A federal judge has denied a request to close an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”.

Bettors aren't rushing to place wagers on the opening week of this season's College Football Playoff, except for Friday night's Alabama-Oklahoma showdown.

Eileen Higgins has been sworn in as Miami's first female mayor, taking office two weeks after defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican.

Delivery company Instacart will pay $60 million in customer refunds under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission.

An Arizona man has been sentenced to death in a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix in 2017.

Cannabis companies like Tilray Brands and Canopy Growth could soon face a more mellow path ahead following President Donald Trump’s move to help reclassify the drug’s status.

A judge in Miami has dismissed a complaint challenging a college’s decision to gift prime downtown real estate for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.

Work crews are mopping up but bracing for more after hurricane-force wind downed power lines and fanned wildfires along the Colorado Front Range and onto the Great Plains.

The House has approved bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects and limiting judicial review.

Authorities are investigating a connection between the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor two days later.

Tennessee’s governor has pardoned country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who for years has spoken about his criminal record and his path to finding redemption.

Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants.

President Donald Trump’s key peace envoy will host new Gaza talks with Arab and Muslim officials on Friday in Miami, a State Department official tells the AP.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

A jury has sentenced a man to death in six murders in metro Phoenix in 2017, but was undecided on the punishment for his convictions in the killings of his mother and stepfather.

President Donald Trump’s handpicked board has voted to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center.

Harrison Ford will receive a lifetime achievement award from SAG-AFTRA in March.

Federal prosecutors say about half of the roughly $18 billion in claims paid out by Medicaid to 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018 may have been fraudulent.

Zohran Mamdani can claim multiple firsts when he becomes New York’s mayor Jan. 1.

A business jet with six people crashed at a regional airport in North Carolina, erupting in a large fire and killing multiple people.

A three-week pretrial hearing on Mangione’s fight to exclude evidence from his New York murder case revealed new details about his December 2024 arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania, steps prosecutors say he took to elude authorities for five days, and what he may have revealed about himself after he was taken into custody.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.

U.S. inflation slowed unexpectedly last month according to data that was delayed and likely distorted by the government shutdown.

The Ursid meteor shower is bringing fiery streaks to nighttime and early morning skies.

The parent company of President Donald Trump’s Truth Social media platform announced Thursday it is merging with a fusion power company, an unusual pairing of the Trump name with a futuristic clean energy venture that aims to power the next wave of artificial intelligence.

It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation.

Americans are disconnected from each other at historic levels, buffeted by what a former surgeon general calls an “epidemic of loneliness.”.

Turning Point is beginning its annual Christian youth conference, the first event since the assassination of founder Charlie Kirk.

Prosecutors are trying to convince a jury that a Wisconsin judge put her personal beliefs above the law and helped a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities seeking to arrest him in the courthouse.

The past year wasn't all doom and gloom; there was plenty to smile about, too.

A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to three other killings is set to be the 19th person executed in Florida this year.

A Boston-area man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife, whose body has never been found.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died.

Security footage released by the FBI shows a route taken by a person police are seeking in connection with the Brown University shooting.

The U.S. government says the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in a fatal collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation’s capital.

Missouri’s top prosecutor says China is suing after the state pressed federal officials for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Imprisoned former Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell is asking a federal judge to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence, saying “substantial new evidence” has emerged to prove constitutional violations spoiled her trial.

A federal judge in the nation’s capital has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing policies limiting members of Congress’ access to immigration detention facilities.

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.

The U.S. Postal Service says it intends to open its “last-mile” delivery network to large and small shippers, expanding beyond current arrangements with giants such as Amazon and UPS.

The Trump administration is moving to dissolve the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.

California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company has been misleading consumers about the technology’s capabilities.

A Republican push to make drilling cheaper on federal land is creating new fiscal pressure for states that depend on oil and gas revenue, most notably in New Mexico.

The Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations, just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.

Veteran police officer Jeffery Carroll is taking over as interim chief of Washington's police force.

A federal judge has blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from revoking an easement that allows Enbridge to run an oil pipeline through a Great Lakes channel.

President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame.

The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

A 33-year-old antitrust lawyer with ties to major Democratic politicians is challenging U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson to represent Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district.

