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.

A million taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now?

Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks

11:48AM ( 4 months ago )

Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?

Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children

11:17AM ( 4 months ago )

Liverpool routs Spurs 6-3 to take 4-point lead into Christmas in Premier League. Man United humbled

Liverpool heads into Christmas with a four-point lead, a game in hand and as the overwhelming title favorite in the Premier League on the back of a wild 6-3 win at Tottenham

11:10AM ( 4 months ago )

Man United loses 3-0 at home to Bournemouth for second straight season as Chelsea held by Everton

Manchester United has been beaten 3-0 at home by Bournemouth for the second straight season in the Premier League to continue Ruben Amorim’s turbulent start at Old Trafford, while title-chasing Chelsea was held to a 0-0 draw at Everton

11:10AM ( 4 months ago )

College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts

The average final score over the first week of the College Football Playoffs: Winners 36, Losers 17

10:57AM ( 4 months ago )

An architect designed custom clocks for Pennsylvania's Capitol a century ago. They're still ticking

Capitol buildings are almost always an imposing presence

8:56AM ( 4 months ago )

What is a biblically accurate angel? And do you need one to top your Christmas tree?

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, but what, exactly, is an angel

8:33AM ( 4 months ago )

Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths a rift between locals and migrants in France's Mayotte

Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population

7:48AM ( 4 months ago )

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

Ukrainian drones have struck a major Russian oil terminal for the second time in just over a week, according to the Russian local governor, as part of what he called a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow's military

7:44AM ( 4 months ago )

Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots

Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithms

7:35AM ( 4 months ago )