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JAN. 7, 2025
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Revelers in costumes enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
In this photo provided by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), researcher Ignacio de la Torre holds a bone tool found in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge, at the CSIC-Pleistocene Archaeology Lab in Madrid in 2023. (Angeliki Theodoropoulou/CSIC via AP)
Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago. A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and sharpened bones from elephants and hippos found in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge site pushes back the date for ancient bone tool use by around 1 million years. Researchers know that […]
MARCH 7, 2025
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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump selects concept for $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space. Speaking Tuesday from the Oval Office, Trump said he expects the system will be “fully operational before the end of my term,” […]
MAY 20, 2025
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Priests and officials in the Shinto priesthood march during Yamaguchisai, a kickoff ceremony of the Shikinen Sengu ritual, which concludes in 2033, at Kotaijingu, also known as Naiku, or the inner sanctuary, of the Jingu shrine complex in Ise, central Japan, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years for more than a millennium
Deep in the forests of the Japanese Alps, Shinto priests keep watch as woodsmen dressed in ceremonial white chop their axes into two ancient cypress trees, timing their swings so that they strike from three directions. An hour later, the head woodcutter shouts, “A tree is falling!” as one of the 300-year-old trees crashes down, […]
SEPT. 23, 2025
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FILE - Zoe Saldana, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for "Emilia Perez," poses in the press room at the Oscars on March 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Americans still give awards shows consideration, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Many Americans still want to thank the academy, at least a little. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve watched all or most of an awards show on TV or streaming in the past year, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, while just over half say they’ve watched clips from […]
SEPT. 11, 2025
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BYU wide receiver Reggie Frischknecht, right, congratulates running back Lj Martin after his touchdown carry againsdt Colorado State in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Big 12 is on the rise, landing 3 teams in top 15 of AP Top 25 and jockeying for multiple CFP bids
The early storylines in college football already seem unforgettable: Michigan’s double Hail Mary win. Oregon’s shocking loss at Oklahoma State. North Carolina State’s loss when it had the ball and the lead with 10 seconds left. Texas supplanting Ohio State at No. 1 after an extraordinary rally. An AI-doctored video about the Longhorns coach. The […]
SEPT. 21, 2026
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A diver watches a woman free diving in a diving tank at the water sports and boat show "boot" in Duesseldorf, Germany, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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JAN. 27, 2025
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Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Photo collection: California Wildfires
JAN. 11, 2025
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FILE - Men dressed as former President Abraham Lincoln attend a mock funeral for the penny, which was discontinued earlier this year, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
Week in Pictures
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
DEC. 27, 2025
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This cover image released by Random House Books for Young Readers shows "EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams" by Caitlin Clark, illustrated by Adriana Predoi. (Random House Books for Young Readers via AP)
WNBA star Caitlin Clark to publish a children’s book based on her life
Caitlin Clark will have a picture book out this fall based on her own life, one she knows is like few others’. Random House Books for Young Readers announced Tuesday that “EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams” will be published Nov. 3. In rhyming verse, the WNBA star shares a message about the importance of effort […]
APRIL 28, 2026
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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.
JUNE 30, 2026
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) hands off to Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) during warm ups before an NFL preseason football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The NFL season begins in less than a week. Here’s a look at intriguing storylines and how to watch
The NFL regular season opens on Thursday night when the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys.
AUG. 29, 2025
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