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.

Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage

The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage

11:15AM ( 4 months ago )

USWNT follows Olympic gold by reclaiming top spot in rankings after 12-month absence

The U.S. women’s soccer team has returned to the top of the FIFA world rankings after winning gold last weekend at the Paris Olympics

10:56AM ( 4 months ago )

Germany's quarrelsome government clinches a deal on the 2025 budget

Germany’s quarrelsome governing coalition has reached an agreement on details of the country’s 2025 budget

10:53AM ( 4 months ago )

Father-and-son team of Eugene and Dan Levy to co-host the Emmys

Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will make history at the Emmy Awards next month as the first ever father and son co-hosts

10:35AM ( 4 months ago )

Jack Russell, lead singer of band Great White who was onstage during horrific '03 concert fire, dies

Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting the band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died

10:22AM ( 4 months ago )

US consumer sentiment rises slightly on Democratic optimism over Harris' presidential prospects

A surge in optimism by Democrats over the prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris lifted U.S. consumer sentiment slightly this month

10:15AM ( 4 months ago )

Backers of Ohio redistricting measure vow lawsuit over ballot language they call 'deceitful'

Backers of a fall redistricting amendment in Ohio vowed swift legal action Friday, after the state ballot board approved ballot language that they decried as inaccurate, devious and manipulative

10:10AM ( 4 months ago )

Rural communities of color across the US find new ways to get the health care they need

Many rural hospitals have closed in the last decade in the United States and a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform says about 700 more are at risk of shuttering

9:57AM ( 4 months ago )

Peter Sellars' staging of Prokofiev’s `The Gambler' is Salzburg Festival's latest offbeat success

Offbeat operas have been some of the Salzburg Festival’s best in recent years, the latest a colorful, outlandish and entertaining staging of Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” by director Peter Sellars

9:47AM ( 4 months ago )

They look like — and link to — real news articles. But they're actually ads from the Harris campaign

A Harris advertising campaign that uses Google search is prompting some concerns among news outlets about their work being co-opted for political purposes

9:28AM ( 4 months ago )