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Fans dance during "Jump Around," during the second half of an NCAA college football game between the Wisconsin and the Ohio State Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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AP taps into the trend of pop music anthems becoming part of the tradition on college football game days

Before the college football season kicked off, the Sports Department set out to highlight the passion and pageantry of the game beyond the scoreboard. That plan included a weekly Joy/Wonder/Discovery feature to explore themes that resonate with fans, such as mascots, tailgating—and, in this case, music. Reporters leaned into a quirky and culturally rich angle: […]

NOV. 14, 2025

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President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Higher US tariffs part of the price Europe was willing to pay for its security and arms for Ukraine

France’s prime minister described it as a “dark day” for the European Union, a “submission” to U.S. tariff demands. Commentators said EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen’s handshake with President Donald Trump amounted to capitulation. The trouble is, Europe depends mightily on the United States, and not just for trade. Mirroring Trump, Von der Leyen gushed that the arrangement she endorsed over […]

JULY 29, 2025

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Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left, prays in front of the body of Pope Francis laid out in state inside his private chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

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Pope Francis worried about greeting crowd in St. Peter’s Square but was thankful he did, report says

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he initially had some doubts given his poor health, Vatican News reported Tuesday. The Argentine pontiff, who had been recovering after being hospitalized for five weeks with pneumonia, died […]

APRIL 24, 2025

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Terence Haggerty talks to customers in his family bar, Jody's Club Forest, in Staten Island, New York, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Who invented the March Madness bracket? Staten Island bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims

NEW YORK (AP) — Could it really be true? That of all of college basketball’s urban myths, one of New York’s five boroughs is actually the birthplace of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket? Before all those office pools truly defined March, betting the bracket was the supposed brainchild of an Irish pub owner in […]

MARCH 17, 2025

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The SNL50 logo is seen outside the Nasdaq Marketplace in New York's Times Square, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

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‘Saturday Night Live’ celebrates 50 years with comedy, music and show’s many, many famous friends

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter duetted on Simon’s “Homeward Bound” to open the show, five-decade “Saturday Night Live” luminary Steve Martin delivered the monologue, and Paul McCartney gave an epic closing to a 50th anniversary special celebrating the sketch institution that was overflowing with famous former cast members, superstar hosts and legendary guests. The 83-year-old […]

FEB. 18, 2025

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Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Warren County Republicans Lincoln Day Dinner at the Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, Ohio, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Ohio GOP primary for governor shows potential headwinds for Ramaswamy as he looks to fall campaign

Ohio has a contested Republican primary for governor fast approaching, but there are few signs that the top candidate sees it as a competitive race.

APRIL 26, 2026

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As National Guard solider patrol, workers continue to apply a blue protective coating as part of a renovation project to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Friday, May 8, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC

The last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon and George H.W. Bush was president.

JUNE 5, 2026

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FILE - Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, walks through the Capitol, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

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After Lindsey Graham’s death, questions linger about aging politicians and health transparency

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top ally of President Donald Trump and one of Washington's best-known politicians, is renewing focus on the country's aging lawmakers.

JULY 14, 2026

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FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk listens as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Scoop shows how much Elon Musk’s influential America PAC spent during the 2020 election in support of the Trump campaign

Washington reporter Dan Merica used his strong source network to show that Elon Musk’s influential super PAC spent roughly $200 million over four-plus months to help elect Donald Trump. After Trump’s victory, Dan took on a story about the allied super PACs to which the Trump campaign outsourced its get-out-the-vote efforts and other operations. A […]

NOV. 22, 2024

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This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 901 at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, on Sept. 12, 2025. (E Johnston/National Park Service via AP)

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Alaska’s Fat Bear Week kicks off with online voting to crown the most oversized ursine

After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will battle it out to see who will be named the fattest of them all in the wildly popular online voting contest called Fat Bear Week. Those casting votes online starting Tuesday will choose between 11 mammoth brown bears and […]

SEPT. 23, 2025

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This photo provided by Re:wild shows the Barbados threadsnake next to a ruler, in the Scotland District of St. Andrew, Barbados, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Connor Blades/Re:wild via AP)

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Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning, Connor Blades lifted a rock in a tiny forest in the eastern Caribbean island and held his breath. “After a year of searching, you […]

JULY 21, 2025

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A woman holds a candle for victims of a former student who opened fire at a school, fatally wounding 10 people and injuring many others before taking his own life, in Graz, Austria, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

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A former student opens fire at an Austrian school, killing 10 and taking his own life

GRAZ, Austria (AP) — A former student opened fire at a school in Austria’s second-biggest city Tuesday, killing 10 people and wounding 12 others before taking his own life, authorities said. There was no immediate information on the motive of the 21-year-old man, who had no previous police record. He used two weapons, which he was believed […]

JUNE 10, 2025

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AP taps into the trend of pop music anthems becoming part of the tradition on college football game days

Higher US tariffs part of the price Europe was willing to pay for its security and arms for Ukraine

Pope Francis worried about greeting crowd in St. Peter’s Square but was thankful he did, report says

Who invented the March Madness bracket? Staten Island bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims

‘Saturday Night Live’ celebrates 50 years with comedy, music and show’s many, many famous friends

Ohio GOP primary for governor shows potential headwinds for Ramaswamy as he looks to fall campaign

Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC

After Lindsey Graham’s death, questions linger about aging politicians and health transparency

Scoop shows how much Elon Musk’s influential America PAC spent during the 2020 election in support of the Trump campaign

Alaska’s Fat Bear Week kicks off with online voting to crown the most oversized ursine

Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake

A former student opens fire at an Austrian school, killing 10 and taking his own life

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