visa status of two international students whose visas had been revoked

Society

1 week ago Boston Marathon helps celebrate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War

The wheelchair fields left Hopkinton under clear skies and cool temperatures Monday morning for the start of the 129th Boston Marathon

Events

1 week ago AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.

Events

1 week ago A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from the International Space Station

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut safely landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station

Politics

2 w. ago Si Woo Kim leads into final round with Tommy Fleetwood among chasers

Fleetwood is three shots off the pace at the RBC Heritage tournament at Hilton Head.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects

At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools at the hands of the U.S. government have been slashed due to federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration

Politics

2 w. ago Judge blocks Trump administration’s from passport changes affecting transgender Americans

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers

Politics

2 w. ago Lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students

A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students who have been stripped of their visas in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation

Society

2 w. ago Alaska Native man who alleged wrongful conviction in murder case reaches $11.5M settlement

An Alaska Native man who maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of a white teenager has agreed to an $11.5 million settlement with the city of Fairbanks

Events

2 w. ago AP PHOTOS: A look at the huge prison in El Salvador linked to US deportations

President Donald Trump’ s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison, but is arguing against returning him to the United States because of his alleged gang ties and the U.S. government’s lack of power over the Central American nation.

Events

2 w. ago American Psycho director hits out at misguided idolisation of Patrick Bateman

Mary Harron has reflected on the film’s cultural effect, 25 years on

Events

2 w. ago ‘Bleak Week’ Film Festival Goes Global, Expanding to 8 Cities Including London

‘Bleak Week’ Film Festival Goes Global, Expanding to 8 Cities Including London  SM Mirror

Culture

2 w. ago AP Was There: A truck bomb rips through a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995

Journalists in Oklahoma City have vivid memories of the bombing at the Alfred P

Events

2 w. ago Artist Kehinde Wiley puts power in a new frame with paintings of African leaders

American artist Kehinde Wiley has unveiled an exhibition in Morocco of portraits of African leaders as part of a yearslong series exploring politics and image-making

Politics

2 w. ago Judge in Colorado puts temporary hold on removals sought by Trump under 18th century wartime law

A federal judge has put a temporary hold on deportations of immigrants in Colorado who face possible removal under President Donald Trump's invocation of an 18th century law known as the Alien Enemies Act

Events

2 w. ago Here's a look at recent aircraft tragedies, mishaps and close calls

A private plane that crashed over the weekend in upstate New York is just the latest in a series of aviation tragedies and mishaps

Events

2 w. ago Trump claims he wants to boost American manufacturing. But the industry is already in chaos over his tariffs

Trump trade policies created an ‘unwillingness to work with American companies,’ U.S. coffee grower says

Politics

2 w. ago Daryl Hannah claims Trump administration tried to ‘mess Neil Young up’ over American citizenship

Veteran rocker recently expressed concern that he could be barred from the US upon his return from his European tour

Politics

2 w. ago What to stream: Jude Law as a fed, a 'Law & Order' reunion and David Oyelowo in an oddball comedy

Mariska Hargitay reuniting with her old partner, Detective Elliot Stabler, on “Law & Order: Organized Crime” and Jude Law sporting a mustache and an American accent to play an FBI agent are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

Politics

2 w. ago Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has died, his son said Sunday

Events

3 w. ago Trump's China tariffs swing a sledgehammer at importers and cheap goods

U.S. importers are bracing for the impact of President Donald Trump's staggering 145% levy on Chinese imports

Politics

3 w. ago Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement

The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus

Events

3 w. ago New John Lennon documentary to debut at London film festival

New John Lennon documentary to debut at London film festival  KSLX - Classic Rock

Culture

3 w. ago Justin Rose sets clubhouse target as Rory McIlroy makes Masters charge

McIlroy’s eagle on the par-five 13th helped rocket him up the leaderboard.

Society

3 w. ago Gary Wales announced as VIP guest at prestigious US film festival

Scotland’s own Gary Wales, an internationally recognised actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur, has been officially announced as a VIP guest at the Moonless International Film Festival in Sumter, South Carolina, USA this May.

Culture

3 w. ago Iranian directors of My Favourite Cake given suspended jail sentences for ‘spreading lies’

Makers of the acclaimed film, whose gentle romance depicts its heroine without a headscarf, were accused of ‘disturbing public opinion’An Iranian court has handed two Iranian film directors suspended jail terms over a film that angered authorities in its home country but was acclaimed in Europe and the US, rights groups said on Thursday.Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha were convicted earlier this week by a revolutionary court for their film My Favourite Cake, the Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) and Dadban legal monitor said in separate statements. The film, which competed at the 2024 Berlin film festival and won prizes in Europe and the US, shows the romantic awakening of a woman in Tehran who notably appears without the headscarf that is obligatory for women in Iran. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Planes clip wings while taxiing at Reagan airport: One had members of Congress aboard

No injuries have been reported, authorities say

Politics

3 w. ago Meet the Gulf shrimpers rooting on Trump's tariffs in a Texas fishing town

While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, Gulf coast shrimpers are cheering him on

Politics

3 w. ago The wing tip of an American Airlines plane strikes another aircraft at a DC airport

Authorities say the wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Events

3 w. ago Planes collide at Reagan airport: One had several members of Congress aboard

No injuries have been reported, authorities say

Politics

3 w. ago A Los Angeles woman arrested in Russia has been freed in a prisoner swap. Here's what we know

Russia has freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S. Thursday’s prisoner swap comes as the two countries work to repair ties

Events

3 w. ago Sexual assault warning issued for American women renting jet skis in The Bahamas

