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.

Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth

Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new site is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone

1:25AM ( 3 months ago )

Tornado hits Michigan without warning, killing toddler, while twister in Maryland injures 5

A toddler has been killed and his mother was injured when a tornado struck suburban Detroit without warning

1:21AM ( 3 months ago )

Tornado hits Michigan, killing toddler, while Ohio and Maryland storms injure another 13

Tornado-spawning storms tearing across the eastern U.S. overnight killed a toddler in Michigan and injured five people in Maryland and eight more in Ohio

1:21AM ( 3 months ago )

Tornado hits Michigan, killing toddler, while Ohio and Maryland storms injure at least 13

Tornado-spawning storms tearing across the eastern U.S. overnight killed a toddler in Michigan and injured five people in Maryland and eight more in Ohio

1:21AM ( 3 months ago )

EV sales boom in Nepal, helping to save on oil imports, alleviate smog

Nepal's abundant hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut its oil imports and clean up its air, thanks to a boom in sales of electric vehicles

1:04AM ( 3 months ago )

Daniel and Robinson-O’Hagan complete indoor/outdoor sweeps at NCAA track and field championships

Kentucky pole vaulter Keaton Daniel and shot putter Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan of Mississippi both completed NCAA indoor/outdoor sweeps at the outdoor track and field championships

12:45AM ( 3 months ago )

Carlos Rodón wins 6th straight start for Yankees, putting miserable first season in New York behind

Carlos Rodón retired his first 16 batters and won a career-best sixth straight start, leading the Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 9-5 that stretched New York’s winning streak to seven

12:20AM ( 3 months ago )

A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings

Starting in 2010, police searching for a missing woman found 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach

12:17AM ( 3 months ago )

Gilgo Beach killings suspect due in court as prosecutors tout 'significant development' in case

Prosecutors are planning a major announcement in the Gilgo Beach serial killings as the prime suspect in the case is set to appear in criminal court on Long Island

12:13AM ( 3 months ago )

Suspect in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the deaths of two more women

The New York architect accused of murdering four women and leaving their bodies near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach has been accused in the deaths of two more women

12:13AM ( 3 months ago )