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AP reporting team uncovers a DHS ad blitz stirring up local police frustration

In the middle of the U.S. government shutdown, reporter Tom Beaumont noticed that the Department of Homeland Security remained well-funded. It was running a major ad campaign to recruit deportation officers, litigators and investigators under President Trump’s immigration agenda. Using AdImpact data, Beaumont found that DHS was targeting its ads specifically in “sanctuary cities” to […]

OCT. 17, 2025

Photos show Sumo wrestlers bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall

Sumo wrestlers are bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall.

OCT. 17, 2025

PHOTO ESSAY: Young California inmates learn skills to fight wildfires

Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California state agencies and the Los Angeles County fire department run 35 “fire camps” where inmates train to become certified wildland firefighters. More than 1,100 […]

OCT. 16, 2025

Career experts say asking for a raise isn’t off the table in a tough job market

With the U.S. experiencing a significant hiring slowdown, it’s a daunting time to be looking for a job. Many workers are staying put instead of changing jobs to secure better pay. Artificial intelligence tools increasingly screen the resumes of applicants. Now may seem like an inappropriate time to request a raise.

OCT. 16, 2025

Fear and worry in Lesotho: Photos show those affected as US aid cuts hit care for HIV patients

For the 2.3 million residents of Lesotho, the announcement of massive cuts to the U.S. aid that sustained much of the small African nation’s health care system came as a shock. The country long had one of the world’s highest HIV infection rates but recently made notable progress and hit key milestones in its fight against the […]

OCT. 16, 2025

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OCT. 16, 2025

2 green comets shine bright. How to spot them in the night sky

Two bright green comets are streaming through the skies and are visible to skygazers in the Northern Hemisphere. Both hail from the outer edges of our solar system — possibly what’s known as the Oort Cloud, well beyond Pluto. Comet Lemmon will have its closest brush with Earth on or around Tuesday. The other cosmic snowball, Comet SWAN, should have […]

OCT. 16, 2025

Colleges are fighting to prove their return on investment

For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college — or whether to go at all — has become a complex calculation of costs and benefits that often revolves around a single question: Is the degree worth its price? Public confidence in higher education has plummeted in recent years amid high tuition prices, skyrocketing student loans and a dismal […]

OCT. 16, 2025

Photos show polar bears chilling at home in abandoned Russian research station

Polar bears that have taken over an abandoned polar research station off Russia’s far eastern coast were intimately captured in drone footage by Vadim Makhorov. The photographer was filming the landscape of Kolyuchin Island during a cruise in the Chukchi Sea in September, when he noticed polar bears using one of the abandoned buildings as a shelter.

OCT. 15, 2025

AP announces US networks as elections customers 

The Associated Press today announced that it will provide its gold standard U.S. elections results to ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News, in addition to longstanding elections customer FOX News Media, making AP’s vote count the undisputed source for trusted information on election night.   The television networks join thousands of news organizations, technology […]

OCT. 15, 2025

Abandoned dogs in Ethiopia’s capital get little care. A woman wants to change that

Among the whimpering of rescued dogs, a soft whistle cuts through. It’s Feven Melese, a young woman hoping to support thousands of abandoned dogs on the streets of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The 29-year-old music degree graduate has put up a rare shelter on the outskirts of the city, where she provides food and […]

OCT. 15, 2025

AP statement on Pentagon press policy  

The Associated Press today issued the following statement regarding the Pentagon’s new press policy. AP is not signing the policy.  The Pentagon’s new press policy undermines the First Amendment and AP’s core values as an independent global news organization.   The restrictions impede the public’s access to information about their government and limit the people’s right […]