requested_url stringlengths 70 146 | title stringlengths 16 100 | plaintext stringlengths 51 17.4k | body dict | lang stringclasses 2
values | topics listlengths 1 170 | authors listlengths 0 5 | publisher stringclasses 1
value | publishing_date stringdate 2025-05-01 04:01:06 2025-05-22 14:16:37 | free_access bool 1
class | exception null |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-metoo-sexual-assault-retrial-mann-1da2a31b7f726bce2869596b3d8e2f4b | Weinstein trial turns tense as accuser gestures at him and lawyers clash over a movie reference | NEW YORK (AP) — A key witness stared down Harvey Weinstein and pointed sharply at him as she left court in sobs Tuesday, marking one of the most heated points of the former studio boss’ sex crimes retrial.
And that was before noon. By the end of the day, prosecutors and defense lawyers were clashing over a question re... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW YORK (AP) — A key witness stared down Harvey Weinstein and pointed sharply at him as she left court in sobs Tuesday, marking one of the most heated points of the former studio boss’ sex crimes retrial.",
"And that was before noon. ... | en | [
"Harvey Weinstein",
"Meg Ryan",
"Jessica Mann",
"California",
"New York",
"Legal proceedings",
"Crime",
"New York City Wire",
"Trials",
"Associated Press",
"Miriam Haley",
"Arthur L. Aidala",
"Curtis Farber",
"Matthew Colangelo",
"Sexual assault",
"Kaja Sokola"
] | [
"JENNIFER PELTZ"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 18:32:45+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/britain-migration-decline-ukraine-hong-kong-net-14d91a9f74648887cbf4c621ad9973eb | Fewer study and work visas lead to halving in net migration in the UK in 2024 | LONDON (AP) — Fewer work and study visas contributed to a near-halving in net migration into the U.K. — the number of people moving to the U.K. minus the number of those moving abroad — in 2024, official figures showed Thursday.
The Office for National Statistics said the figure stood at an estimated 431,000 in the ye... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"LONDON (AP) — Fewer work and study visas contributed to a near-halving in net migration into the U.K. — the number of people moving to the U.K. minus the number of those moving abroad — in 2024, official figures showed Thursday.",
"The... | en | [
"United Kingdom",
"Keir Starmer",
"Immigration",
"Migration",
"Politics",
"Business",
"COVID-19 pandemic",
"Government programs",
"European Union"
] | [
"PAN PYLAS"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 10:57:50+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/germany-far-right-group-attacks-arrests-d79b06a9074b05fe78ce3d00371ef9e2 | Germany says it broke up a far-right group that planned attacks. 5 teens have been arrested | BERLIN (AP) — German police on Wednesday arrested five teenagers accused of involvement with a right-wing extremist group calling itself “Last Defense Wave” that allegedly aimed to destabilize the country’s democratic system by carrying out attacks on migrants and political opponents.
The early-morning arrests in vari... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BERLIN (AP) — German police on Wednesday arrested five teenagers accused of involvement with a right-wing extremist group calling itself “Last Defense Wave” that allegedly aimed to destabilize the country’s democratic system by carrying out at... | en | [
"Germany",
"Germany government",
"Teens",
"Political refugees",
"Jerome M.",
"Stefanie Hubig",
"Indictments",
"Benjamin H.",
"Fires",
"Asylum",
"Jason R.",
"Assault",
"Terrorism"
] | [
"GEIR MOULSON"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 07:03:55+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/italy-lgbtq-parents-00eda04c4a03e2b4274ebb1f6b3ddcc1 | Italy's court says 2 mothers can register as parents on birth certificates | ROME (AP) — Italy’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that two women can register as parents of a child on a birth certificate, saying recognition of parental rights can’t be restricted to the biological mother alone in families with same-sex parents.
The court ruled that it was unconstitutional for city registra... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"ROME (AP) — Italy’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that two women can register as parents of a child on a birth certificate, saying recognition of parental rights can’t be restricted to the biological mother alone in families with same... | en | [
"Italy",
"Giorgia Meloni",
"Courts",
"Sexual assault",
"LGBTQ"
] | [
"NICOLE WINFIELD"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 12:14:28+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/sean-combs-diddy-trial-cassie-1aee36aa9513611fc4d8c7adc2435137 | Cassie's mother says Sean 'Diddy' Combs demanded $20K because her daughter was seeing someone else | NEW YORK (AP) — An angry Sean “Diddy” Combs demanded $20,000 from Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s mother and threatened to release explicit sex tapes of his longtime girlfriend after learning she was dating someone else, the mother testified Tuesday at the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial.
Regina Ventura said she fel... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW YORK (AP) — An angry Sean “Diddy” Combs demanded $20,000 from Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s mother and threatened to release explicit sex tapes of his longtime girlfriend after learning she was dating someone else, the mother testified Tuesd... | en | [
"Sean Diddy Combs",
"Regina Ventura",
"Barack Obama",
"Manhattan",
"Los Angeles",
"New York City Wire",
"Arun Subramanian",
"Juries",
"Suge Knight",
"Technology",
"Scott Mescudi",
"Cassie",
"Sex and sexuality",
"Sexual misconduct",
"Gerard Gannon",
"Marc Agnifilo",
"David James",
"... | [
"MICHAEL R. SISAK",
"LARRY NEUMEISTER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 15:53:12+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-black-hires-trump-department-of-justice-81c4a0136a6eb73f6334be8c15ee9b79 | Justice Department probes Chicago's hiring after mayor touts Black hires | The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into hiring practices at the city of Chicago, according to a letter shared on social media and sent to the Chicago mayor’s office.
The probes announcement Monday came a day after Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke at a Chicago church to outline his vision... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into hiring practices at the city of Chicago, according to a letter shared on social media and sent to the Chicago mayor’s office.",
"The probes announcement Monday... | en | [
"Brandon Johnson",
"Chicago",
"Donald Trump",
"Lori Lightfoot",
"U.S. Department of Justice",
"Discrimination",
"Civil rights",
"Human rights",
"Black experience",
"United States government",
"Legal proceedings",
"United States",
"Conservatism",
"Harmeet K. Dhillon",
"Race and ethnicity"... | [
"CLAUDIA LAUER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 18:59:05+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-bukele-cristosal-human-rights-lawyer-5e6a7f8ae6e23a535c109bdc7e284a71 | Mother of arrested Salvadoran lawyer says daughter is innocent and calls for her release | SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The mother of a human rights lawyer arrested in El Salvador said Tuesday she was able to see and speak with her daughter more than 24 hours after her arrest and declared her daughter’s innocence in what critics say was government retaliation for her work.
Eleonora Alfaro spoke after vi... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The mother of a human rights lawyer arrested in El Salvador said Tuesday she was able to see and speak with her daughter more than 24 hours after her arrest and declared her daughter’s innocence in what critics... | en | [
"Ruth Eleonora Lpez",
"Nayib Bukele",
"Eleonora Alfaro",
"Law enforcement",
"El Salvador",
"Theft",
"Eugenio Chicas",
"Noah Bullock",
"Human rights",
"Salvador Sanchez Ceren",
"Corporate crime",
"Embezzlement"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 23:15:22+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/new-jersey-mciver-habba-baraka-ice-facility-f4c995ea685e9085f585be345649f57a | Prosecutors charge New Jersey Democrat over ICE protest | Federal prosecutors alleged Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest of the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention facility, according to charges in court papers unsealed on Tuesday.
In an eight-page complaint, interim U.S. Attorney Alina Hab... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"Federal prosecutors alleged Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest of the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention facility, according to charges in court papers unse... | en | [
"Newark",
"Ras Baraka",
"Donald Trump",
"Alina Habba",
"Tom Homan",
"Prisons",
"Protests and demonstrations",
"National",
"Immigration",
"Kristi Noem",
"United States government",
"Bonnie Coleman",
"Donald Payne Jr.",
"Politics",
"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement",
"Law enforce... | [
"MIKE CATALINI",
"ALANNA DURKIN RICHER",
"ERIC TUCKER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 15:04:17+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/hawaiian-airlines-flight-evacuated-san-diego-airport-aaee0e80f5dd044802fc0356e4747968 | Flight at San Diego airport evacuated and 1 arrested following reports of a bomb threat | SAN DIEGO (AP) — One person was arrested following reports of a possible bomb threat on a Hawaiian Airlines flight set to take off from San Diego International Airport, leading to the evacuation of the plane, officials said.
The Airbus A330 bound for Honolulu had just pushed back from the gate around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"SAN DIEGO (AP) — One person was arrested following reports of a possible bomb threat on a Hawaiian Airlines flight set to take off from San Diego International Airport, leading to the evacuation of the plane, officials said.",
"The Air... | en | [
"Bomb threats",
"Honolulu",
"San Diego",
"Airport security",
"Evacuations"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 20:57:38+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-zoo-elephants-tina-billy-tulsa-b86fa559493f66d5324c2991fa04cf21 | Aging elephants moved from Los Angeles to Tulsa Zoo, but advocates say they should be at a sanctuary | LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy and Tina, the last remaining elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo, were quietly moved this week to a zoo in Oklahoma despite pending lawsuits seeking to have them transferred instead to an animal sanctuary where they could live out their days with more room to roam.
The announcement last month tha... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy and Tina, the last remaining elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo, were quietly moved this week to a zoo in Oklahoma despite pending lawsuits seeking to have them transferred instead to an animal sanctuary where they could... | en | [
"Los Angeles",
"Animals",
"Elephants",
"Tulsa",
"Cher",
"Oklahoma",
"Lawsuits",
"Legal proceedings",
"Bob Blumenfield",
"Jake Davis"
] | [
"CHRISTOPHER WEBER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 19:08:53+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/golden-dome-missile-defense-trump-space-e74d637feac06edcfde79214d8acf179 | Trump selects concept for $175-billion 'Golden Dome' missile system | WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space.
Speaking Tuesday from the Oval Office, Trump said he expects the system will be “fully operational... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space.",
"Speaking Tu... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Vladimir Putin",
"Space launches",
"Military and defense",
"District of Columbia",
"China",
"China government",
"U.S. Air Force",
"Politics",
"Aerospace technology",
"Troy Meink",
"Russia",
"U.S. Department of Defense",
"Michael Guetlein",
"United States government"
] | [
"TARA COPP"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 15:54:58+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/starmer-britain-winter-retirees-fuel-payment-af6f5ab3cead13dc233676655b41dd96 | UK's Starmer paves the way for reversal of policy that limited fuel subsidies for retirees | LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested Wednesday that a hugely unpopular measure which deprived millions of retirees an annual winter fuel subsidy will be changed, a striking reversal in policy.
