The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an American multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City. The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers, radio, and television stations in the United States, all of which contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists.

Canyon de Chelly in Arizona will become latest national park unit to ban commercial air tours

Commercial air tours will soon be prohibited over Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona under a plan approved this week by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service

10:09PM ( 4 months ago )

Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Georgia Cash Pop

The winning numbers in Friday's drawing of the "Georgia Cash Pop" game were: 10

9:17PM ( 4 months ago )

Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves and her father to the sea

9:07PM ( 4 months ago )

Senate to take final vote on boosting Social Security benefits for many public service retirees

The Senate is moving to a final vote on a proposal to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, potentially pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year

8:48PM ( 4 months ago )

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

The Senate has passed legislation to boost Social Security payments for millions of people

8:48PM ( 4 months ago )

Joel Embiid returns from sinus fracture to play against Charlotte

Joel Embiid started for for the Philadelphia 76ers against Charlotte on Friday night after missing a game because of a sinus fracture

7:19PM ( 4 months ago )

A judge says Missouri's abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there's no start date for abortions

A judge has ruled that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment

6:58PM ( 4 months ago )

NTSB trying to determine why tractor-trailer stopped on train tracks before deadly West Texas crash

Federal officials investigating the deadly West Texas collision between at Union Pacific train and a tractor-trailer hauling heavy equipment are trying to determine why the tractor-trailer was stopped on the tracks

6:53PM ( 4 months ago )

Government funding difficulties create gloom for federal workers before Christmas

Johnny Zuagar says he’s tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighs how much to spend on Christmas presents

6:50PM ( 4 months ago )

Deal spares federal workers before Christmas but there's concern about possible job cuts under Trump

Johnny Zuagar says he tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighs how much to spend on Christmas presents

6:50PM ( 4 months ago )