The Angel Meloni is no more.

Voters in northern New Jersey will select nominees in a special congressional primary to replace Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the U.S. House now that she's governor.

President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a deal.

French prosecutors have raided the offices of social media platform X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes.

China has significantly increased its coal power capacity, reviving concerns about its climate-changing carbon emissions.

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades.

A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction.

A former Sierra Club Foundation employee is suing the nonprofit, alleging that normal workplace interactions got twisted into an unfair harassment complaint to force him out after he called out racial discrimination internally.

Massive power outages in Cuba mean that many people are unaware that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to the Caribbean island.

Houston voters who have gone almost a year without representation in the U.S. House will finally fill the seat in a special runoff election.

Tax season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15.

Pakistan has ended an eight-year drought against Australia in Twenty20s after a 22-run win in Lahore.

The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team.

President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents.

The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti’s capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country.

Yale University is eliminating tuition for new undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000 a year.

Tourism in Cuba is plummeting at a time when the island desperately needs that revenue.

A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.

President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Virginia on Saturday that would allow federal disaster assistance to Virginia “to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from a severe winter storm beginning on January 22, 2026, and continuing."

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has voted to rescind its guidance on workplace harassment.

In a story published Jan. 22, 2026, about President Donald Trump's ballroom project, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the panel reviewing it.

After back-to-back fatal train crashes in Spain, Thursday brought the good news that Boro the missing dog was found.

The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colleges.

Ana García and her sister were traveling from Malaga in southern Spain to Madrid when their train car derailed and crashed in one of the country’s worst railway tragedies.

Former NBA star Lamar Odom has been arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas.

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza spent the College Football Playoff showing the nation just why he earned the Heisman Trophy.

A privately funded initiative called “Be The People” will try to connect hundreds of millions of Americans with efforts to solve local problems as part of a vision for the next 250 years of the United States.

Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference.

More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off the interstate in Michigan as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state.

SMU led by as many as seven points during the opening 13 minutes before the Cavaliers went on a 13-2 run.

Day Day Thomas scored 19 points to lead Cincinnati to a 79-70 win Saturday over No. 2 Iowa State, which has lost two straight after winning its first 16 games.

The family of a 23-year-old Iranian college student believes she was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces.

The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.

Indiana and Mississippi had rather busy schedules the last couple of weeks as they competed in the College Football Playoff while the transfer portal window was open.

Host Italy has a new contender in Alpine skiing with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics three weeks away.

Mikayla Blakes scored a season-high 38 points and No. 5 Vanderbilt won its school-record 18th straight game to open the season, beating Mississippi State 89-84 on Thursday night.

An appliance distributor is expanding a minifridge recall that now covers roughly 964,000 Frigidaire-branded products sold in the U.S., after multiple fire reports.

Pope Leo XIV has met with families of Italian teenagers killed or injured in a fire that engulfed a Swiss ski resort bar during a party on New Year's Eve.

The difficulty of tracking the death toll from Iran's nationwide protests has been compounded by the government's decision to cut off the internet to the country.

The big surprise of the World Cup slalom season scored his second win Sunday adding to his fast-rising reputation before the Winter Olympics.

Matthew Stafford beat out Drake Maye while Myles Garrett, Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were unanimous choices for the 2025 Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is now restricting image generation and editing to paying users.

Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal asked for a record $32 million in salary arbitration while the Detroit Tigers offered the left-hander $19 million.

The PGA Tour is expanding its Player Equity Program to reward current performance.

A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion from Head Start grant applications and barred it from laying off any more federal employees in the federal Office of Head Start.

The Trump administration and Louisiana officials have lifted another decades-old school desegregation order, part of a campaign to end court orders they describe as outdated.

Keldon Johnson had 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Luka Doncic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday night.

Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes took another blow after a 1-1 draw with Brighton.

A photo of 21-year-old Mariana Camargo dashing through the streets of eastern Caracas as explosions boomed in the background was soon on front pages of major international outlets.

There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more embroiled in foreign conflicts — even as many Republicans show initial support for his military strike in Venezuela.

