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More Americans are unhappy with the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll shows

Approval of the way President Donald Trump is managing the government has dropped sharply since early in his second term, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with much of the rising discontent coming from fellow Republicans. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was conducted after Democrats’ recent victories in off-year elections but before Congress […]

NOV. 12, 2025

Fewer Americans see discrimination as anti-DEI push gains traction, AP-NORC poll shows

Slightly less than half of U.S. adults believe that Black people face “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of discrimination in the United States, according to a poll. That’s a decline from the solid majority, 60%, who thought Black Americans faced high levels of discrimination in the spring of 2021, months after racial reckoning […]

JULY 31, 2025

Crece el consumo de drogas sintéticas en Cuba; jóvenes buscan ayuda en el Estado y la fe

“Juro por la vida de mis seres queridos que rechazaré durante 24 horas el consumo de los tóxicos que me esclavizan”, corearon al unísono varias decenas de jóvenes tomados de las manos días atrás en el Hospital Psiquiátrico de La Habana.

MARCH 12, 2026

No kids, excess heat and payment plans. What to know about Hajj 2025

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Muslims from around the world are in the Saudi city of Mecca for the Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. In the coming days, people will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 years ago. They also have to contend with excess heat and […]

JUNE 4, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz returns to the US Open with a victory, Aryna Sabalenka also wins her first match

Carlos Alcaraz was nervous. He was excited. Best of all, he was pain-free. Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday, showing no problems with the right wrist injury that had sidelined the 23-year-old Spaniard since April. “I don’t know how it looked from outside, but from inside, my feeling was that I was hitting […]

SEPT. 1, 2026

Michael Giarrusso named AP global sports editor

AP Global Sports Editor Michael Giarrusso (AP photo) Giarrusso, chief of bureau for The Associated Press for Arizona and New Mexico for the past three years, will oversee AP’s sports operations and manage more than 100 journalists covering events around the world, including the Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl. He will be based in […]

OCT. 29, 2013

Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal

 Inside the wide mouth of a stoneware jar, Daisy Whitner’s fingertips found a slight rise in the clay — a mark she hoped was a trace left behind by her ancestor, an enslaved potter who shaped the vessel nearly 175 years ago in South Carolina. Standing in the gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts […]

NOV. 20, 2025

Support for solar energy and offshore wind falls among Democrats and independents, AP-NORC poll says

Americans’ support for green energy tax credits and renewable energies like wind and solar power has decreased in recent years, according to a new poll, driven by a softening in support from Democrats and independents. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that U.S. adults’ support for tax credits for electric vehicles and solar panels has […]

JUNE 23, 2025

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NOV. 20, 2025

AP launches next-generation live video exchange newsgathering platform

The Associated Press, in collaboration with LiveU, today announced the launch of AP Live Community, the first live video content and service exchange platform for global newsgathering.

SEPT. 15, 2017

PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of Ukrainians on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians have now lived with four years of war. They have lost limbs, loved ones, livelihoods and homes, but not hope. Here are some of their stories. All posed with photos taken before Russia’s full-scale invasion changed their lives. Tetiana Khimion, 47 Khimion had practiced ballroom dancing since the age of 6. […]

FEB. 24, 2026

Pete Carroll among coaches working into 70s, opting for team building over retirement

Pete Carroll could be just about anywhere, doing nearly anything that comes to mind, after accomplishing so much as a championship-winning coach in college and the NFL, the multimillion-dollar contracts he received as reward for such efforts. But after a year away from the NFL, the 74-year-old Carroll chose to return to take on the […]

OCT. 2, 2025