Starmer said he wanted to help people with the cost of living and added that he wanted more retirees to... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested Wednesday that a hugely unpopular measure which deprived millions of retirees an annual winter fuel subsidy will be changed, a striking reversal in policy.",
"Starmer said he ... | en | [
"Keir Starmer",
"Rachel Reeves",
"Retirees",
"United Kingdom government",
"Europe",
"England",
"London",
"Business",
"Conservatism",
"United Kingdom",
"Subsidies",
"Politics"
] | [
"PAN PYLAS"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 12:21:57+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/idaho-university-students-killed-trial-leak-d7fcb9db23d6668533a154c1728268b2 | Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger ask for trial delay, citing in part publicity around the case | BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students have asked that his trial be delayed, citing in part a recent NBC “Dateline” special that they called prejudicial toward Bryan Kohberger and a need for additional time to prepare his defense.
The filing dated Tuesday said movi... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students have asked that his trial be delayed, citing in part a recent NBC “Dateline” special that they called prejudicial toward Bryan Kohberger and a need fo... | en | [
"Bryan Kohberger",
"Legal proceedings",
"Trials",
"Idaho",
"Constitutional law",
"Ethan Chapin",
"Kaylee Goncalves",
"Steven Hippler"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 00:39:10+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/coast-guard-change-noem-graduation-commencement-dcaa277387743900845d616ba892d47e | Noem promises reform to US Coast Guard Academy graduates | The U.S. Coast Guard is facing its largest readiness crisis since World War II, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday as she promised an overhaul of the service that she called the “point of the spear” in the nation’s defense.
Noem, the keynote speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s commencement, o... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"The U.S. Coast Guard is facing its largest readiness crisis since World War II, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday as she promised an overhaul of the service that she called the “point of the spear” in the nation’s defense.... | en | [
"Kristi Noem",
"Donald Trump",
"U.S. Coast Guard",
"U.S. Department of Homeland Security",
"Military and defense",
"United States government",
"Politics",
"U.S. Department of Transportation",
"Connecticut",
"Kevin E. Lunday",
"Veronica Krystofik",
"Linda Fagan",
"Arctic",
"Mike Ezell"
] | [
"SUSAN HAIGH"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 18:33:09+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/italy-pope-gym-trainer-exercise-90493aa6e2557731a211dfabed1aaa8b | At the gym, the future Pope Leo XIV kept a high heart rate and a low profile | ROME (AP) — The Omega gym in Rome has long been frequented by residents of the up-market Prati district, as well as priests, nuns and monsignors from the nearby Vatican City. And also, to the delight of gym staff, the man who would become pope.
Robert Prevost came to the Vatican from Peru in 2023 to serve as the power... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"ROME (AP) — The Omega gym in Rome has long been frequented by residents of the up-market Prati district, as well as priests, nuns and monsignors from the nearby Vatican City. And also, to the delight of gym staff, the man who would become pope... | en | [
"Pope Leo XIV",
"Vatican City",
"Rome",
"Religion",
"Francesco Tamburlani",
"Peru",
"Physical fitness",
"Valerio Masella",
"Catholic Church",
"Jannik Sinner",
"Lifestyle"
] | [
"PAOLO SANTALUCIA"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 12:51:47+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-asean-anwar-summit-d1cec8cd62f787b1f7efa4c4fe7a0ad1 | US tariff hikes, Myanmar war and sea disputes will top ASEAN summit agenda | PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day Southeast Asian summit next week, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.
The meeting in Malaysia, the current chair of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day Southeast Asian summit next week, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.",
"The ... | en | [
"Anwar Ibrahim",
"Myanmar",
"Kuwait",
"Oman",
"Bahrain",
"China",
"Donald Trump",
"Min Aung Hlaing",
"Association of Southeast Asian Nations",
"China government",
"Malaysia government",
"Economic policy",
"Malaysia",
"United States Congress",
"Politics",
"United States government",
"... | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 08:27:20+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/fda-vaccines-covid-boosters-kennedy-244bdc80f825f953782d35f68798d885 | FDA panel debates COVID vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shots | WASHINGTON (AP) — Government advisers are meeting Thursday to decide if COVID-19 vaccines need updating to improve protection this fall and winter — even as a new Trump administration policy has thrown into question who may be eligible for a shot.
The Food and Drug Administration’s outside experts have met regularly s... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Government advisers are meeting Thursday to decide if COVID-19 vaccines need updating to improve protection this fall and winter — even as a new Trump administration policy has thrown into question who may be eligible for a s... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Immunizations",
"Medication",
"U.S. Food and Drug Administration",
"District of Columbia",
"COVID-19 pandemic",
"COVID-19",
"Health",
"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.",
"Politics",
"Business",
"Vinay Prasad",
"Marty Makary",
"United States government"
] | [
"MATTHEW PERRONE",
"LAURAN NEERGAARD"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 12:51:57+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/china-us-sea-philippines-maneuvers-military-9804bb0b0a84611ef1f84128e800dacd | US, Philippines militaries conduct drills in waters adjacent to the China-claimed South China Sea | TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, amid a rising number of incidents between China and the Philippines in the vital Southeast Asian waterway.
Participating in the maneuvers in the Sulu Sea this wee... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, amid a rising number of incidents between China and the Philippines in the vital South... | en | [
"Philippines",
"China government",
"South China Sea",
"Beijing",
"China",
"United States government",
"United States",
"Oceans",
"Military and defense",
"United States Congress"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 13:45:49+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/hope-florida-casey-desantis-investigation-51ae95d15ba57d7c3cbc5fc62cc69497 | Prosecutors open investigation related to Hope Florida Foundation | TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors have opened an investigation related to the Hope Florida Foundation, the nonprofit behind the welfare program that has been touted as the signature achievement of first lady Casey DeSantis.
A public records custodian in the office of Second Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jack Camp... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors have opened an investigation related to the Hope Florida Foundation, the nonprofit behind the welfare program that has been touted as the signature achievement of first lady Casey DeSantis.",
"A pub... | en | [
"Ron DeSantis",
"Florida",
"Government programs",
"Jack Campbell",
"Casey DeSantis",
"Philanthropy",
"Politics",
"Associated Press",
"Kate Payne",
"Mark Wilson",
"Alex Andrade"
] | [
"KATE PAYNE"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 18:18:22+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-africa-ramaphosa-genocide-3f599aa3e91277dcc095d9bc9003357c | South Africa’s leader aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visit | JOHANNESBURG (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will host South Africa’s leader at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting that might be tense after Trump accused the country’s government of allowing a “genocide” to take place against minority white farmers.
South Africa has strongly rejected the allegation and Pre... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"JOHANNESBURG (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will host South Africa’s leader at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting that might be tense after Trump accused the country’s government of allowing a “genocide” to take place against minor... | en | [
"South Africa",
"Elon Musk",
"Donald Trump",
"Cyril Ramaphosa",
"Volodymyr Zelenskyy",
"Marco Rubio",
"United States government",
"Genocide",
"United States",
"South Africa government",
"Racism",
"Politics",
"John Steenhuisen",
"Race and ethnicity",
"United States Congress",
"Governmen... | [
"GERALD IMRAY"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 04:05:33+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-trump-fire-service-climate-change-85a0d6bfb15677c01a4b5fbe913eef85 | Trump plans to merge wildland firefighting efforts into one agency, but ex-officials warn of chaos | BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency, a move some former federal officials warn could increase the risk of catastrophic blazes and ultimately cost billions of dollars.
Trump’s budget would centralize firefi... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency, a move some former federal officials warn could increase the risk of catastrophic blazes and... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Doug Burgum",
"Fires",
"Oregon",
"Washington",
"U.S. Department of the Interior",
"United States government",
"New Jersey",
"Nebraska",
"Billings",
"Wildfires",
"United States",
"Fish",
"Climate and environment",
"Tim Sheehy",
"National Park Service",
"Elon Musk",
... | [
"MATTHEW BROWN"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 18:53:32+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/israeli-embassy-victims-washington-shooting-couple-engagement-efbe6ba65306a314a782d388ce3fba65 | Who were the Israeli Embassy staffers shot dead days before getting engaged? | TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The two people shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington were young staffers at the Israeli Embassy who were soon to be engaged. The suspect shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested.
Israel identified the victims as Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, without giving their a... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The two people shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington were young staffers at the Israeli Embassy who were soon to be engaged. The suspect shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested.",
"Isra... | en | [
"Israel",
"Israel government",
"Yaron Lischinsky",
"District of Columbia",
"Jerusalem",
"Middle East",
"DC Wire",
"2024-2025 Mideast Wars",
"Yechiel Leiter",
"United States Congress",
"Mike Herzog",
"Religion",
"Ron Prosor",
"Business"
] | [
"TIA GOLDENBERG"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 13:05:04+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/golden-dome-missile-defense-canada-us-trump-c1e0d36bc9fcaf9387b4c2376414386d | Canada is talking to the US about joining its ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system, Carney says | TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Donald Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defense program.
The multilayered, $175 billion system would for the first time put U.S. weapons in space. Trump said the previous day he expected th... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Donald Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defense program.",
"The multilayered, $175 billion system would f... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Canada government",
"Canada",
"United States government",
"United States Congress",
"Congress",
"United States",
"Military and defense",
"Mark Carney",
"Ottawa",
"Politics"
] | [
"ROB GILLIES"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 01:16:37+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-campaign-donations-ff47d9b4cf02b2e63633edf37823c8ff | Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending | WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he’ll be spending “a lot less” on political campaigns, a reversal that could be a setback for Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Musk disclosed his decision via video... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he’ll be spending “a lot less” on political campaigns, a reversal that could be a setback for Republicans a... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Elon Musk",
"Department of Government Efficiency",
"Wisconsin",
"Government budgets",
"U.S. Republican Party",
"Green Bay",
"Doha",
"2020 United States presidential election",
"Government and politics",
"Campaign finance",
"Elections",
"Political action committees"
] | [
"CHRIS MEGERIAN",
"THOMAS BEAUMONT",
"RYAN J. FOLEY"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 14:40:23+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/irs-commissioner-taxes-billy-long-trump-855b54855dcb0d545987caed3ce65f6f | IRS nominee who sponsored legislation to abolish it faces pointed questions | WASHINGTON (AP) — A former congressman who sponsored legislation to abolish the IRS and is now the nominee to lead that agency faced pointed questions from senators Tuesday about his past promotion of questionable tax credits, his lack of background in tax administration and the political contributions he received afte... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — A former congressman who sponsored legislation to abolish the IRS and is now the nominee to lead that agency faced pointed questions from senators Tuesday about his past promotion of questionable tax credits, his lack of back... | en | [
"Billy Long",
"Donald Trump",
"Elizabeth Warren",
"Internal Revenue Service",
"Hunter Biden",
"Ron Wyden",
"Mike Crapo",
"Taxes",
"Legislation",
"Campaign finance",
"Business",
"Michael Faulkender",
"Douglas ODonnell",
"Government and politics",
"Gary Shapley",
"Daniel Werfel",
"Gove... | [
"FATIMA HUSSEIN"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 19:32:29+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/lincoln-auction-taper-collection-museum-debt-b131070f3f193a36a2812e79ef06e929 | Lincoln's blood-stained gloves from the night of his assassination among 144 artifacts on auction | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln were on the auction block Wednesday, separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display forever but wound up in the middle of an interagency feud amid a lingering $8 million debt.
