Nation and World
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Retailers offer bigger Black Friday discounts to lure hesitant shoppers hunting for the best deals
Nov 24, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers hunting for big deals packed malls and stores on Black Friday as retailers stepped up discounts to entice customers who are sticking to stricter...
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Maui residents wonder if their burned town can be made safe. The answer? No one knows
Nov 24, 2023 12:00 am - When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell. What chemicals created the burning-trash-barrel scent that has lingere...
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Balloons, bands and Santa: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ushers in holiday season in New York
Nov 23, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Beloved characters like Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants soared through the skies above New York City Thursday while bands march along the streets below as th...
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Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow 'as soon as possible'
Nov 23, 2023 12:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas will began Friday morning, Qatar said, a day later than originally announced, as negot...
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Digging to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India is in the final stretch
Nov 23, 2023 12:00 am - UTTARKASHI, India - The rescue of 41 construction workers from a collapsed highway tunnel in northern India could happen later Thursday after nearly two weeks of digging...
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WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters
Nov 23, 2023 12:00 am - GENEVA - The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clus...
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New AP analysis of last month's deadly Gaza hospital explosion rules out widely cited video
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE: The Associated Press is publishing an updated visual analysis of the Oct. 17 explosion at Gaza's Al-Ahli Hospital. The AP initially assessed that the ...
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JFK assassination remembered 60 years later by surviving witnesses to history, including AP reporter
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - DALLAS - Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to...
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Meet the influential women behind Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE: The Associated Press is publishing an updated visual analysis of the Oct. 17 explosion at Gaza's Al-Ahli Hospital. The AP initially assessed that the ...
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South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea but the launch likely failed
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea but the launch likely failed Wednesday night, hours after Seoul said it would ...