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Trump’s politically motivated sanctions against Brazil strain relations among old allies

SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear who his new Latin America priority is: former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a personal and political ally. In doing so, he has damaged one of the Western hemisphere’s most important and long-standing relationships, by levying 50% tariffs that begin to take effect Wednesday on the largest Latin America economy, sanctioning […]

AUG. 5, 2025

Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600

DEIR-AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Local health officials said Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across he Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, bringing the total to nearly 600 killed since Israel shattered a truce that had facilitated the release of more than two dozen hostages and brought relative calm since late January.   […]

MARCH 24, 2025

A short honeymoon for Catholics in D.C. as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migration

The sense of Catholic unity didn’t last long. Less than a week after Vice President JD Vance shared the inauguration stage with a senior Catholic cardinal, Vance picked a fight with the top American leaders of his church. The new vice president, a Catholic convert, accused the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops of resettling “illegal […]

FEB. 7, 2025

Trump visiting Gulf Arab states while crises flare in Gaza and Iran

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — On his trip this week to the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, though his most pressing regional challenges concern two other countries: Israel and Iran. After ending a ceasefire two months ago, Israel is intensifying the war in the […]

MAY 12, 2025

La violencia de los cárteles mexicanos aviva temores por el turismo antes del Mundial de fútbol

Hugo Alejandro Pérez se encontraba en su casa —a pocos kilómetros del estadio que tiene programado recibir partidos de la próxima Copa Mundial de fútbol— cuando comenzaron los disparos y explosiones fuera de su residencia. Pérez, un restaurantero de 53 años, ya tenía sus reservas sobre el hecho que su ciudad, Guadalajara, fuera sede de […]

FEB. 25, 2026

Facing competition from Big Tech, states dangle incentives and loosen laws to attract power plants

Facing projections of spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers increasingly worry about protecting their residents and economies from rising electric bills, power outages and other consequences of falling behind Big Tech in a race for electricity. Some states are dangling financial incentives. Others are […]

MARCH 9, 2025

Photos by journalist Mariam Dagga

AUG. 25, 2025

NFL Super Bowl 59 Football Moments

FEB. 12, 2025

Week in Pictures

JAN. 27, 2025

Photo collection: California Wildfires

JAN. 11, 2025

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

Remote-piloted drones chase Olympians at the Winter Games, in photos

Drone cameras are changing how broadcasters show Olympic winter sports by chasing athletes down the course for fast and close-up shots. The cameras have become ubiquitous in showcasing the speeds and angles of skiers, lugers, snowboarders, ski jumpers and other winter Olympians at these Games.

FEB. 13, 2026