The blood-stained leat... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln were on the auction block Wednesday, separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display forever but wound up in the middle of ... | en | [
"Abraham Lincoln",
"Illinois",
"Louise Taper",
"Assassinations",
"Business",
"John Wilkes Booth"
] | [
"JOHN O’CONNOR"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 22:48:56+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-journalists-assocition-tax-a3adec22d594f00858702bc4be3974b4 | Some Hong Kong reporters and news outlets are targeted by unwarranted tax audits, media group says | HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s tax authorities targeted at least 20 people, including journalists, current or former heads of media organizations and their families, with audits without sufficient evidence, a leading media professional group said Wednesday as it raised concerns over the city’s press freedom.
Hong Kong J... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s tax authorities targeted at least 20 people, including journalists, current or former heads of media organizations and their families, with audits without sufficient evidence, a leading media professional group sai... | en | [
"Hong Kong",
"Freedom of the press",
"Jimmy Lai",
"Selina Cheng",
"Taxes",
"News media",
"Business",
"Information security",
"Hong Kong government"
] | [
"KANIS LEUNG"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 12:41:18+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-sankara-traore-military-mausoleum-a7dee24410cb98ee424bb804f758d7d9 | Burkina Faso's military leaders turn to 'Africa's Che Guevara' to rally struggling country | OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara” as a way to rally a country struggling to defeat extremists and turning away from former Western allies.
Hundreds of young people gathered over the weekend in the capital, Ouagadougou, for the... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara” as a way to rally a country struggling to defeat extremists and turning away from former Western allies.",
"... | en | [
"Burkina Faso",
"Thomas Sankara",
"Jean Emmanuel Oudraogo",
"Radicalism",
"Blaise Compaore",
"Communism",
"Francis Kr",
"Military and defense",
"Ibrahim Traore"
] | [
"ASSOCIATED PRESS"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 07:39:41+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/rhode-island-barletta-settlement-construction-d07138410786da88cc18845935b3b08f | Massachusetts construction company to pay $11M in illegal dumping case | PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s top legal chief announced Wednesday that a Massachusetts construction company has agreed to pay $11 million to settle criminal charges that it illegally dumped thousands of tons of contaminated fill in the Ocean State’s Capitol city during a highway construction project.
Accordin... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s top legal chief announced Wednesday that a Massachusetts construction company has agreed to pay $11 million to settle criminal charges that it illegally dumped thousands of tons of contaminated fill in th... | en | [
"Massachusetts",
"Rhode Island",
"Peter Neronha",
"Indictments",
"Business",
"Shannon Reilly",
"Climate and environment",
"Climate"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 18:20:59+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/obituary-kit-bond-memorial-service-missouri-3b338d211c0ffb1069eaba029be14d3d | Former US Sen. Bond remembered at Missouri Capitol | JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Christopher “Kit” Bond, a Republican who was Missouri’s youngest governor before serving four terms in the U.S. Senate, was remembered Tuesday as a beloved statesman who helped train a generation of leaders.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol escorted his body from St. Louis, where he died la... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Christopher “Kit” Bond, a Republican who was Missouri’s youngest governor before serving four terms in the U.S. Senate, was remembered Tuesday as a beloved statesman who helped train a generation of leaders.",
... | en | [
"Missouri",
"St. Louis",
"Kansas City",
"George W. Bush",
"Funerals and memorial services",
"Politics",
"Government budgets",
"John C. Danforth",
"Kit Bond",
"United States Senate",
"John Ashcroft"
] | [
"HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH",
"DAVID A. LIEB"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 19:15:37+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-trooper-shot-guilty-plea-5b822d3e3da0d51978637fff6eb6e2ff | Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting | MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, prompting a regionwide search.
Thomas Mascia agreed to serve six months in jail, followed by five years probation and continue... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he shot himself then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, prompting a regionwide search.",
"Thomas M... | en | [
"Shootings",
"New York",
"Thomas Mascia",
"Law enforcement",
"New Jersey",
"Gun violence",
"New York City Wire",
"Philip Marcelo",
"Indictments",
"Jeffrey Lichtman",
"Jared Rosenblatt",
"Anne Donnelly"
] | [
"PHILIP MARCELO"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 15:39:30+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-bali-american-man-arrest-porn-video-342b0683b9e59d614f7ecdf968bb9a74 | An American man is arrested in Indonesia for allegedly selling porn videos on social media | JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An American man was arrested in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali for allegedly selling pornographic videos through social media, officials said Wednesday.
Taylor Kirby Whitemore was arrested on March 25 by the Intelligence and Immigration Enforcement team when he was about to leave Bali’s N... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An American man was arrested in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali for allegedly selling pornographic videos through social media, officials said Wednesday.",
"Taylor Kirby Whitemore was arrested on March 25 b... | en | [
"Indonesia",
"Bali",
"Telegram",
"Taylor Kirby Whitemore",
"Law enforcement",
"Prisons",
"Pornography",
"Immigration",
"Airport security",
"Business"
] | [
"NINIEK KARMINI"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 10:32:36+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/fewer-ordinations-seminaries-serve-professionals-other-fields-0e1d0e657698e597d48bcd7f5533c71b | With fewer ordinations, seminaries find ways to serve young professionals in other fields | PRINCETON, N.J. (RNS) — On a Tuesday evening in early April, an audience sat enraptured in Princeton Theological Seminary’s dining hall as, one by one, adults in their 20s walked up to a platform, took the microphone and shared a story.
“I realized that if God made our bodies this intricate, shouldn’t the care we give... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"PRINCETON, N.J. (RNS) — On a Tuesday evening in early April, an audience sat enraptured in Princeton Theological Seminary’s dining hall as, one by one, adults in their 20s walked up to a platform, took the microphone and shared a story.",
... | en | [
"Melissa Wiginton",
"Christianity",
"Waukegan",
"Illinois",
"Daniel Hartman",
"Religion",
"Texas",
"Associated Press",
"Lifestyle",
"Kennedy Maye",
"Mercedes Collins",
"Lilly Endowment Inc.",
"Adi Camacho",
"Technology",
"Shari Oosting",
"Education",
"Betty Freymann"
] | [
"KATHRYN POST"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 20:35:04+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/stagecoach-cop-police-officer-disability-fraud-westminster-82213baec52dd86e196c9aedbef735fb | California cop was partying at festival while collecting $600,000 for fake injury, officials say | LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California police officer was caught partying at the Stagecoach Music Festival while collecting more than $600,000 in workers’ compensation for a head injury that prosecutors allege was faked.
Westminster officer Nicole Brown, 39, was charged Monday with 15 felonies of workers’ compensati... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California police officer was caught partying at the Stagecoach Music Festival while collecting more than $600,000 in workers’ compensation for a head injury that prosecutors allege was faked.",
"Westminst... | en | [
"California",
"Fraud",
"Nicole Brown",
"Crime",
"Accidents",
"Law enforcement",
"Head injuries",
"Fairs and festivals",
"Counterfeiting and forgery",
"Peter Schuman",
"Emergency care",
"Brian Gurwitz"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 19:45:29+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/deforestation-report-colombia-coca-parks-illegal-mining-d7bc81405f292a4288ba19fba4cc8b73 | Colombia lost huge area to deforestation in 6 months, public watchdog report warns | BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia lost nearly 88,900 hectares (340 square miles) of forest — an area larger than New York City — in just six months, driven by the rapid spread of illegal roads, coca cultivation, and unregulated mining, according to a report by Colombia’s procurator’s office.
The independent watchdog wa... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia lost nearly 88,900 hectares (340 square miles) of forest — an area larger than New York City — in just six months, driven by the rapid spread of illegal roads, coca cultivation, and unregulated mining, accordin... | en | [
"Colombia",
"Forests",
"Colombia government",
"Plants",
"Metals and mining",
"New York City",
"National parks",
"Business",
"Climate and environment",
"Associated Press",
"Climate"
] | [
"STEVEN GRATTAN"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 19:19:35+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-obama-threat-taylor-taranto-trump-6d027e3aa037f1ceceb1c6b6fc3e536e | Former Capitol riot defendant is convicted of gun charges stemming from his arrest near Obama's home | WASHINGTON (AP) — A military veteran whose Capitol riot case was erased by a presidential proclamation was convicted Tuesday of charges that he illegally possessed guns and ammunition in his van when he was arrested near President Barack Obama’s home in the nation’s capital.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also convi... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — A military veteran whose Capitol riot case was erased by a presidential proclamation was convicted Tuesday of charges that he illegally possessed guns and ammunition in his van when he was arrested near President Barack Obama... | en | [
"Barack Obama",
"District of Columbia",
"John Podesta",
"Donald Trump",
"Maryland",
"Carl Nichols",
"Taylor Taranto Trump",
"Hillary Clinton",
"United States government",
"Fraud",
"Riots",
"United States",
"DC Wire",
"Veterans",
"Carmen Hernandez",
"Politics",
"Law enforcement",
"L... | [
"MICHAEL KUNZELMAN"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 21:39:41+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/climate-deep-sea-mining-minerals-trump-f65647beb6aca3df2a7b0d0f86fb5222 | Trump administration will evaluate request to sell leases for seabed mining of critical minerals | The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa, a potential first step in a wider industry push to allow deep-sea mining that environmentalists oppose because they say it could irreparably harm marine ecosys... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa, a potential first step in a wider industry push to allow deep-sea mining that envi... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Metals and mining",
"Doug Burgum",
"United States government",
"China",
"United States",
"Politics",
"Associated Press",
"Climate and environment",
"Canada",
"Miyoko Sakashita",
"Business",
"Samoa",
"U.S. Department of the Interior",
"Oliver Gunasekara"
] | [
"TAMMY WEBBER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 16:01:33+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/nevada-fish-tui-chub-endangered-species-act-71646854e78d5a5594b600e5df202a0a | A rare olive-colored fish that exists only in Nevada could soon be listed as an endangered species | LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal protections could soon be extended to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to existence” because of rapid groundwater pumping in a remote region experiencing extreme drought conditions.
