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Armed National Guard soldiers from West Virginia patrol the Mall near the Capitol in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump's order to impose federal law enforcement in the District of Columbia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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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

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Flags and a sign thanking United States Agency for International Development (USAID) workers are pictured as USAID workers retrieve their personal belongings from USAID's headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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USAID workers clear their desks in Trump’s final push to dismantle the agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Agency for International Development workers — many in tears — carted away belongings through cheering crowds in a final visit to their now-closed headquarters Thursday as the Trump administration’s rapid dismantling of the congressionally authorized agency moved into its final stages. Notices sent out in mass mailings this week are terminating […]

FEB. 28, 2025

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Hoang Phuc Nguyen, a Vietnamese pilgrim, prays for Pope Francis at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 where Pope Francis is hospitalised since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Vatican says Pope Francis is critical but stable with no new respiratory crises

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and the Vatican announced some major governing decisions that suggest he is getting essential work done and looking ahead. The Vatican’s evening update said the 88-year-old pope had had no new respiratory crises […]

FEB. 25, 2025

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Relatives and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip protest outside the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. after Hamas announced it would delay a planned hostage release after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teeters

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive. She said she fainted upon hearing the brutal details of his captivity from freed hostages who had been held with him by Hamas since Oct. 7, […]

FEB. 12, 2025

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Northwestern freshman Kat Righeimer, one of six women from Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Academy going through their first experience with college basketball, warms up with teammates during NCAA college basketball practice in Evanston, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Kobe Bryant’s former players remember his words during their first year of college basketball

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — On the fifth anniversary of that day — when the helicopter crashed, and she lost Coach Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and so much more — Kat Righeimer became a scholarship player at Northwestern. The former walk-on, who played for Kobe Bryant with the Mamba Academy, soaked in the moment with her […]

MARCH 14, 2025

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Military personnel take part in a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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China displays its military strength in a parade on the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII

BEIJING (AP) — China showcased its military might in a parade Wednesday marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II as it seeks to wield greater influence on the global stage. Leader Xi Jinping, speaking before the parade, paid tribute to Chinese veterans of the war. Since coming to power in 2012, he has sought […]

SEPT. 3, 2025

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South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, gestures as he speaks to supporters outside of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea’s president, closing period of political tumult

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, will become the country’s next president on Wednesday after an election that closed one of the most turbulent chapters in the young democracy. Lee, 60, the candidate of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, […]

JUNE 3, 2025

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FILE - Firefighter Joshua Cari sprays water while battling the Lilac Fire near the Bonsall community of San Diego County, Calif., Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

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How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm

LOUISVILLE, Colorado (AP) — Santa Rosa. Paradise. Boulder County. Lahaina. Los Angeles. All are places that have shown that American cities and their water systems weren’t built to withstand wildfire, experts say. Hydrants trickled. Pumps and treatment plants lost power. Chemical contaminants were sucked into pipes, requiring extensive and costly work. In Paradise alone, where […]

FEB. 18, 2025

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President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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What Americans think about Trump’s judgment on military force as Iran talks resume: new AP-NORC poll

As the U.S. and Iran head into their next round of nuclear talks in Geneva, a new AP-NORC poll finds that many U.S. adults continue to view Iran’s nuclear program as a threat — but they also don’t have high trust in President Donald Trump’s judgment on the use of military force abroad. About half of […]

FEB. 26, 2026

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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)

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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 - Thousands of unemployed people gather outside City Hall in Cleveland during the Great Depression, after some 2,000 jobs were made available for park improvements and repairs, Oct. 9, 1930. (AP Photo, File)

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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs. President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in 1930, even as many economists […]

APRIL 8, 2025

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AP compiles US Elections Style Guide

The Associated Press has compiled a list of U.S. political terms, phrases and definitions to assist in coverage of the 2012 national elections. The guidance encompasses the Democratic and Republican conventions to nominate presidential candidates; terminology for presidential races; campaign rhetoric; and elections for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Many of the terms are from the AP Stylebook. Others include writing with context and avoiding clichés.

AUG. 13, 2012

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

USAID workers clear their desks in Trump’s final push to dismantle the agency

Vatican says Pope Francis is critical but stable with no new respiratory crises

Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teeters

Kobe Bryant’s former players remember his words during their first year of college basketball

China displays its military strength in a parade on the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII

Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea’s president, closing period of political tumult

How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm

What Americans think about Trump’s judgment on military force as Iran talks resume: new AP-NORC poll

Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years for more than a millennium

Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

AP compiles US Elections Style Guide

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