Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled her last budget, a $21.2 billion gross operating spending plan that is sure to erupt into battles on the District Council and Capitol Hill, where Republican lawmakers have shown a growing willingness to interject themselves into local affairs
April 11, 2026
Inside school discipline decisions after bathroom harassment case
April 11, 2026
From Final Four to roster rebuild
April 11, 2026
Body of airman killed during Iran war, Tech Sgt. Pruitt, returns to Bardstown
April 11, 2026
Family moves to keep Powhatan rural, permanently protects 134 acres for Virginia wildlife
April 11, 2026
'I'm making history.' Sacramento space scientist's hand in Artemis II mission
April 10, 2026
Office of the Child Advocate increasing oversight of youth detention center amid recent concerns of ‘illegal practices’
April 11, 2026
Engineer develops missing person tool after monthslong search for father
April 11, 2026
The FAA wants video gamers to be the next generation of air traffic controllers
April 11, 2026
Two public schools students detained, deported by ICE
April 10, 2026
Alabama didn’t need to turn to the transfer portal or the recruiting trail to find a replacement for potential first-round draft pick Ty Simpson
April 10, 2026
How Vance is navigating peace talks with Iran — and his own political future
April 10, 2026
A newly identified meteor shower reveals that intense heat is fragmenting a previously unknown asteroid as it passes too close to the Sun.
April 10, 2026
PEN America has launched the U.S. Safety Program to counter harassment against the literary community
April 10, 2026
A few US towns have banned cigarette sales to anyone born after a specific date, and several states are considering this path. A psychologist explains why such measures often face stiff resistance.
April 10, 2026
As childhood vaccination rates in Allegheny County decline, The Conversation asked experts why parents are opting out and how to protect vaccination policy.
April 10, 2026
More Americans are moving to Central and Eastern Europe. Here’s why
April 10, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is making a long and ambitious odyssey across four African countries -- Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
April 10, 2026
Donald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast — Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, protesters
April 10, 2026
Agriculture secretary’s religious Easter message to all employees sparks internal backlash and a formal complaint
April 10, 2026
Why NASA sent ‘organ chips’ of the Artemis II crew into space
April 10, 2026
Judge hears arguments in Minnesota school districts' lawsuit against ICE, DHS
April 10, 2026
Spooner, Wisconsin is home to one of the largest musky hatcheries in the world
April 10, 2026
Dave Chappelle has helped secure the future of a small-town radio station by funding the renovation of a historic building in Yellow Springs
April 10, 2026
Plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration's cost-cutting measures against a library funding agency have settled with the Justice Department
April 10, 2026
Former UFC champion uses MMA skills to patrol the South Florida streets as a police officer
April 10, 2026
Nonprofit uses aviation program to support girls coping with loss
April 10, 2026
Months after arrest, woman says she received birthday card signed by Wisconsin State Patrol; agency says they didn’t send it
April 10, 2026
'I just started stabbing him:' Army ROTC cadets who killed ODU shooter speak publicly for the first time
April 10, 2026
In their 70s, brother, sister earn degrees after 40-year journey
April 10, 2026
Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin say that the fired president of the system was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty and staff
April 10, 2026
Army ROTC cadets who subdued the gunman attacking their classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University last month are recounting dramatic details publicly for the first time
April 10, 2026
Video of a sinkhole that swallowed two vehicles in Omaha, Nebraska captured attention around the world, but hundreds of others happen with little notice
April 09, 2026
Man, 22, accused of forgery after he posed as teenager at high school, charges say
April 10, 2026
Salem State student's 1986 murder mystery ends with life in prison for killer: "She is smiling right now."
April 10, 2026
Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative
April 09, 2026
'He would do anything': Community praises character of principal who stopped gunman
April 09, 2026
Greece has become the latest European Union country to unveil plans for a total social media ban for kids 15 and under
April 09, 2026
Charley the cow saved from slaughter after community comes together to help
April 09, 2026
The Associated Press has learned an NCAA panel is scheduled to discuss potential changes to eligibility rules that would incorporate age into the process
April 09, 2026
Driver of school bus clipped by train facing 29 counts of child neglect charges
April 09, 2026
Kentucky couple makes special wheelchairs to help people with disabilities explore outdoors
April 09, 2026
A new study reveals how the lake bed’s toxic dust impairs lung development in children living nearby.