A proposal to list the tiny Fish Lake Valley tui chub as an endangered species ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal protections could soon be extended to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to existence” because of rapid groundwater pumping in a remote region experiencing extreme drought conditions.",
... | en | [
"Endangered species",
"Nevada",
"Animals",
"Songbirds",
"Fish",
"Climate and environment",
"Patrick Donnelly",
"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service",
"Climate"
] | [
"RIO YAMAT"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 03:46:30+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-airport-gate-breached-5fe0931599ba6c5f02015da68dd15cda | Man taken into custody at Buffalo airport after crashing pickup truck into gate | CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — A man in a pickup truck drove through a roadside gate at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport and crossed a runway before being taken into custody Tuesday morning, according to police.
The unidentified man was apprehended at the western New York airport without incident about 6 minutes af... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — A man in a pickup truck drove through a roadside gate at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport and crossed a runway before being taken into custody Tuesday morning, according to police.",
"The unidentified ... | en | [
"New York",
"National",
"Airport security",
"Brian Patterson"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 21:12:36+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/cuomo-trump-nyc-nursing-homes-covid-a3601e7086ae61768b3874c5462c8832 | Cuomo's comeback faces a new challenger: Donald Trump's Justice Department | With just weeks to go until New York City’s mayoral primary, one of the leading candidates, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, finds himself under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. He seems to think it might actually help.
In a new advertisement released Wednesday, the Cuomo campaign seized on the investigation ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"With just weeks to go until New York City’s mayoral primary, one of the leading candidates, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, finds himself under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. He seems to think it might actually help.",
"In ... | en | [
"New York City",
"Andrew Cuomo",
"Donald Trump",
"Eric Adams",
"Newark",
"U.S. Department of Justice",
"Letitia James",
"James Comey",
"James Comer",
"Nursing homes",
"New York City Wire",
"United States government",
"Politics",
"COVID-19 pandemic",
"Jeanine Pirro",
"Elections",
"Bas... | [
"ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 22:10:12+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-archdiocese-clergy-sex-abuse-settlement-1a5b4444c186448bfed74c554b471f62 | New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse | NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic Church.
The archdiocese, its parishes and several insurers will pay $179.2 million into a trust to benefit ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic Church.",
"The archdioc... | en | [
"Crime",
"New Orleans",
"Catholic Church",
"Legal proceedings",
"Lawsuits",
"Religion",
"Soren Gisleson",
"Courts",
"Sexual abuse",
"Sexual assault",
"Richard Trahant",
"Bankruptcy",
"Aaron Hebert"
] | [
"JACK BROOK",
"JIM MUSTIAN",
"LISA BAUMANN"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 23:28:47+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/keir-starmer-house-arson-charges-21fb641b860704b9fc4943eadb5216c5 | Third man charged over fires at properties linked to UK Prime Minister Starmer | LONDON (AP) — A third suspect has been charged with arson over a series of fires targeting property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, police said Wednesday.
Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. The Ukrainian national appeared at London’s Westminst... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"LONDON (AP) — A third suspect has been charged with arson over a series of fires targeting property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, police said Wednesday.",
"Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit ar... | en | [
"United Kingdom",
"Keir Starmer",
"London",
"United Kingdom government",
"Arson",
"Fires",
"Stanislav Carpiuc",
"Crime",
"Politics"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 07:53:27+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/israel-embassy-washington-jewish-museum-shooting-0dd228eaea670cd06416b9a777912748 | Global leaders condemn fatal attack on 2 Israeli Embassy staffers in DC | BERLIN (AP) — Global reactions poured in Thursday in the hours after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.
Authorities say the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested.
The violence was condemned by ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BERLIN (AP) — Global reactions poured in Thursday in the hours after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.",
"Authorities say the suspec... | en | [
"Friedrich Merz",
"Keir Starmer",
"Donald Trump",
"Benjamin Netanyahu",
"Emmanuel Macron",
"Antonio Tajani",
"Abdullah Sabah Albadri",
"Italy government",
"Germany government",
"Antisemitism",
"United Kingdom government",
"South Korea",
"District of Columbia",
"Israel",
"Europe",
"Isra... | [
"STEFANIE DAZIO"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 11:16:26+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-amphibians-salamanders-habitat-extinction-8870e384b8f047413480428cf193a320 | Habitat loss and climate change make it tough to be an amphibian. Some humans are helping | HONEOYE, N.Y. (AP) — On a rainy March evening, John Bateman puts on his boots and a headlamp and heads to a wetland cut through by a busy road. As he walks, he scans the pavement for spring peepers, toads, salamanders and newts making their slow way as they migrate to new habitat each spring, and leans down occasionall... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"HONEOYE, N.Y. (AP) — On a rainy March evening, John Bateman puts on his boots and a headlamp and heads to a wetland cut through by a busy road. As he walks, he scans the pavement for spring peepers, toads, salamanders and newts making their sl... | en | [
"Animals",
"Frogs",
"John Bateman",
"Endangered species",
"New York",
"Climate and environment",
"Salamanders and newts",
"Margot Fass",
"Zoology",
"Associated Press",
"Climate"
] | [
"MARYEL PRYCE",
"OLIVER BUTLER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 13:01:41+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/international-criminal-court-israel-gaza-netanyahu-warrant-dbe55e51d3c7d5c54620406ffaad9ca1 | ICC prosecutor says Netanyahu arrest warrant should remain as Israel jurisdiction challenge is heard | THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors have urged judges to reject a request by Israel to scrap arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister while the court reconsiders its jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank.
In a 10-page written submission... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors have urged judges to reject a request by Israel to scrap arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister while the court reconsiders i... | en | [
"Benjamin Netanyahu",
"Yoav Gallant",
"Israel",
"International Criminal Court",
"Gaza Strip",
"The Hague",
"Law enforcement",
"Courts",
"Mohammed Deif",
"Israel-Hamas war",
"Hamas",
"Humanitarian crises",
"Karim Khan",
"Indictments",
"2024-2025 Mideast Wars"
] | [
"MOLLY QUELL"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 08:45:45+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/trump-qatar-air-force-one-gift-plane-c4e1d73c3dbe18397c10e3d3d267bcd6 | Pentagon says Hegseth has accepted gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump | WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions about the ethics and legality of taking the expensive gift from a foreign nation.
The Defense Department will “work... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions about the ethics and legality of taking... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Pete Hegseth",
"Sean Parnell",
"Qatar",
"Cyril Ramaphosa",
"U.S. Department of Defense",
"Roger Marshall",
"Tammy Duckworth",
"Government regulations",
"Military and defense",
"Politics",
"Constitutional law",
"Troy Meink"
] | [
"LOLITA C. BALDOR"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 17:16:48+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/congress-republicans-tax-cuts-bill-deficit-trump-2baff1acf9bdf6060fd584c93c97a88b | Republicans head to White House as Trump's tax break package is in trouble | WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying opposition within his ranks, House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted late Wednesday that Republicans would march ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package after a lengthy White House meeting with GOP holdouts refusing to back the bill.
Johnson and his GOP leadership team appeared con... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying opposition within his ranks, House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted late Wednesday that Republicans would march ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package after a lengthy White House meeting with GOP holdouts... | en | [
"Mike Johnson",
"Donald Trump",
"U.S. Republican Party",
"Hakeem Jeffries",
"Karoline Leavitt",
"John Rose",
"Government programs",
"California",
"United States House of Representatives",
"Taxes",
"Congress",
"New York City Wire",
"Andrew Harris",
"Politics",
"Voting",
"Business"
] | [
"LISA MASCARO",
"KEVIN FREKING",
"LEAH ASKARINAM",
"JOEY CAPPELLETTI"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 04:02:19+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-explainer-trump-deportees-3552af27dab8a5f68087d4b4e2201118 | A look at South Sudan, where the US is accused of quietly sending migrants | The United States is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam and Cuba to South Sudan, a chaotic country that’s once again in danger of collapsing into civil war.
A U.S. judge ordered Trump administration officials to appear at an emergency hearing Wednesday to answer ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"The United States is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam and Cuba to South Sudan, a chaotic country that’s once again in danger of collapsing into civil war.",
"A U.S. judge ordere... | en | [
"Riek Machar",
"South Sudan",
"Donald Trump",
"Juba",
"Sudan",
"Antonio Guterres",
"United States government",
"War and unrest",
"Immigration",
"United States",
"James Monday Enoka",
"Politics",
"Salva Kiir Mayardit",
"South Sudan government",
"Martin Mawut Ochalla"
] | [
"CARA ANNA"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 14:48:45+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-timeline-nuclear-program-uranium-tehran-44bb98814c69babe82dc1edabf9d0ca5 | Timeline of tensions between Iran and US over Tehran's nuclear program | Iran and the United States will hold a fifth round of talks in Rome on Friday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
The negotiations represent a milestone in the fraught relations between the two nations over Iran’s program, which is enriching uranium close to weapons-grade levels. Officials are now focused... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"Iran and the United States will hold a fifth round of talks in Rome on Friday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.",
"The negotiations represent a milestone in the fraught relations between the two nations over Iran’s progr... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Iran",
"Tehran",
"Iran government",
"Mahmoud Ahmadinejad",
"Ali Khamenei",
"Joe Biden",
"Hassan Nasrallah",
"Ismail Haniyeh",
"Barack Obama",
"Yahya Sinwar",
"Qassem Soleimani",
"2024-2025 Mideast Wars",
"Military and defense",
"Mohammad Reza Pahlavi",
"International a... | [
"THE ASSOCIATED PRESS"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 07:40:54+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/splc-hate-extremism-report-e84bab8092fc15a0425a58f5ebb0cc23 | Southern Poverty Law Center to release its annual report on hate and extremism | The Southern Poverty Law Center is expected to release its annual report Thursday on white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist group activity in the United States.
