Monday May 19th, 2025 11:18AM

AP National News

How to sum up 2024? The Oxford University Press word of the year is 'brain rot'
Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year
6:25AM ( 5 months ago )
Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set a record on the year's biggest day for online shopping
Consumers in the U.S. are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to make the most of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon on Cyber Monday
5:27AM ( 5 months ago )
Middle East latest: Israel says soldier thought to have been taken hostage is now presumed dead
The Israeli military say an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been captured alive by Hamas in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack was killed that day and his body taken into the Gaza Strip
4:48AM ( 5 months ago )
Middle East latest: Hezbollah fires into Israel-held area, its first strike since ceasefire began
The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, its first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week
4:48AM ( 5 months ago )
Great Lakes region faces more snow after weekend of harsh holiday weather
After U.S. travelers battled through harsh weekend weather to reach home following the Thanksgiving holiday, forecasters say residents of the Great Lakes region face the prospect of more snow through the week
4:45AM ( 5 months ago )
Great Lakes region gets yet more snow after a weekend of snarled Thanksgiving travel
Parts of the Great Lakes region are seeing new snow and face the prospect of even more this week after U.S. travelers battled harsh weather to get home after Thanksgiving
4:45AM ( 5 months ago )
Already buried under snow, Great Lakes region expected to see more stormy weather this week
Some storm-weary residents of the Great Lakes region have seen continued snowfall and are facing the prospect of even more accumulations this week
4:45AM ( 5 months ago )
Iraqi militias deploy in Syria to back government's counteroffensive against insurgents
Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by insurgents who seized the largest city of Aleppo
4:18AM ( 5 months ago )
Turkey calls for reconciliation between Syria government and opposition to end conflict
Turkey's foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold dialogue with the opposition
4:18AM ( 5 months ago )
California bill would give public university admission priority to slaves' descendants
California lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would require the state's public universities to give admission priority to the descendants of slaves
3:02AM ( 5 months ago )