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What Americans think about Trump’s handling of crime, according to a new poll

As armed National Guard troops patrol the nation’s capital as part of an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington’s police department, handling crime is now a relative strength for President Donald Trump, according to the latest AP-NORC poll. Americans are generally not happy about the Republican president’s handling of issues like immigration and the economy but are more positive […]

AUG. 27, 2025

AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed five journalists Monday, according to health officials, including one who days earlier had reported for The Associated Press on children being treated for starvation at the same facility. Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for AP and other news outlets during the war. The news […]

AUG. 25, 2025

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what’s now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum. Last year was a good year, and Rynd said he enjoyed walking the fields with his kids […]

AUG. 25, 2025

Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas

Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals of “Zootopia.” Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big roles this fall at the movies. That goes not just for the likes of Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” “Wicked: For […]

AUG. 25, 2025

What to know about Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ festival, the tomato street fight turning 80

Thousands of people will paint a town red with tomato pulp Wednesday, flinging the fruit at one another in the 80th anniversary of Spain’s famous “Tomatina” tomato street fight. The hourlong event brings 120 tons of overripe tomatoes to the eastern town of Buñol, where tarp-covered buildings flank a crowd of up to 22,000 participants awaiting their ammo. […]

AUG. 25, 2025

George Clooney’s Italian job: Memorable moments from the Venice Film Festival and beyond

No Hollywood star seems as intrinsically tied to Venice as George Clooney. Twenty-seven years ago he attended his first Venice Film Festival with the instant classic “Out of Sight”; 20 years ago, it’s where he debuted his sophomore film, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which earned him his first best director nomination; and 11 years ago, it’s where […]

AUG. 25, 2025

From empty party to an all-night stadium bash, a Mexican teen’s 15th birthday goes viral

Cameras flashed and reporters crowded around 15-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales as she stepped from a vintage car into the pouring rain. Her friends formed a cordon so she could make it to the stage. The daughter of local garbage collectors, dressed in a voluminous pink gown, looked both overwhelmed and exhausted. Just six weeks […]

AUG. 25, 2025

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Malnourished kids arrive daily at a Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger

Israel’s prime minister stood before the press and declared that there is no hunger in Gaza. But inside the territory, doctors and aid workers were seeing something far different — children arriving daily at hospitals skeletal, starving and sometimes already dead. With meticulous reporting, fact-checking and triple-checking, Mariam Dagga and Lee Keath worked to understand […]

AUG. 22, 2025

AP team in Ukraine captures the reality on the ground in Ukraine as leaders step up diplomatic efforts to end war

When President Donald Trump announced that he would be meeting Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska, AP already had a team near the front lines in Ukraine, reporting on the latest developments on the eastern front where the fighting never stops. As attention turned to Alaska, where Trump said the summit would be held, the […]

AUG. 22, 2025

A project celebrating 100 years and a Top 25 blog spark huge audience engagement

To launch its college football coverage with deeper reader engagement, a multi-department AP team centered its strategy on the wildly popular Top 25 poll and the 100th anniversary of the AP All-America team. Instead of standard coverage, the team undertook a massive archival data project, digging through a century of scarce records. They successfully compiled […]

AUG. 22, 2025

Missouri State and Delaware are making a historic, risky leap to FBS amid college sports upheaval

The paint is finally dry on Plaster Stadium. The new turf has been laid, with its maroon end zones, the Missouri State logo across midfield and “C-USA” emblazoned at the 25-yard lines. All the technological upgrades are completed, ready for the Bears to play their home opener against SMU in less than a month. These […]

AUG. 21, 2025