The Hate & Extremism Report will identify the number of active hate groups in 2024 and how that compares with previous years. It will also ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"The Southern Poverty Law Center is expected to release its annual report Thursday on white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist group activity in the United States.",
"The Hate & Extremism Report will identify the number... | en | [
"Racism",
"Los Angeles",
"Southern Poverty Law Center",
"Hate crimes",
"Aki Maehara",
"Politics",
"Alabama",
"Race and ethnicity",
"Montgomery"
] | [
"TERRY TANG"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 04:02:42+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-oil-trump-tariffs-8f9b85dc446a9d795806d82467747691 | Wall Street tumbles under the weight of rising Treasury yields and US debt worries | NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street slumped on Wednesday under the weight of pressure from the bond market, where Treasury yields climbed on worries about the U.S. government’s spiraling debt and other concerns.
The S&P 500 fell 1.6% for a second straight drop after breaking a six-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street slumped on Wednesday under the weight of pressure from the bond market, where Treasury yields climbed on worries about the U.S. government’s spiraling debt and other concerns.",
"The S&P 500 fell 1.6% for a ... | en | [
"Financial markets",
"United States government",
"Stocks and bonds",
"Diversity",
"equity and inclusion",
"National",
"United States",
"Bank of America Corp.",
"Financial services",
"Business",
"Doug Palladini",
"Jonathan Krinsky",
"Donald Trump"
] | [
"STAN CHOE"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 03:28:05+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/jane-austen-wrecked-my-life-movie-review-d1dad1bc037034859587a780067f9e82 | ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ review: Bilingual romance and writer's block | Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” played by the luminous Camille Rutherford, hasn’t so much been ruined by Austen as she has been made acutely aware of her own limitations in both romance and literature.
Neither she nor anyone el... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” played by the luminous Camille Rutherford, hasn’t so much been ruined by Austen as she has been made acutely aware of h... | en | [
"Comedy",
"Camille Rutherford",
"Laura Piani",
"Books and literature",
"Movies",
"Film Reviews",
"Jane Austen",
"Lindsey Bahr",
"Arts and entertainment",
"Frederick Wiseman",
"Pablo Pauly",
"Charlie Anson",
"Entertainment"
] | [
"LINDSEY BAHR"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 18:39:21+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/immigrants-protections-venezuela-trump-businesses-36160c8c27e735e9111961a615ecd550 | US business owners are confused about Venezuelan employees with temporary status | DORAL, Fla. (AP) — As a business owner in the largest Venezuelan community in the United States, Wilmer Escaray is stressed and in shock. He is unsure what steps he should take after the Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants.
Escaray... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"DORAL, Fla. (AP) — As a business owner in the largest Venezuelan community in the United States, Wilmer Escaray is stressed and in shock. He is unsure what steps he should take after the Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to strip le... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Miami",
"Venezuela",
"Evelyn Alexandra Batista",
"Nicolas Maduro",
"Hospitality and leisure industry",
"Immigration",
"Retail and wholesale",
"Tricia McLaughlin",
"Politics",
"Courts",
"Business",
"William Paredes",
"United States government",
"Agriculture",
"Rebecca S... | [
"GISELA SALOMON"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 19:49:35+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/south-china-sea-sandy-cay-philippines-a9f7522ee0d3c71fddce8a3e81543107 | Philippines condemns Chinese coast guard's use of water cannon on a research vessel | MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials on Thursday condemned the Chinese coast guard, which it said used a powerful water cannon to target one of two Philippine fishing boats conducting marine research in the disputed South China Sea.
The Bureau of Fisheries in Manila said the incident, which took place on We... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials on Thursday condemned the Chinese coast guard, which it said used a powerful water cannon to target one of two Philippine fishing boats conducting marine research in the disputed South China Sea.... | en | [
"Sandy Cay",
"Philippines",
"Philippines government",
"Manila",
"South China Sea",
"China government",
"China",
"Donald Trump",
"International agreements"
] | [
"JIM GOMEZ"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 10:48:40+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/un-north-korea-human-rights-defectors-violations-06be9bdcfa9da3f741879469a5ab9d45 | North Korean defectors tell UN of human rights abuses | UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Eunju Kim, who escaped starvation in North Korea in 1999, was sent back from China and fled a second time, told the United Nations on Tuesday that the country’s leader must be held accountable for gross human rights violations.
Gyuri Kang, whose family faced persecution for her grandmother’s reli... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Eunju Kim, who escaped starvation in North Korea in 1999, was sent back from China and fled a second time, told the United Nations on Tuesday that the country’s leader must be held accountable for gross human rights viola... | en | [
"North Korea",
"Crime",
"United Nations",
"Kim Jong-un",
"Elizabeth Salmn",
"North Korea government",
"South Korea government",
"Human rights",
"Kim Song",
"Sean Chung",
"COVID-19 pandemic",
"Capital punishment"
] | [
"EDITH M. LEDERER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 00:05:14+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-8a0939a9e41a89d2b389197459d1bdca | Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil's absence at graduation | NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Columbia University gave a commencement speech Wednesday acknowledging the absence of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was due to receive his diploma this week but is instead in a Louisiana jail facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests.
The brief address drew l... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Columbia University gave a commencement speech Wednesday acknowledging the absence of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was due to receive his diploma this week but is instead in a Louisiana jail facing deportati... | en | [
"Mahmoud Khalil",
"Donald Trump",
"Louisiana",
"United States government",
"Colleges and universities",
"New York City",
"Prisons",
"United States",
"New York City Wire",
"Claire Shipman",
"Government policy",
"Legal proceedings",
"Palestinian territories government",
"Education costs",
... | [
"JAKE OFFENHARTZ"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 16:37:19+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/chris-brown-bail-uk-court-assault-london-6d4ae244ea7729609a34cc7825733a70 | Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case, allowing him to start world tour | LONDON (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown was released on 5 million-pound ($6.7 million) bail Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
The decision by a London judge to grant bail will allow Brown to launch a world tour next mo... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"LONDON (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown was released on 5 million-pound ($6.7 million) bail Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.",
"The d... | en | [
"Chris Brown",
"Manchester",
"London",
"Assault",
"Music",
"Entertainment",
"Hannah Nicholls",
"Tony Baumgartner",
"RB",
"Courts",
"Celebrity",
"Amsterdam",
"Grammy Awards",
"Abe Diaw"
] | [
"BRIAN MELLEY"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 12:30:21+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-army-conflict-crash-aircraft-kachin-b503be9a7210276437a33ab0154f16eb | Myanmar army says a transport helicopter has crashed in a combat zone due to malfunction | BANGKOK (AP) — A helicopter belonging to Myanmar’s military crashed in a combat zone in the country’s north while returning from a mission to deliver supplies to army outposts, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.
The report from Myanma Alinn said the transport helicopter crashed in Kachin state was due to a tech... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BANGKOK (AP) — A helicopter belonging to Myanmar’s military crashed in a combat zone in the country’s north while returning from a mission to deliver supplies to army outposts, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.",
"The report fr... | en | [
"Myanmar",
"Aung San Suu Kyi",
"Thailand government",
"Military and defense",
"War and unrest",
"Russia government"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 12:10:41+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/trump-golden-dome-israel-missile-defense-iron-da9f728b6849ebba968b4b456adb26ce | Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defense plan was inspired by Israel's multitiered defenses | JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for a “Golden Dome” to protect the United States from long-range missiles was at least partly inspired by Israel’s multitiered missile defenses.
Trump announced the $175 billion concept in the Oval Office on Tuesday, saying it would put U.S. weapons in space for the ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for a “Golden Dome” to protect the United States from long-range missiles was at least partly inspired by Israel’s multitiered missile defenses.",
"Trump announced the $175 billion co... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Israel",
"War and unrest",
"Israel government",
"Fires",
"Hezbollah",
"Technology",
"Hamas",
"Politics",
"2024-2025 Mideast Wars"
] | [
"THE ASSOCIATED PRESS"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 06:04:04+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/newark-airport-flight-restrictions-72ec9357cf5d085f4345a8550fc4519e | FAA extends flight limits at Newark airport into June because of controller shortage and tech issues | The flight restrictions that have been in place at New Jersey’s largest airport ever since air traffic controllers first lost their radar and radios briefly last month will remain in place into June, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday.
The interim rule will cap the number of arrivals and departures ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"The flight restrictions that have been in place at New Jersey’s largest airport ever since air traffic controllers first lost their radar and radios briefly last month will remain in place into June, the Federal Aviation Administration announc... | en | [
"Newark",
"Federal Aviation Administration",
"Sean Duffy",
"Aviation safety",
"New York City Wire",
"Power outages",
"Business",
"Chris Rocheleau"
] | [
"JOSH FUNK"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 22:30:28+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/mali-education-languages-usaid-b2bf965fd853de7f02b5a043ff7f4e48 | In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands | MOUNTOUGOULA, Mali (AP) — For Aminata Doumbia, an 18-year-old Malian, the “Shifin ni Tagne” project was a path for her life dreams. A phrase meaning “our future” in the country’s main local language, it refers to a yearslong program aimed at teaching around 20,000 young Malians to read and write in their local language... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"MOUNTOUGOULA, Mali (AP) — For Aminata Doumbia, an 18-year-old Malian, the “Shifin ni Tagne” project was a path for her life dreams. A phrase meaning “our future” in the country’s main local language, it refers to a yearslong program aimed at t... | en | [
"Mali",
"Bamako",
"U.S. Agency for International Development",
"Donald Trump",
"Language",
"AFRICA PULSE",
"Business",
"Foreign aid",
"Education",
"Politics",
"Amadi Ba",
"Education funding"
] | [
"BABA AHMED"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 05:04:08+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/senate-california-electric-cars-emissions-newsom-b6b70e190aade5fe6c4f965fbeedd6ba | US Senate moves to block vehicle-emission rules in California | SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Congress may stop California from implementing its first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
A Senate vote expected as soon as this week could end the nation’s most aggressive effort to transition toward electric vehicles as President Donald Trump’s administra... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Congress may stop California from implementing its first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.",
"A Senate vote expected as soon as this week could end the nation’s most aggressi... | en | [
"California",
"John Thune",
"Joe Biden",
"Donald Trump",
"Pollution",
"United States Senate",
"United States House of Representatives",
"Transportation technology",
"Electric vehicles",
"Congress",
"Mike Stanton",
"Josh Lovelace",
"Matt Meyer",
"Politics",
"Phil Scott",
"Climate and en... | [
"SOPHIE AUSTIN"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 03:58:47+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tax-breaks-bill-medicaid-80b5781377bcd0870a1dccb3c7b8dc05 | Trump's big tax bill has passed the House. Here's what's inside it | WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans early Thursday took a major step forward on President Donald Trump’s agenda, approving a legislative package that combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities.