April 03, 2026
Psilocybin falls into a regulatory gray zone, with strict limitations around how it can be studied. As a result, very little is known about its health risks, despite its surging popularity.
April 09, 2026
Standards-based grading provides a more transparent assessment of the extent the intended learning is happening in the classroom.
April 09, 2026
A new law in Michigan requires school districts to make some choices about how to restrict cellphones.
April 09, 2026
In 1976, a small Christian college refused to comply with Title IX. The ensuing legal back-and-forth still matters today as the Trump administration places pressure on universities.
April 09, 2026
Brooklyn-based taekwondo para athlete overcomes tragedy, homelessness to fight for gold
April 09, 2026
9-year-old Maryland boy with autism visits all 50 states to spread awareness across the country
April 09, 2026
Warrants: Woman ran unlicensed child care, failed to report child's death
April 09, 2026
Elissa Slotkin is testing whether winning in Trump country is a winning message for Democrats
April 09, 2026
Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information to journalist
April 09, 2026
‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space
April 09, 2026
Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells The Associated Press in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue
April 08, 2026
Two Minnesota school districts and the state’s main teachers union have asked a federal judge to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigration authorities a freer hand to conduct enforcement actions in and near schools
April 09, 2026
Kehoe signs juvenile justice, sex trafficking and divorce bills into law
April 09, 2026
San Joaquin County seniors, veterans get free public rides through local nonprofit
April 09, 2026
Colorado advocate supports birth parents during child protective services cases
April 09, 2026
Argument over beer, TV stick ends in Florida teacher smashing can on woman's head, deputies say
April 09, 2026
Should’ve put a ring on it? Maybe! Marriage is linked to lower risk of cancer
April 09, 2026
Wichita City Council approves purchase of robotic police dog, Spot
April 09, 2026
Family receives free accessible bathroom for disabled son
April 09, 2026
Teen with autism defies early diagnosis, thrives in college and athletics
April 09, 2026
Prehistoric dice suggest that Native Americans may have been gaming since the last ice age
April 09, 2026
AI helps uncover ancient history on display at Utah Valley University
April 09, 2026
Weber State students show local residents innovative ways to cut energy use, lower bills
April 09, 2026
Reclaiming the Range: Northern Colorado's 11-year journey to restore the west's most iconic species
April 09, 2026
Principal recovering after being shot by former student; classes canceled Wednesday
April 08, 2026
City honors 11-year-old girl, woman for saving child from drowning
April 08, 2026
Everyone knows about the azaleas and dogwoods at Augusta National during the Masters
April 08, 2026
Michigan DNR reports finding 15-pound walleye in Muskegon River
April 08, 2026
Woman fights off offender after being groped on CTA Red Line train in the Loop
April 08, 2026
Habitat loss from development pushes more black bears into the city
April 08, 2026
Twins from Tosa make UW-La Crosse Eagles fly high
April 08, 2026
The Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College is growing as Passover ends this year
April 08, 2026
A historian explores how religious congregations, activists and city officials have supported undocumented immigrants in Philadelphia over the past 40 years.
April 08, 2026
Teen basketball is for pros
April 08, 2026
The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated
April 08, 2026
South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley says it is time to move past her Final Four skirmish with UConn coach Geno Auriemma that became the talk of the tournament
April 08, 2026
California Rep. Eric Swalwell is vowing to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor
April 08, 2026
Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of another contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms
April 08, 2026
A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department for an officer’s fatal shooting of a 14-year-old in a clothing store is set to begin trial
April 08, 2026
Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin is in Iowa to support Democratic congressional candidates and gather insights on how Democrats could win over President Donald Trump's supporters
April 08, 2026
Progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is teaming up with online streamer Hasan Piker for campus events that are already sparking backlash
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
Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers, the NBA’s winningest active coach and someone ranking sixth on the league’s all-time victory list, hinted Tuesday that he might consider giving up his role on the sideline when this tumultuous Bucks season ends
April 08, 2026
Texas health regulators have told Camp Mystic’s owners they are investigating hundreds of complaints following last year’s deadly floods that killed 27 girls
April 08, 2026
North Carolina has hired NBA championship-winning coach Michael Malone to lead the Tar Heels’ basketball program
April 08, 2026
A high school principal in Oklahoma is in stable condition after being shot in the leg inside the school's lobby