Hiring a financial planner can deliver a return that can’t be quantified: peace of mind.

The Senate's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday has also secured the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina's federal recognition as a tribal nation.

The U.S. Treasury asked major philanthropic donors to contribute to new investment accounts for children Wednesday in part of what Secretary Scott Bessent called a “50 State Challenge” to raise funds for the Trump Accounts program.

Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is ending his short-lived campaign for lieutenant governor of Alabama.

Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement new work requirements for some Medicaid recipients.

A federal appeals court says the National Guard deployment in the nation's capital can continue for now.

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A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror villain Slender Man and then fled a group home won't fight the state's attempt to revoke her release privileges.

A national survey shows teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows.

New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill.

Police have intensified their search for a suspect in the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor Nuno F.

The founder of Tricolor Holdings and other company executives have been charged with what federal authorities say was a massive fraud that led to the subprime auto lender's bankruptcy.

President Donald Trump has delivered a speech where he discussed his achievements and touched on some of his agenda for next year and beyond.

Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have donated $5 million to David Flink, founder of the Neurodiversity Alliance.

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A new AP-NORC poll finds that most U.S. adults are on board with giving cash or gift cards as holiday presents.

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” President Donald Trump criminally conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Tennessee Williams' early radio play, “The Strangers,” is featured in The Strand this week.

Democratic senators are criticizing the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air.

Fani Willis has counterattacked during a Wednesday Georgia state Senate committee questioning her prosecution of Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump has paid his respects to two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian who were killed in an attack in Syria last weekend.

Nick Reiner, son of Rob Reiner, appeared in court as he faces charges of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents.

Fernando Moreno has been waiting for a kidney transplant for about two years.

When a measles outbreak hit West Texas this year, school absences surged far beyond the number of children who likely became sick.

Authorities searching for a shooter who attacked students at Brown University are asking for tips from people who might have video of the shooter potentially casing the area the week before the attack.

Norman Podhoretz, a leading neo-conservative and the former editor of Commentary magazine, has died.

The proposed $85 billion merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their workers.

A private equity firm owned by Jared Kushner says it's no longer backing Paramount’s hostile acquisition bid for Warner Bros.

Some of Rob and Michele Reiner's closest friends, including Billy Crystal and Larry David, have released a heartfelt statement mourning the couple.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league will look into the possibility of giving relief to the Miami Heat over the status of Terry Rozier.

A woman who allegedly pushed razor blades into loaves of bread at two Biloxi, Mississippi, Walmart stores has been arrested.

A federal judge in Washington says he's inclined to deny a preservationist group's request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump's ballroom project.

Auction bidders spent top dollar for some of the final pennies to be circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the cent’s production.

A judge says he’s optimistic that a pretrial hearing in Luigi Mangione’s New York murder case will end this week.

In a story published Dec. 16, 2025, about sales for Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s memoir, The Associated Press spelled her last name ‘Giuffre’ incorrectly as ‘Guiffre.

Maryland will create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, after lawmakers overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.

Brown University is mourning the loss of two students killed in a classroom shooting.

Texas is suing the utility company whose downed power lines sparked the largest wildfire in state history.

A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 8 months of home confinement.

A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been fatally shot at his home near Boston and authorities say they have launched a homicide investigation.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released shortlists for 12 Oscar categories Tuesday, including best song, score, and the new casting prize.

President Donald Trump will go to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert.

A colleague of the Milwaukee judge accused of helping an immigrant evade arrest is testifying at her criminal trial that she was shocked by her fellow judge’s behavior.

Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump's second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday.

Authorities have released three new videos of a man they believe is responsible for the shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine.

Authorities have released a new video timeline and a slightly clearer image of the man suspected in the Brown University shooting.

President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are back on Capitol Hill as questions mount over the swift escalation of U.S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela.

Gov. Bob Ferguson says the extent of the damage in Washington state is profound but unclear after more than a week of heavy rains and record flooding.

A trade association says new U.S. tariffs increased artificial Christmas tree prices by 10% to 15% this year as tree companies reduced their orders and raised prices to cover the higher import taxes.

Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents.