A fire has broken out at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park velodrome, prompting a major emergency response
April 08, 2026
President Donald Trump threatened to jail a journalist as part of a hunt for the “leaker” behind initial reports Friday that a second Air Force officer from a downed US fighter jet was missing. Trump did not specify which media outlet he was referring to, and a White House official declined to answer questions about his remarks.
April 07, 2026
Justice Department says Bondi won’t appear for Epstein deposition now that she’s no longer attorney general
April 08, 2026
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change
April 08, 2026
Hawaii faces another major flood threat 2 weeks after its worst flooding in 20 years
April 08, 2026
China’s government says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting that has killed hundreds of people
April 08, 2026
The Diamond League track meet in Qatar has been postponed from next month to June 19 if conditions allow amid ongoing uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East
April 08, 2026
The tournament record at the Masters is 63 and has been for three decades
April 08, 2026
There will be an American boat at next year’s America’s Cup after all
April 08, 2026
Fireball spotted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware traveled at 30,000 mph before disintegrating, NASA says
April 08, 2026
Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work
April 08, 2026
Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work
April 08, 2026
Tariff-driven uncertainty, rising costs and tax law changes have prompted many companies to reconsider their strategies
April 08, 2026
The Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College is growing as Passover ends this year
April 08, 2026
An enduring sense of ownership led businesses and citizens to defend the country’s public health system.
April 08, 2026
Former federal prison officer convicted in bribery scheme to smuggle drugs into Atlanta prison
April 08, 2026
Turkish authorities have detained nine people in connection with an attack on police outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
April 08, 2026
When I talk about my anthropological fieldwork, many Americans are shocked to learn that “living on a nuclear test site” is even a logical statement.
April 08, 2026
Suspects in ISIS-inspired attack outside NYC mayor’s residence believed they could kill up to 60 people, prosecutors say
April 08, 2026
A piece of France’s Eiffel Tower is now up for grabs. You’ll need deep pockets
April 08, 2026
The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know
April 08, 2026
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun has arrived in China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-governed island to come under its control
April 07, 2026
Judge Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, expanding court’s liberal majority
April 07, 2026
South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea
April 08, 2026
Australia’s most decorated living veteran did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday
April 08, 2026
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based conglomerate started arbitration proceedings against Danish logistics and port group Maersk, accusing the company of aligning with Panama and scheming to replace its port operation on the Central American country’s critical canal
April 08, 2026
A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data
April 08, 2026
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war
April 07, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump pulls back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate
April 07, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8
April 07, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station
April 08, 2026
Valeri Nichushkin scored twice and Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Tuesday night to clinch the Central Division and the top seed in the Western Conference
April 08, 2026
Hundreds of Cuban women have gathered in Havana to decry a U.S. energy embargo and other measures imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump that are strangling the Caribbean island
April 07, 2026
Rubio says kidnapped American journalist has been released by pro-Iran militia in Iraq
April 08, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that American journalist Shelley Kittleson, who was kidnapped last week in Iraq, has been released
April 07, 2026
A U.S. judge says a customs officer improperly canceled the visa of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. In a ruling Tuesday, the judge said Customs and Border Protection officers have limited authority to cancel visas and can't do so for suspected smuggling of biological samples
April 08, 2026
Oil prices plunged below $100 a barrel and Asia markets and U.S. stock futures jumped after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
April 07, 2026
Iran-linked hackers have disrupted multiple US industrial sites
April 08, 2026
Search turns to recovery for American woman whose husband says she fell overboard in Bahamas, officials say
April 07, 2026
Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz
April 07, 2026
The president who yearned for a Nobel Peace Prize and once reveled in the appearance of solving conflicts turned to the language of annihilation as he struggled to find a resolution to his war in Iran
April 08, 2026
Travelers will soon face restrictions on how many portable chargers they can carry on a flight as airlines continue to try to reduce the risk of another lithium battery fire aboard their jets
April 08, 2026
Amid lawmakers’ calls for the president’s removal from office, Americans may be wondering what would come next.
April 08, 2026
Visualizing the US-Israeli war with Iran and retaliation in maps and charts
March 01, 2026
WHO driver killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza, relatives say
April 08, 2026
Scam compounds have mushroomed across Southeast Asia since the pandemic
April 07, 2026
The wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant has been released from a federal immigration detention facility where she spent nearly a week after being taken into custody inside a Louisiana military base
April 08, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that the abortion drug mifepristone can continue to be dispensed by mail to people with prescriptions, at least for now
April 08, 2026
Harry Kane delivered for Bayern Munich on his return from injury, scoring a goal and helping set up another in the team’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals
April 07, 2026
Kai Havertz scored in stoppage time to give Arsenal a 1-0 win in the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal against Sporting Lisbon
April 07, 2026
Tehran residents are rushing to stock up on bottled water and charge cellphones, flashlights and portable power banks as the hours tick down to Trump’s latest ultimatum for a deal in the war with Iran
April 08, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has toured North Carolina areas devastated by Hurricane Helene in 2024
April 08, 2026
A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you
April 08, 2026
Missouri governor signs bill banning judges from delaying divorces when a spouse is pregnant
April 08, 2026
Firefighter, whose heart stopped several times, shares miraculous survival story from hospital bed
April 08, 2026
President Donald Trump’s recent statements of intent about his administration’s plans for Iran have raised questions about international law
April 08, 2026
Man charged with killing wife: 'That man took everything from everybody'
April 08, 2026
Anthropic’s latest AI model could let hackers carry out attacks faster than ever. It wants companies to put up defenses first
April 08, 2026
Florida college student accused of burying her newborn baby turns herself in
April 08, 2026
A founder of one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent drug cartels has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to a federal narcotics conspiracy charge
April 08, 2026
Out of the Premier League title race
April 07, 2026
The Justice Department’s new leader says “nobody” except President Donald Trump knows why Pam Bondi was replaced as attorney general last week
April 08, 2026
Acting AG says ‘Nobody has any idea why’ Pam Bondi was fired except for Trump
April 08, 2026
Michigan man charged with kidnapping following Amber Alert for 12-year-old Iowa girl
April 08, 2026
The British government has blocked the rapper formerly known as Kanye West from entering the U.K. as the controversy over his antisemitic statements led to calls for planned headline performances at a major music festival to be canceled
April 07, 2026
Donald Trump Jr. has lashed out at the European Union
April 07, 2026
Bernhard Langer celebrates his footnote in history at the Masters this week
April 07, 2026
President Donald Trump is suspending his threatened attack against Iran less than two hours before the deadline the president set for Tehran
April 07, 2026
Trading cigarettes for cameras: A WWII soldier’s unlikely path to preserving history
April 08, 2026
What to know about Trump’s threat to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges, and why this could be a war crime
April 07, 2026
Tiger Woods is a topic of conversation at the Masters without even being there
April 07, 2026
NASA releases new ‘Earthset’ and eclipse images taken during historic flyby of the moon
April 07, 2026
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has maintained his innocence on conspiracy charges in an appeal hearing in Paris
April 07, 2026
UK festival canceled after headliner Kanye West blocked from traveling to UK
April 07, 2026
Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference
Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that's now paused
States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame
Chart shows Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz
Republican fears grow as Democrats keep notching election victories ahead of midterms
Connor McDavid's hat trick leads the Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Sharks
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers appeal his conviction with First Amendment argument
NCAA committee to discuss streamlined, age-based eligibility rules, AP sources say