April 08, 2026
Officials at the Universities of Wisconsin have fired the system’s president after he refused their offer to quietly resign and said they never gave a clear reason why he should
April 07, 2026
Students learning to play tennis without a court
April 08, 2026
Tanner Horner pleads guilty in killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, case moves to sentencing phase
April 08, 2026
Florida college student accused of burying her newborn baby turns herself in
April 08, 2026
School buses stocked with lifesaving kits
April 08, 2026
Stockton has become dumping ground for abandoned dogs, animal rescues say
April 08, 2026
'It's saving his life': FDA approves new drug for rare disease, helping Kansas family
April 08, 2026
Lone survivor and victims' families grieve loss of teenagers killed in crash
April 08, 2026
Lexington community still healing 1 year after fatal gas explosion
April 08, 2026
Michigan is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the 2025-26 season after winning the program’s first national championship in 37 years
April 08, 2026
RobCo Wildlife Rescue gives injured backyard bunnies a second chance
April 08, 2026
You’ll never say you didn’t hear them coming: tap shoes, where plates are added to the soles allowing the wearer to make music with each step
April 07, 2026
They weren’t the most impressive-looking houses: boxy and small, two bedrooms with a living room and kitchen, no basement, tossed up one after another in assembly-line fashion
April 07, 2026
“The Testaments,” a spinoff of “The Handmaid's Tale,” debuts Wednesday, continuing the story of Gilead
April 07, 2026
Crews respond to more than 40 fires in Ann Arbor following Michigan's national championship
April 07, 2026
Motorcycle crash ends in flames near kids; far West Side residents urge need for speed bumps
April 07, 2026
The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support for America after its first declaration of war.
April 07, 2026
The comeback story of ‘the fastest mouse in all of Mexico’ reveals how audiences – not cultural gatekeepers – shape the meaning of representation.
April 07, 2026
When the NFL draft comes to town, Pittsburgh will be cast as a destination city – but that comes with risks, too.
April 07, 2026
At least 15 Florida state universities and colleges have signed agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that authorize campus police to carry out immigration enforcement.
April 07, 2026
Bernice King reflects on father's legacy at MLK Jr. wreath-laying ceremony in Atlanta: "It never gets easier"
April 07, 2026
New research reveals that financial gains for many Black-led nonprofits after George Floyd’s murder were short-lived
April 07, 2026
Atlanta Mayor calls for safe hangouts and parents to help as teen takeovers rise across the city
April 07, 2026
Michael Malone’s reported move to UNC stuns the college basketball world
April 07, 2026
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade
April 07, 2026
High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn
April 06, 2026
Authorities in British Columbia have urged people to stay away from a rock face above a highway in the Canadian province where a Volkswagen Beetle shell was suspended in an apparent prank by engineering students
April 07, 2026
The Education Department says it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students
April 07, 2026
Children make up half of Haiti’s gangs. They’re about to face a new foreign force.
April 07, 2026
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has scheduled a Tuesday vote to consider firing the system’s president, who refused their offer to quietly resign because he said no reason had been given for the surprise ouster
April 07, 2026
Audi Crooks is one of nine Iowa State players who officially entered the NCAA transfer portal Monday on the first day it was open
April 07, 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations
April 07, 2026
The bobblehead nun? Beloved Neumann University sister inspires unique fundraiser
April 07, 2026
High schoolers to launch nonprofit that delivers free flowers to seniors
April 07, 2026
The women’s Final Four looked as though it might be a classic, featuring a quartet of the game’s marquee programs along with a number of veteran stars and iconic coaches
April 06, 2026
Coach Dusty May saw Tarris Reed Jr.’s potential on tape when he took the Michigan job
April 06, 2026
Jellybeanville celebrates 65 years of Easter displays
April 06, 2026
Kansas schools creates choir class for special needs students
April 06, 2026
Shield of Sisters aids military sexual trauma survivors at Fort Hood and beyond
April 06, 2026
The I Love My Librarian Award celebrates librarians making a difference
April 06, 2026
Friends find kidney donors after years of searching
April 06, 2026
Iowa State develops AI tool to help farmers identify and remove pests
April 06, 2026
9-year-old equestrian qualifies for national dressage competition
April 06, 2026
Students receive free prom attire from nonprofit
April 06, 2026
Shark attack survivor returns to beach as recovery continues
April 06, 2026
In the early days of the United States, Philly was a hotbed of conspiracy theories as fears grew that secret societies sought to dismantle religion’s influence on society.
April 06, 2026
MAP, NOMAP and 764 are among the coded terms that all speak to pedophilia. Here’s how families can stay ahead of the risk.