House committees labored for months on the bill, which underwent late changes to win ov... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans early Thursday took a major step forward on President Donald Trump’s agenda, approving a legislative package that combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities.",
"... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Joe Biden",
"U.S. Republican Party",
"Taxes",
"Legislation",
"Education costs",
"United States House of Representatives",
"Jobs and careers",
"Congress",
"Business",
"Politics",
"Asylum",
"Personal finance",
"Mexico",
"Border security",
"Government programs"
] | [
"KEVIN FREKING",
"LISA MASCARO"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 11:07:45+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/israel-embassy-jewish-museum-shooting-10307b3b1a2a337e76730736b12ebbcb | 2 Israeli embassy staff members killed in shooting outside Jewish museum in DC | WASHINGTON (AP) — Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.
The stunning attack on Wednesday evening prompted Israeli missions to beef up their security and lo... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.",
"The stunning... | en | [
"Benjamin Netanyahu",
"Crime",
"Sarah Milgrim",
"Donald Trump",
"Elias Rodriguez",
"Israel government",
"District of Columbia",
"Shootings",
"Israel",
"2024-2025 Mideast Wars",
"Law enforcement",
"Israel-Hamas war",
"DC Wire",
"Gun violence",
"Jeanine Pirro",
"Yaron Lischinsky",
"Ted... | [
"MAYA SWEEDLER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 03:39:04+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/sean-combs-diddy-trial-cassie-kid-cuti-66ac16f76115e2c738deb6feae5b53a1 | Rapper Kid Cudi is set to testify at the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial | NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi is set to testify Thursday at the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs after one of the music mogul’s former aides finishes telling the jury about what he witnessed while working for the Bad Boy Records founder.
The trial resumed with the testimony of Combs’ former perso... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kid Cudi is set to testify Thursday at the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs after one of the music mogul’s former aides finishes telling the jury about what he witnessed while working for the Bad Boy ... | en | [
"Sean Diddy Combs",
"George Kaplan",
"Crime",
"Manhattan",
"Human trafficking",
"New York City Wire",
"Cassie",
"Legal proceedings",
"Scott Mescudi",
"New York",
"Kid Cudi",
"Arts and entertainment",
"Sexual misconduct",
"Entertainment"
] | [
"MICHAEL R. SISAK",
"LARRY NEUMEISTER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 04:00:33+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/trump-candy-melania-kids-work-white-house-8ad416b1ab16052400ec49f4b453fb8d | Trump eats a 'good amount' of candy, White House press secretary tells kid reporters | WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has a sweet tooth and his favorites are pink Starbursts and Tootsie Rolls.
So said Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, at a briefing Tuesday for the children of reporters who cover the White House. It was part of a day of activities the White House organized as i... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has a sweet tooth and his favorites are pink Starbursts and Tootsie Rolls.",
"So said Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, at a briefing Tuesday for the children of reporters who c... | en | [
"Karoline Leavitt",
"Melania Trump",
"Donald Trump",
"Mexico",
"District of Columbia",
"DC Wire",
"Legislation",
"Politics"
] | [
"DARLENE SUPERVILLE"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 19:59:26+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/zeldin-schiff-epa-pollution-cancer-environment-3d61818ecc3ca951dc7df3420cbe1e71 | Budget cuts at Trump EPA become flashpoint at a heated Congressional hearing | WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency clashed with Democratic senators Wednesday, accusing one of being an “aspiring fiction writer” and saying another does not “care about wasting money.’' Democrats countered that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s tenure will likely mean more Americans contrac... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency clashed with Democratic senators Wednesday, accusing one of being an “aspiring fiction writer” and saying another does not “care about wasting money.’' Democrats countered that ... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Adam Schiff",
"Sheldon Whitehouse",
"Joe Biden",
"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency",
"Lung disease",
"United States House of Representatives",
"Lung cancer",
"Government budgets",
"Congress",
"Climate and environment",
"Government and politics",
"U.S. Democratic Party",
... | [
"MATTHEW DALY"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 20:18:35+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/jony-ive-openai-chatgpt-52c72786e54f0ead8b04d037c30d6754 | OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B deal | SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI has recruited Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple’s iPhone, to lead a new hardware project for the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT.
OpenAI said it is acquiring io Products, a product and engineering company co-founded by Ive, in a deal valued at nearly $6.5 billion.
Ive ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI has recruited Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple’s iPhone, to lead a new hardware project for the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT.",
"OpenAI said it is acquiring io Products, a product an... | en | [
"Sam Altman",
"OpenAI Inc",
"Apple",
"Inc.",
"Artificial intelligence",
"Steve Jobs",
"Mobile phones",
"Consumer electronics manufacturing",
"San Francisco",
"Delaware",
"Associated Press",
"Gartner",
"Meta Platforms",
"Peter Welinder",
"Technology",
"Alphabet",
"Business",
"Allen ... | [
"MATT O’BRIEN",
"MICHAEL LIEDTKE"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 18:24:50+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-doge-freedom-information-records-trump-14a1773b42ddad1e3367a39750a84bef | Trump asks Supreme Court to block orders requiring DOGE turn over documents | WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block court orders requiring Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over documents about its operations to a government watchdog group.
The Justice Department’s latest emergency appeal to the high court concerns whethe... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block court orders requiring Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over documents about its operations to a government watchdog group.",
... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Christopher Cooper",
"Department of Government Efficiency",
"Amy Gleason",
"Courts",
"Elon Musk",
"District of Columbia",
"United States government",
"Government budgets",
"United States",
"U.S. Supreme Court",
"Legal proceedings",
"Freedom of information",
"Government pro... | [
"MARK SHERMAN"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 15:17:41+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/deportation-immigration-south-sudan-department-of-homeland-security-300e8c704402e2cb3c920d251b7fa876 | US officials must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan, federal judge rules | WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful.
U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy in Massachusetts issued the ruling late Tuesday after an emergency hearing, after attorneys f... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful.",
"U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy in Mas... | en | [
"South Sudan",
"Donald Trump",
"Sudan",
"Texas",
"Brian E. Murphy",
"Joe Biden",
"Immigration",
"United States government",
"United States",
"Gender",
"Politics",
"Nicholas Haysom",
"U.S. Department of Homeland Security",
"Courts",
"South Sudan government",
"Kristi Noem",
"James Mond... | [
"LINDSAY WHITEHURST"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 20:58:11+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/eu-syria-sanctions-kallas-assad-4faa4bb6f6ccb7ecd083cf70843132e3 | The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime | BARCELONA (AP) — The European Union will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime, the EU’s top diplomat announced Tuesday.
Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas spoke after chairing a meeting of foreign ministers from the 27-member bloc. She said the decision was designed... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BARCELONA (AP) — The European Union will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime, the EU’s top diplomat announced Tuesday.",
"Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas spoke after chairing a m... | en | [
"Syria",
"Donald Trump",
"Europe",
"Bashar Assad",
"Ahmad al-Sharaa",
"Sanctions and embargoes",
"European Union",
"Eurocopa 2024",
"Kaja Kallas",
"War and unrest",
"Politics",
"Poverty"
] | [
"SAM McNEIL"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 18:30:25+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/labor-migrants-malaysia-bangladesh-japan-749864c6c2dfc19aff8969e3882d0527 | Migrant workers in Malaysia seek unpaid wages from a supplier to Japanese companies | HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Around 280 Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia are demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages and other money owed to them after their former employer, a plastic parts supplier to big Japanese companies, closed down.
The workers at Kawaguchi Manufacturing’s factory in Port Klang... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Around 280 Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia are demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages and other money owed to them after their former employer, a plastic parts supplier to big Japanese companies,... | en | [
"Migrant workers",
"Labor",
"Bangladesh",
"Malaysia",
"Anwar Ibrahim",
"Jobs and careers",
"Compensation and benefits",
"Malaysia government",
"Associated Press",
"South Asia",
"Sheikh Hasina",
"Bangladesh government",
"Terry Collingsworth",
"Business",
"Steven Sim Chee Keong",
"Panaso... | [
"ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 03:48:07+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/syria-sanctions-united-nations-trump-77bb2cd76e151eff73387eda1ef82374 | UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but offers hope with sanctions lifting | UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official for Syria warned Wednesday of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the war-battered country but also hoped for a better life for its people following decisions by the U.S. and European Union to lift sanctions.
Geir Pedersen noted the fragilities... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official for Syria warned Wednesday of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the war-battered country but also hoped for a better life for its people following decisions by the U.... | en | [
"Marco Rubio",
"Syria",
"Donald Trump",
"Europe",
"Sanctions and embargoes",
"Bashar Assad",
"United Nations",
"European Union",
"Syria government",
"United States government",
"United States",
"United Nations Security Council",
"Ahmad al-Sharaa",
"Politics",
"Palestinian territories gov... | [
"EDITH M. LEDERER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 21:41:30+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-2028-democrats-california-president-governor-6d3b5bef946b9c51c8096328865d3a84 | Why Harris will — or won't — run for California governor | LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many of Kamala Harris’ supporters and detractors alike think she’d have better odds running for California governor rather than president a third time.