Federal workers living in or visiting The Bahamas have been prohibited from renting jet skis

Events

3 w. ago Pillion, Phoenician and Panahi: superb lineup set to extend Cannes’ Oscar

After a tricky few years, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has come roaring back and is set to feature new work by Kelly Reichardt, another Joachim Trier drama starring Renate Reinsve and Cannes icons the Dardenne brothersThe Cannes film festival selection has been unveiled by its director Thierry Frémaux, with all its auteur heavyweights and cineaste silverback gorillas, including new work by Kelly Reichardt, Julia Ducournau, Ari Aster, Wes Anderson, Joachim Trier and Carla Simón. Tom Cruise’s final Mission: Impossible movie is showing out of competition; Robert De Niro is getting an honorary Palme d’Or – and probably treating audiences to a characteristically tightlipped onstage interview – and Bono arrives at the red carpet for Andrew Dominik’s documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender. Actor turned director Scarlett Johansson comes to Cannes with her Eleanor the Great, a quirky New York tale starring veteran player June Squibb.There is also, of course, an appearance from the B...

Politics

3 w. ago Education Department withdraws from plan to address discipline disparities for Native students

The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion

Politics

3 w. ago Scarlett Johansson, Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor set for Cannes 2025 as lineup announced

Premieres of new movies by Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, Ari Aster, Kelly Reichardt, Joachim Trier and Jafar Panahi to screen at film festival – as well debuts by actor-turned-directors Johansson and Harris Dickinson The Cannes film festival looks set to cement its reputation as the world’s ultimate springboard for serious films with an eye on box office success, with new works by auteur heavyweights Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, Kelly Reichardt and Richard Linklater all set to premiere on the Croisette this May.Cannes delegate general Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch announced this year’s lineup at a press conference in Paris on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Richard Linklater and Wes Anderson

New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival

Culture

3 w. ago John Lennon biopic to premiere at London's newest independent film festival

The Cine International Film Festival is hitting Soho in May to celebrate exciting new filmmaking, and their newly announced line-up features appearances from cinema greats as well as exciting premieres

Politics

3 w. ago American Airlines didn’t have a passenger’s meal choice. So he barged into the cockpit

The man was also upset that he couldn’t sit in the exit row with his baby

Politics

3 w. ago Star Wars original cut to be screened for the first time in decades

The sci-fi blockbuster will be shown as part of the British Film Institute’s Film on Film festival.

Events

3 w. ago Like father, like daughter – Poppy McIlroy delights Augusta crowd with long putt

The Northern Irishman helped the four-year-old hole a long birdie putt on the final hole.

Politics

3 w. ago Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York

Judges in Texas and New York said they would temporarily bar the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely-invoked law letting presidents imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war

Events

3 w. ago American Airlines flight turns back when passenger’s meal choice isn’t available, prompting him to attempt to ‘barge into’ the cockpit

The man was also upset that he couldn’t sit in the exit row with his baby

Politics

3 w. ago Delta drops outlook for 2025 and says growth has stalled in trade war

Delta has pulled its 2025 guidance as the trade war scrambles expectations and said it will reduce capacity given economic conditions

Events

3 w. ago Sands International Film Festival of St Andrews 2025: Full lineup as Joanna Lumley and Russo Brothers set to head to Fife

Some big names have been confirmed for the boutique film festival.

Culture

3 w. ago Army adjusts tracker policy and flight training following January collision with passenger jet

The Army has made changes to how its helicopters use a safety system that broadcasts aircraft location and has reduced the number of flights over Washington following a collision with a passenger jet that killed 67 people

Events

3 w. ago New offers for buyouts and early retirement offered to Homeland Security staff

The Department of Homeland Security is offering buyouts and early retirement options to staffers, as officials push forward with efforts to reduce and reshape the federal workforce

Events

3 w. ago Rory McIlroy to be among later starters as he begins bid to win the 89th Masters

McIlroy will play alongside Ryder Cup team-mate Ludvig Aberg and American Akshay Bhatia for the first two rounds at Augusta National.

Politics

3 w. ago US tourist arrested in quiet UK seaside town after wielding steak knife ‘for protection’

Holidaymaker, reportedly from an open-carry US state, had UK weapons laws explained to him by officers, Kent Police said

Events

3 w. ago Tom Cruise to return to Cannes with 'Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning'

Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise is returning to the Croisette with “Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning.”

Events

3 w. ago Federal grants to fight child labor worldwide are axed in DOGE cuts

The Trump administrated has canceled millions of dollars in international grants that a Department of Labor division administered to combat child labor and slave labor around the world

Politics

3 w. ago American YouTuber who tried to contact world’s most isolated tribe faces five years in prison

Indian police arrested 24-year-old American Youtuber Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov

Events

3 w. ago George M. Johnson's 'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops 2024 list of most 'challenged' US library books

The American Library Association has unveiled the 10 most “challenged books” of 2024

Politics

3 w. ago Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead 80 years after one of WWII's fiercest battles

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago

Events

3 w. ago John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl's dark side

American actor John Lithgow has won the best actor trophy at the London stage Olivier Awards for exploring the dark side of children’s writer Roald Dahl in “Giant.”

Events

4 w. ago Takeaways from Trump's move to send Venezuelan migrants in the US to a prison in El Salvador

President Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war

Events

4 w. ago Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries

A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin American and Caribbean countries

Politics

4 w. ago Tornadoes will become more frequent in coming weeks. Here's what to know if your home is destroyed

An average of 1,200 tornadoes hit yearly, and the United States will probably get more killer supercells spawning tornadoes and hail as the world warms

Politics