April 06, 2026
The ‘flavor’ of narcissism driving an entrepreneur’s behavior can affect whether a startup wins funding from investors.
April 06, 2026
Helicopter drops thousands of Easter eggs for egg hunt at Colorado church
April 06, 2026
Matthew Shifrin loved building Lego sets as a child
April 06, 2026
The job market is so tough, young people are struggling just to land internships
April 06, 2026
UCLA women's basketball has won its first NCAA national championship with a 79-51 blowout of South Carolina
April 06, 2026
Ann Meyers Drysdale will always be a Bruin
April 06, 2026
Even though he hails from a state where Peyton Manning ruled the sports world, the Fab Five and Tom Brady turned Indiana native Josh Mullins into a dedicated Michigan fan
April 06, 2026
Gabriela Jaquez scored 21 points, Lauren Betts added 16 and UCLA routed South Carolina 79-51 Sunday to win its first NCAA championship in women’s basketball
April 05, 2026
Boy uses art to carry on dad's legacy, after losing him to gun violence
April 06, 2026
Goya Foods marks 90th birthday by donating 1 million pounds of food to families in need
April 06, 2026
Illini fans react to heartbreaking loss to UConn in Final Four game
April 06, 2026
Duke star and Associated Press men's national player of the year Cameron Boozer is still healing physically and emotionally after the Blue Devils’ devastating March Madness loss to UConn
April 06, 2026
UConn starting guard Solo Ball was skipping practice because of a sprained foot but said he expects to play when the Huskies face Michigan in the NCAA championship game Monday night
April 05, 2026
6-year-old girl holding art auctions to raise money childhood cancer patients
April 06, 2026
NASA's next Artemis missions being planned with help of N.Y. professor
April 06, 2026
Annual Easter celebration brings families to Maryland Zoo
April 06, 2026
Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late
April 05, 2026
UConn keeps proving it just knows how to win in big games. A shot at a third title in four years comes on Monday
April 05, 2026
The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free source that many people used to check basic facts about countries
April 05, 2026
Democrat Graham Platner is attracting support for his Maine Senate campaign from voters willing to forgive his past transgressions and embrace his populist message
April 05, 2026
Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the ’Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the game of the year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel
April 05, 2026
UConn knows what it will take to become the first team in more than half a century to win three national championships in four seasons
April 05, 2026
A campaign is underway to protect England's choral music tradition, which has thrived for nearly 500 years
April 05, 2026
An immigrant family is grappling with the ordeal suffered by a 3-year-old girl who endured alleged sexual abuse while her father fought for five months for her release from federal custody
April 05, 2026
Cheryl Miller and other women’s basketball trailblazers, including Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman and former UCLA standout Ann Meyers Drysdale, spoke about the state of college sports at “The AP Top 25 Fan Poll Experience."
April 05, 2026
UConn coach Geno Auriemma has apologized for his actions during a heated exchange with Dawn Staley at the end of the Huskies’ loss to South Carolina in the women’s Final Four
April 05, 2026
10-year-old Northeast Philadelphia plane crash survivor rings bell before Sixers-Timberwolves game
April 05, 2026
Art programs in Harlem help alleviate stress for dementia patients, caregivers
April 05, 2026
VSU senior showcases jazz portraits in first solo exhibition: 'Art has given me an outlet'
April 05, 2026
UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man
April 04, 2026
9-year-old Virginia equestrian qualifies for national dressage competition
April 04, 2026
A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions
April 04, 2026
Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year
April 04, 2026
Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought
April 04, 2026
Crews are battling a smoky and fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that has forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors
April 04, 2026
Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in a familiar place, reaching the NCAA championship game for the fourth time in five years
April 04, 2026
Moms for Liberty made a name for itself at the local level, fighting to win control of school boards as it battled “woke indoctrination” in the classroom
April 04, 2026
President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry
April 04, 2026
China moves to regulate digital humans, bans addictive services for children
US judge upholds block on subpoenas to Fed's Powell, teeing up likely appeal
US labor market posts largest jobs gain in 15 months, but clouds brewing from Iran war
Congo in talks with US over third-country deportations, sources say
Musk asks SpaceX IPO banks to buy Grok AI subscriptions, NYT reports
Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in Saudi-backed restoration drive
Stick to Easter travel, Australians told, though hundreds of petrol stations dry
Trump issues executive order to bolster college sports rules