There are several reasons for Harris to make a bid to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom. She would immediately become the early front-runner in... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many of Kamala Harris’ supporters and detractors alike think she’d have better odds running for California governor rather than president a third time.",
"There are several reasons for Harris to make a bid to replace... | en | [
"Kamala Harris",
"Donald Trump",
"California",
"Joe Biden",
"Adam Schiff",
"Black experience",
"U.S. Democratic Party",
"Xavier Becerra",
"Mitt Romney",
"Barack Obama",
"Barbara Lee",
"Roger Salazar",
"Antonio Villaraigosa",
"Steve Garvey",
"Kevin Madden",
"Politics",
"Adam Green",
... | [
"MICHAEL R. BLOOD"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 12:18:14+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/buy-now-pay-later-missed-payments-regulation-f7fd30f2a0e900460919fad76a1e0dbf | Shoppers are falling behind on 'buy now, pay later' payments | NEW YORK (AP) — More Klarna customers are having trouble repaying their “buy now, pay later” loans, the short-term lender said this week. The disclosure corresponded with reports by lending platforms Bankrate and LendingTree, which cited an increasing share of all “buy now, pay later” users saying they had fallen behin... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW YORK (AP) — More Klarna customers are having trouble repaying their “buy now, pay later” loans, the short-term lender said this week. The disclosure corresponded with reports by lending platforms Bankrate and LendingTree, which cited an in... | en | [
"San Diego",
"Financial Wellness",
"Lifestyle",
"The Charles Schwab Corp.",
"Charles Schwab",
"DoorDash",
"Inc.",
"United States government",
"Adam Rust",
"Justine Farrell",
"Federal Reserve System",
"Personal finance",
"PayPal Holdings",
"U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau",
"Bus... | [
"CORA LEWIS"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 20:30:03+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/economy-tariffs-g7-ff7c84b5bc349a898615dafd2563e844 | Trump's tariffs will test unity among allies at G7 finance ministers' summit | BANFF, Alberta (AP) — Leading financial officials from the world’s richest countries are gathering in a Canadian mountain resort this week for what may prove a contentious meeting in the wake of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
The annual meetings of the Group of 7 finance ministers, known as the G7, are typ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BANFF, Alberta (AP) — Leading financial officials from the world’s richest countries are gathering in a Canadian mountain resort this week for what may prove a contentious meeting in the wake of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.",
... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"G7 Summit",
"Scott Bessent",
"Jerome Powell",
"Canada",
"Economic policy",
"Europe",
"Italy",
"United Kingdom",
"Vladimir Putin",
"Federal Reserve System",
"World Bank",
"United States government",
"Politics",
"European Union",
"Steven Kamin",
"International Monetary... | [
"CHRISTOPHER RUGABER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 04:01:06+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/memorial-day-shopping-automobiles-e61546d8146ccb89c4a66713318baedc | Edmunds: How to get the best auto deals this Memorial Day weekend | Memorial Day weekend has long been one of the busiest times of year for car dealerships. Many car shoppers decide to pull the trigger on that long-considered purchase because of the major sales promotions and the symbolic start of summer. But things are a little different this year.
Because of tariffs on offshore-buil... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"Memorial Day weekend has long been one of the busiest times of year for car dealerships. Many car shoppers decide to pull the trigger on that long-considered purchase because of the major sales promotions and the symbolic start of summer. But ... | en | [
"Ford Motor Co.",
"Cars",
"Honda Motor Co.",
"Ltd.",
"Strikes",
"Production facilities",
"Government policy",
"Toyota Motor Corp.",
"General Motors Co.",
"Business",
"Economic policy",
"Tesla",
"Inc.",
"Lifestyle",
"International trade",
"Bayerische Motoren Werke AG",
"Josh Jacquot",... | [
"JOSH JACQUOT"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 12:16:59+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-weather-service-cuts-doge-9ec14130bd238d46048a2c2ea4cc8311 | A leaner National Weather Service is confronting a busy tornado season | WASHINGTON (AP) — As nasty tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode.
The agency’s office in Jackson, Kentucky, had begun closing nightly as deep cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency began hitting. But the weather service kept staffers on o... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — As nasty tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode.",
"The agency’s office in Jackson, Kentucky, had begun closing nightly as deep cuts by Elon Musk’s Depart... | en | [
"Tornadoes",
"Kentucky",
"Weather",
"Storms",
"Kansas",
"Natural disasters",
"Gulf of Mexico",
"Tom DiLiberto",
"Howard Bluestein",
"Louis Uccellini",
"Harold Brooks",
"Karen Kosiba",
"Erica Grow Cei",
"Rich Thompson",
"Department of Government Efficiency",
"Jana Houser",
"Climate an... | [
"SETH BORENSTEIN"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 15:01:40+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cannabis-smuggle-tourists-regulations-68678b89e9ac725b5752a450039d5439 | Thailand vows to tighten control on cannabis after smuggling cases involving tourists soar | BANGKOK (AP) — Thai officials on Wednesday said they planned to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months.
Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis in 2022, which has boosted Thailand’s tourism and ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BANGKOK (AP) — Thai officials on Wednesday said they planned to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months.",
"Thailand became the first count... | en | [
"Marijuana",
"Thailand",
"Thailand government",
"Crime",
"Politics"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 11:34:16+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-retired-army-officer-assassinated-urban-guerrilla-5198dc1d2e1afddfd6ab907e66a1c21c | An urban guerrilla group in Myanmar claims responsibility for assassinating a retired army officer | BANGKOK (AP) — A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military was shot dead by a self-proclaimed urban guerrilla group on Thursday near his home in the country’s biggest city, marking the latest assassination attributed to militants opposed to army rule.
The former army officer, Cho Tun Aung, was shot by a man a... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BANGKOK (AP) — A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military was shot dead by a self-proclaimed urban guerrilla group on Thursday near his home in the country’s biggest city, marking the latest assassination attributed to militants oppo... | en | [
"Cho Tun Aung",
"Myanmar",
"Shootings",
"Rebellions and uprisings",
"Military and defense",
"Gun violence",
"Aung San Suu Kyi",
"Thailand government"
] | [
"GRANT PECK"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 12:36:45+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/gerry-connolly-dies-congress-virginia-44d5c141f417ca966850e4ffaa27c1b9 | Gerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75 | RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia district, died Wednesday. He was 75.
Connolly, who most recently held a prominent position as the ranking member of the Hou... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia district, died Wednesday. He was 75.",
... | en | [
"Gerry Connolly",
"Virginia",
"Donald Trump",
"Louis DeJoy",
"Hakeem Jeffries",
"Notable Deaths",
"Elon Musk",
"Politics",
"U.S. Democratic Party",
"Government programs",
"Arthur Miller",
"U.S. Republican Party",
"United States government",
"Olivia Diaz"
] | [
"OLIVIA DIAZ"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 12:58:48+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-doge-institute-of-peace-headquarters-df9dc7d4b1ea744db647527a4b28d807 | Institute of Peace regains control of headquarters after DOGE takeover | WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal.
The institute’s acting president, George Moose, entered the organization’s headquarters w... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal.",
"Th... | en | [
"Elon Musk",
"Donald Trump",
"Department of Government Efficiency",
"District of Columbia",
"George Moose",
"Government budgets",
"Courts",
"Politics",
"Labor",
"George Foote",
"Anna Kelly"
] | [
"GARY FIELDS"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 22:31:59+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/cuauhtemoc-mexican-navy-ship-cadets-brooklyn-bridge-c43f6fd084ba2bd68abea6d14db498ed | Ships have been hitting the Brooklyn Bridge for nearly 150 years | NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican navy tall ship’s fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday highlighted a hazard that has worried seafarers for nearly 150 years.
Even before construction on the bridge was finished in the late 19th century, the topmast of a passing U.S. Navy ship hit the span’s wires — and vessels ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican navy tall ship’s fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday highlighted a hazard that has worried seafarers for nearly 150 years.",
"Even before construction on the bridge was finished in the late 19... | en | [
"Boat and ship accidents",
"Seattle",
"Manhattan",
"U.S. Navy",
"Minnesota",
"New York City",
"New York City Wire",
"Hedwig Ehrlich",
"Dominique Jean Louis",
"Richard Haw",
"Paul Ehrlich"
] | [
"CEDAR ATTANASIO"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 03:45:46+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/military-libraries-dei-book-purge-d6df4f5c82d92763f2060d7f4b99cd95 | Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn | WASHINGTON (AP) — All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves after the newest Pentagon-ordered review — the latest turn in a dizzying effort to rid the military of materials related to diversity... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves after the newest Pentagon-ordered review — the latest tu... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Pete Hegseth",
"Gender",
"Military and defense",
"U.S. Department of Defense",
"Diversity",
"equity and inclusion",
"Annapolis",
"Maryland",
"Racism",
"Government programs",
"Politics",
"Race and ethnicity",
"United States government",
"Maya Angelou",
"U.S. Air Force",... | [
"LOLITA C. BALDOR"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 22:30:30+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-nuclear-negotiations-araghchi-uranium-enrichment-ee184c9f4a88283c296837fc0a45d909 | Iran insists it won't stop enriching uranium despite US demand | TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat insisted Wednesday that Tehran will never stop enriching uranium, reinforcing the Islamic Republic’s hard line ahead of a new round of indirect talks with the United States over its fast-advancing nuclear program.
Iran’s foreign ministry later confirmed it has agreed to take par... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat insisted Wednesday that Tehran will never stop enriching uranium, reinforcing the Islamic Republic’s hard line ahead of a new round of indirect talks with the United States over its fast-advancing nuclea... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Middle East",
"Iran",
"Tehran",
"Ali Khamenei",
"Steve Witkoff",
"Iran government",
"Marco Rubio",
"Italy government",
"2024-2025 Mideast Wars",
"Abbas Araghchi",
"Politics",
"Islam",
"Esmail Baghaei",
"United States government"
] | [
"AMIR VAHDAT"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 11:57:06+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/france-britain-migration-deaths-channel-f9397c2afb38ed80add49727026b67e9 | Child among 2 migrants who died attempting to cross English Channel to Britain in small boat | PARIS (AP) — A woman and a child died on an attempted illicit overnight sea crossing Wednesday from France to Britain.
It brings the number of deaths this week on the risky migration route to at least three, French maritime authorities said. At least 14 people have died so far this year.
French rescue services found ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"PARIS (AP) — A woman and a child died on an attempted illicit overnight sea crossing Wednesday from France to Britain.",
"It brings the number of deaths this week on the risky migration route to at least three, French maritime authorit... | en | [
"United Kingdom",
"France",
"Immigration",
"English Channel",
"Politics"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 14:41:20+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/congress-tax-cuts-trump-f2c60ae5c7c1313de69446f9ac7176e6 | House Republicans pass Trump's big bill after all-night session | WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
With last-minute concessions and stark warnings from Trump, the Rep... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval T... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Mike Johnson",
"U.S. Republican Party",
"Hakeem Jeffries",
"Pete Aguilar",
"Thomas Massie",
"Government programs",
"Legislation",
"United States House of Representatives",
"U.S. Democratic Party",
"Taxes",
"Congress",
"New York City Wire",
"Voting rights",
"Andrew Harris... | [
"LISA MASCARO",
"KEVIN FREKING",
"LEAH ASKARINAM"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 04:02:29+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/cellphones-phones-school-ban-states-c6a54feb9d2661e04989b7cdd5b2821b | Cellphones in schools are now banned or regulated by laws in more than half of US states | ATLANTA (AP) — Florida was the first state to pass a law regulating the use of cellphones in schools in 2023. Just two years later, more than half of all states have laws in place, with more likely to act soon.
