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Photo highlights of untouchable England beating Canada at Women’s Rugby World Cup final

England finally has a Women’s Rugby World Cup title to confirm its utter world domination after outclassing Canada 33-13 in front of a record crowd at Twickenham on Saturday.

SEPT. 29, 2025

Rome’s airport opens luxurious dog hotel with pampering services

Dog owners often face a dilemma before traveling: leave your beloved pet with a sitter or at a kennel? Both require quite some planning and logistics, which can be stressful and time-consuming for fur parents. Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport has sought to streamline the process by opening one of the first on-site hotels at a major European […]

SEPT. 22, 2025

Discovery of insects trapped in amber sheds light on ancient Amazon rainforest

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants were just beginning to diversify and spread around the world. Many of the specimens found at a sandstone quarry in Ecuador date to 112 million years […]

SEPT. 18, 2025

Week in Pictures

SEPT. 18, 2025

China Fashion Week highlights autumn creations in photos

Models wear autumn creations during China Fashion Week in Beijing from Sept. 5 to Sept. 14. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

SEPT. 12, 2025

Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world

 Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from the traditional ring, the dohyō in Japanese. That legacy is facing quiet resistance. While professional sumo — the sumo that the world […]

SEPT. 11, 2025

Apple’s iPhone 17 line-up includes a new ultra-thin model and $100 price hike for Pro model

Apple on Tuesday rolled out its next generation iPhones, which include a new ultra-thin model and a slight price hike for one of its high-end models, while the company feels the squeeze of a global trade war. The iPhone 17 line-up includes a new slimmed-down model that will adopt the “Air” name that Apple already […]

SEPT. 9, 2025

Another New Hampshire man gets a pig kidney as transplant trials are poised to start

A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animals organs really might save human lives. The 54-year-old New Hampshire man is faring well after his June 14 operation, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Monday. “I really wanted to contribute […]

SEPT. 8, 2025

Giorgio Armani’s fashion through the years, in photos

From the executive office to the Hollywood screen, Giorgio Armani dressed the rich and famous in classic tailored styles, fashioned in super-soft fabrics and muted tones. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

SEPT. 6, 2025

Week in Pictures

SEPT. 4, 2025

Nonprofits face a tough funding landscape. They hope better storytelling will bring more donations

MIAMI (AP) — Cindy Eggleton has always believed in the power of a story. But the CEO and co-founder of Brilliant Cities, a Detroit-based early childhood development nonprofit that supports learning in underserved communities, never expected someone to tell hers. And definitely not in a sleek documentary with a slick soundtrack and plenty of images of […]

SEPT. 2, 2025

Modi and Putin affirm special relationship as India faces steep US tariffs over Russian oil imports

TIANJIN, China (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Monday in a show of deepening ties when New Delhi’s relations with Washington are strained over the purchase of Russian oil. The two leaders held talks after attending the key session of […]

SEPT. 1, 2025