The deadline to apply for the 2026 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters’ $1000 scholarship is Jan. 25.

This was a great bowl season for guys named Anthony Smith.

Greece’s government says a major radio communications failure that shut the country’s airspace is unlikely to have been a cyberattack.

It’s been a year of heartbreak and chronic worry since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area’s history scorched neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people.

Jake Paul has slipped out of the WBA cruiserweight rankings after the YouTuber-turned-boxer was soundly beaten by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua last month.

Greek authorities have removed more than 300,000 inactive university students from public university records.

Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and old.

Real Madrid says forward Kylian Mbappé has injured his left knee.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low despite a weakening labor market.

The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission wants to turn America’s 250th birthday celebration into the country’s single biggest year for volunteering.

Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is making a strong case for MVP honors this season.

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan is active and expected to play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks despite being added to the injury report with an illness.

The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national security concerns.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Thursday that over $15 million in funding would be allocated to the Virginia Workforce Housing Investment Program to support middle-income housing in various localities around the commonwealth.

From Bethlehem to Beijing, people around the world are celebrating the Christmas season.

The end of the year brings fewer new streaming options, but it's a great time to catch up on 2025's best movies, TV, music, and games.

GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance.

The CDC is investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to raw oysters, with some cases reported in Virginia.

Arsenal will face Chelsea in the English League Cup semifinals after beating Crystal Palace 8-7 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in normal time.

Pope Leo XIV says he's “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois has approved medically assisted suicide.

A group of volunteer pilots and animal lovers, known as Seuk’s Army, has been conducting weekly airlifts to rescue pets from overwhelmed Southern shelters.

Six Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks were selected for the Pro Bowl Games.

From department stores to grocers, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours.

Spain will end 2025 as the top men’s team in the FIFA rankings after there were limited changes in the new standings.

Jake Paul’s jaw was broken in two places in his loss to former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Miami.

Bologna has beaten Inter Milan on penalties to qualify for next week's Italian Super Cup final.

Three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka says 2026 will be his last year on tour.

Brown University says it's issuing early-decision admission offers Wednesday evening, even as the search continues for a suspect in the weekend mass shooting on campus.

In a story published Dec. 17, 2025, about Nebraska implementing work requirements for Medicaid, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of former President Barack Obama.

In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, tiny corals born in a laboratory are slowly growing under the eye of conservationists.

If you're feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to spend money on gifts, parties, and travel this holiday season, you're not alone.

The Atlantic hurricane season may be over.

JJ Harper and Brett Decker Jr. scored 12 points apiece for Liberty (6-3).

A powerful atmospheric river has drenched Washington state with nearly 5 trillion gallons of rain over the past week.

Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly floods and landslides across Asia in recent weeks, according to an analysis released Wednesday.

The youngest is 16.

More people are turning to GoFundMe for help with basic needs such as housing and food.

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The Golden Globes nominees have been announced, featuring a diverse group of top names from film and television.

Real Madrid defender Éder Militão is expected to be sidelined for at least three months because of a left leg injury.

Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams each scored 25 points and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder improved to 23-1 with their 15th straight victory, routing the Utah Jazz 131-101 on Sunday night.

Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront.

Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden moved into 10th place on the NBA’s career scoring list Saturday, passing Carmelo Anthony in a game against Minnesota.

Mexican composer María Leonora relies on fire, ritual and Mesoamerican tradition to shape her immersive concerts.

Alonza Barnett III named Sun Belt Player of the Year

A preliminary cauldron has been lit by the Olympic flame at Italy’s presidential palace as the countdown to the Milan Cortina Winter Games approaches the two-months-to-go mark.

A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a scathing denunciation of an FDA memo to staff that made sweeping claims casting doubt on vaccine safety.

OpenAI has awarded $40.5 million to more than 200 nonprofits in the first round of grants it has made since it rebranded its nonprofit as the OpenAI Foundation in October.

Researchers who examined climate change’s potential effect on the global economy say data errors led them to slightly overstate an expected drop in income over the next 25 years.