Bills have sprinted through legislatures this year in states as varied as New York and Oklahoma, reflecting ... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"ATLANTA (AP) — Florida was the first state to pass a law regulating the use of cellphones in schools in 2023. Just two years later, more than half of all states have laws in place, with more likely to act soon.",
"Bills have sprinted t... | en | [
"District of Columbia",
"Florida",
"Schools",
"Jim Pillen",
"Mike Dunleavy",
"Ron DeSantis",
"Jeb Bush",
"Education",
"Jennifer Leeper",
"Technology",
"Scott Hilton",
"Politics",
"Nathan Hoffman",
"Kelly Armstrong",
"Children"
] | [
"JEFF AMY"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 03:46:05+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/mongolia-protests-prime-minister-resign-047f7bbcbcf3935fb39ddb92ba655fd2 | Protests against prime minister in Mongolia could lead to government shake-up | ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia’s 10-month-old coalition government appeared to be breaking up as protests calling on the prime minister to resign entered their ninth day.
The leaders of the three governing parties were meeting Thursday to review their coalition agreement, one day after the largest one — the Mon... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia’s 10-month-old coalition government appeared to be breaking up as protests calling on the prime minister to resign entered their ninth day.",
"The leaders of the three governing parties were meetin... | en | [
"Mongolia",
"Protests and demonstrations",
"U.S. Democratic Party",
"International agreements",
"Politics"
] | [] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 09:11:38+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/george-wendt-dies-55681263ea8b5bddaf1c89e8e9ba8cb1 | 'Cheers' star George Wendt dies | NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died. He was 76.
Wendt’s family said he died early Tuesday morning, peacefull... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has d... | en | [
"Comedy",
"Television",
"Ted Danson",
"Woody Harrelson",
"Rhea Perlman",
"Stephen Colbert",
"Kelsey Grammer",
"Norm Peterson",
"Chicago",
"Boston",
"Celebrity deaths",
"New York City Wire",
"Notable Deaths",
"John Ratzenberger",
"Jenny McCarthy",
"Larry the Cable Guy",
"George Wendt"... | [
"MARK KENNEDY"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 20:12:56+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/trump-military-parade-army-tanks-cost-584f60f4efc341bce44a2d01c3f5c58c | What to expect at the Army parade on Trump's birthday | WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Wednesday started loading up some of the tanks that will take to the streets of the nation’s capital during the 250th anniversary celebration of the service next month, which will feature hundreds of military vehicles and aircraft and thousands of soldiers.
The event has grown extensively... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Wednesday started loading up some of the tanks that will take to the streets of the nation’s capital during the 250th anniversary celebration of the service next month, which will feature hundreds of military vehi... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"District of Columbia",
"Fairs and festivals",
"Maryland",
"Anne McClain",
"Bradley Fighting Vehicles",
"Steve Warren",
"Politics",
"Texas"
] | [
"TARA COPP"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 19:02:36+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-leo-gaza-aid-c5b3cf3e4c201c72a9e0f3c1ddf61c01 | Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities in his first general audience | VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
The Vatican said that around 40,000 people were on hand for the audience, which came just days a... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square.",
"The Vatic... | en | [
"Pope Leo XIV",
"Giorgia Meloni",
"Vladimir Putin",
"Donald Trump",
"Vatican City",
"Gaza",
"Italy",
"Israel-Hamas war",
"Gaza Strip",
"Italy government",
"Religion",
"Catholic Church",
"Foreign aid"
] | [
"NICOLE WINFIELD"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 10:48:14+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-workers-pregnancy-civil-rights-eb4bcc821c4932728fcd961757b50552 | Judge vacates federal rules requiring employers to provide accommodations for abortions | NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down regulations requiring most U.S. employers to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge David Joseph of the Western District of Louisiana was a victory for conservative lawmakers and religious groups w... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down regulations requiring most U.S. employers to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions.",
"The ruling by U.S. District Judge David Joseph of the Wester... | en | [
"Government regulations",
"Donald Trump",
"Louisiana",
"Abortion",
"Bill Cassidy",
"Joe Biden",
"David Joseph",
"Pregnancy and childbirth",
"United States government",
"United States",
"U.S. Department of Justice",
"Liz Murrill",
"Andrea Lucas",
"Business",
"Politics",
"Brittany Panucc... | [
"ALEXANDRA OLSON",
"CLAIRE SAVAGE"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 19:57:17+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/zachary-alam-january-6-capitol-riot-burglary-44936751dc13364d5e64bf52f65d51aa | US Capitol rioter who smashed Speaker's Lobby door charged with burglary in Virginia | A Virginia man has been charged with felony burglary after being pardoned for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot, which included smashing the door panel that rioter Ashli Babbitt tried to breach before police shot her.
Zachary Jordan Alam, 33, of Centreville, was arrested May 9 in a neighborhood outside of Richmond, He... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"A Virginia man has been charged with felony burglary after being pardoned for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot, which included smashing the door panel that rioter Ashli Babbitt tried to breach before police shot her.",
"Zachary Jordan... | en | [
"Shootings",
"Donald Trump",
"District of Columbia",
"Zachary Jordan Alam",
"Law enforcement",
"2021 United States Capitol riot",
"Burglary",
"Law and order",
"DC Wire",
"Capitol siege",
"Gun violence",
"Dannie Sutton",
"Politics",
"Matthew Huttle",
"Steven Metcalf"
] | [
"BEN FINLEY"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 17:07:52+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/sentimental-value-cannes-joachim-trier-16159909629179f85373f669dd5d42f4 | Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' sends Cannes swooning | CANNES, France (AP) — It took nearly until the end of the festival, but the Cannes Film Festival has its first outright sensation.
Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” premiered Wednesday night to the kind of rapturous response that Cannes is fabled for. The film, starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fan... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"CANNES, France (AP) — It took nearly until the end of the festival, but the Cannes Film Festival has its first outright sensation.",
"Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” premiered Wednesday night to the kind of rapturous response that ... | en | [
"Cannes Film Festival",
"Elle Fanning",
"Movies",
"Juliette Binoche",
"Entertainment",
"Joachim Trier",
"Renate Reinsve",
"Kleber Mendonca Filho"
] | [
"JAKE COYLE"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 11:44:38+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/conservative-activist-voter-fraud-conspiracy-charges-8647ed4d1176ec68c0e82ecd411e5c59 | Charges dropped against conservative activist in Texas over false voter fraud claim | HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against a prominent conservative activist in Houston related to allegations he had been part of what authorities have called a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory in which a man was run off the road and held at gunpoint over claims he was holding fraudulent... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against a prominent conservative activist in Houston related to allegations he had been part of what authorities have called a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory in which a man wa... | en | [
"Houston",
"Texas",
"Greg Abbott",
"Voting",
"Fraud",
"Ken Paxton",
"Jared Woodfill",
"Steven Hotze",
"Indictments",
"Crime",
"Conservatism",
"Activism",
"Juan A. Lozano",
"Terry Yates",
"Assault",
"Politics",
"Mark Aguirre",
"Sean Teare"
] | [
"JUAN A. LOZANO"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 23:23:46+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/alabama-supreme-court-7b715cc0cff43ecca9b36f3a6c82113c | Ivey appoints first Black Republican on Alabama Supreme Court | MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday appointed state appellate Judge Bill Lewis to the Alabama Supreme Court. He will be the first Black Republican to serve on the court.
Lewis replaces Justice Jay Mitchell, who resigned Monday. Lewis most recently served on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Ivey... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday appointed state appellate Judge Bill Lewis to the Alabama Supreme Court. He will be the first Black Republican to serve on the court.",
"Lewis replaces Justice Jay Mitchell, who ... | en | [
"Alabama",
"Kay Ivey",
"Bill Lewis",
"Courts",
"Jay Mitchell",
"John England",
"Oscar Adams",
"Politics",
"Donald Trump",
"Black experience"
] | [
"KIM CHANDLER"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-20 22:20:11+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/romania-election-george-simion-court-nicusor-dan-be5d3b164a1cbcfb90bfd0f8f87f2869 | Romanian court validates presidential election, rejecting defeated candidate’s challenge to results | BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Thursday validated the results of Romania’s presidential election rerun, shortly after rejecting a request to annul the results by the hard-right candidate who decisively lost the race to his pro-European Union opponent.
After deliberations on Thursday, Romania’s Const... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Thursday validated the results of Romania’s presidential election rerun, shortly after rejecting a request to annul the results by the hard-right candidate who decisively lost the race to his p... | en | [
"Romania government",
"Bucharest",
"Moldova",
"Romania",
"George Simion",
"Courts",
"Voting rights",
"Global elections",
"Run-off elections",
"Elections",
"Politics",
"Donald Trump",
"Voting"
] | [
"STEPHEN McGRATH"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 08:08:06+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/ramaphosa-trump-white-house-south-africa-61f31db77b3650cbb2abfa8945d365b5 | South African president says Trump meeting wasn't so dramatic | JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The sentiment in South Africa ahead of its leader’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday was one of fear and trepidation.
“Into the mouth of Trump hell” was how one newspaper headline described his mission.
South Africans worried that President Cyril Ramaphosa w... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The sentiment in South Africa ahead of its leader’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday was one of fear and trepidation.",
"“Into the mouth of Trump hell” was how one newspaper h... | en | [
"Donald Trump",
"Cyril Ramaphosa",
"South Africa",
"Nelson Mandela",
"United States government",
"International",
"United States",
"Group of 20",
"JD Vance",
"Volodymyr Zelenskyy",
"Politics"
] | [
"GERALD IMRAY"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-22 01:04:24+00:00 | true | null |
https://apnews.com/article/guyana-venezuela-elections-essequibo-dispute-a74a9e86bb8ccffe8744a0068cba8502 | Guyana issues warning ahead of Venezuelan election over disputed region | GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s defense chief warned on Wednesday that any residents who participate in upcoming elections organized by neighboring Venezuela over a disputed region will be charged with treason and other felony crimes.
“If anyone participates or takes any similar action, it will amount to support fo... | {
"sections": [
{
"headline": [],
"paragraphs": [
"GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s defense chief warned on Wednesday that any residents who participate in upcoming elections organized by neighboring Venezuela over a disputed region will be charged with treason and other felony crimes.",
... | en | [
"Venezuela",
"Guyana",
"Nicolas Maduro",
"Venezuela government",
"Global elections",
"Elections",
"Nicole Theriot",
"Military and defense",
"Omar Khan",
"Politics",
"Robert Persaud",
"Voting"
] | [
"BERT WILKINSON"
] | Associated Press News | 2025-05-21 18:33:18+00:00 | true | null |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.