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.

Rain, cooler temperatures help prevent wildfire near Canada's oil sands from growing

A wildfire that has forced thousands of people out of their homes in Canada’s oil sands hub city of Fort McMurray, Alberta is being held in place as rain and cooler temperatures sweep through the area

2:56PM ( 5 months ago )

South Sudan government and rebel groups sign 'commitment' for peace in ongoing peace talks in Kenya

The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups have signed a “commitment declaration” for peace during high-level mediation talks in Kenya, described as key step in efforts to end the conflict in South Sudan that has long crippled its economy

2:48PM ( 5 months ago )

Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat

Scientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history

2:42PM ( 5 months ago )

Bad Bunny sports agency sues baseball players' union over ban, announces Ronald Acuña Jr. as client

Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm sued the baseball players’ association Thursday, asking for a restraining order against the union that would allow it to keep working with the company’s clients

2:38PM ( 5 months ago )

NFL schedule makers didn't seek out a Chiefs game close to a Taylor Swift concert

Creating the NFL schedule is a complicated process that requires tens of thousands of computers coming up with countless possibilities over a process that lasts about four months

2:36PM ( 5 months ago )

The number of child migrants arriving in an Italian city has more than doubled, a report says

An aid group says that the number of unaccompanied children who arrived in the northern Italian city of Trieste through the Balkan migratory route has more than doubled last year

2:29PM ( 5 months ago )

Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records show

Police records show that officers responded nearly 1,000 times in the past three years to an Iowa juvenile treatment center where a staff member was killed

2:22PM ( 5 months ago )

Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support

President Joe Biden has marked the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and their family members in the landmark case to the White House

2:19PM ( 5 months ago )

West Virginia candidate hospitalized after being bitten by snakes while removing campaign signs

A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state is hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while he was removing election campaign signs

2:12PM ( 5 months ago )

A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country and the rest of Europe just weeks before an election

2:01PM ( 5 months ago )