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A Palestinian child wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is brought to Al Najjar hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Live updates | Israeli military presents a plan for a Rafah offensive to the War Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the army had presented to the War Cabinet its operational plan for a ground offensive into Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town along the border … more
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Rock Creek Forest Elementary School students exit a diesel bus before attending school, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, in Chevy Chase, Md. At right is an electric school bus. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
Electric school buses finally make headway, but hurdles still stand
Fewer than 1% of the nearly half million school buses on the roads in the U.S. ran on electricity as of the end of 2023, even though this kind of clean bus has been available for years. Now, in a … more
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Liam Lazo boards a diesel school bus near his home, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Virginia Beach, Va. Diesel exhaust from school buses affects one-third of U.S. students, their parents and educators each day. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses
Each day, around 20 million students in the United States ride to school in diesel-fueled school buses, exposed to clouds of exhaust linked to asthma and lung cancer. The buses also contribute to … more
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Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, reacts as she speaks during the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia's prison agency said. He was 47. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Pool Photo via AP)
Widow of Navalny accuses Putin of mocking Christianity for refusing to return her husband's body
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused President Vladimir Putin of mocking Christianity by trying to force his mother to agree to a secret funeral after his death in a … more
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FILE - Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Dec. 13, 2023. A federal judge in California will consider whether former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who was charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family, must remain behind bars while he awaits trial. U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II has set a hearing for Monday, Feb. 26, in Los Angeles on prosecutors' request to keep Smirnov in jail. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens
A federal judge in California will consider whether a former FBI informant charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind … more
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FILE - Eclipse watchers squint through protective filters as they view an eclipse of the sun from the top deck of New York's Empire State Building in New York on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1932. Full solar eclipses occur every year or two or three, often in the middle of nowhere like the South Pacific or Antarctic. (AP Photo/File, File)
AP PHOTOS: Total solar eclipses through the decades
The complete shrouding of our sun by the moon has mesmerized humanity for millennia — a moment in time when skies darken and stillness creeps in. It's spellbinding not only for the lucky ones … more
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FILE - Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker speaks on the steps of the state judicial building on April 5, 2006, in Montgomery, Ala. When the court ruled that frozen embryos are children, its Chief Justice Parker made explicit use of Christian theology to justify the court's decision in his concurrence, where his language echoed the broader anti-abortion movement. (AP Photo/Jamie Martin, File)
Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling
When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind. By citing verses from the Bible and Christian … more
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The South Korean Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic team performs during the first day of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Feb. 16-22, 2024 Farmers in India continue to protest over crop prices, Singapore hosts an international airshow, Tokyo’s stock market surged to an all-time high, and Cambodian rice farmers get … more
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A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of death and destruction, agony and grief — as well as the glimpses of joy — that are staples of life during war. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
AP PHOTOS: Ukraine endures a second year of war with scenes of grief, suffering and also joy
The second year of Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion brought no respite for Ukrainian soldiers or civilians. Associated Press photographers documented the past 12 months of … more
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This photo provided by the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office shows Michael Tolbert. Authorities say the Michigan man whose 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver pleaded not guilty after becoming the first person charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns. John Potbury, Genesee County’s deputy chief assistant prosecuting attorney, says a not guilty plea was entered on behalf of Tolbert when the Flint man was arraigned Monday, Feb. 19 on nine felony charges, including one count of violation of Michigan’s gun storage law. (Genesee County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Could gunowners face charges if kids access unlocked weapons? State laws differ
A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state’s new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is bringing attention to … more
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Wendy Williams has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?
Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD. It affects parts of the brain controlling behavior and language. These … more
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Space telescope spies neutron star in the debris of famous supernova
Scientists have confirmed what became of a star that exploded in a stunning supernova visible to Earth more than three decades ago. It morphed into a neutron star, one of the oddest objects in the … more
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FILE Russian opposition activist and former municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district Ilya Yashin gestures, smiling, as he stands in a defendant's cubicle in a courtroom, prior to a hearing in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 9, 2022. Most Russian opposition figures are currently either in prison or in exile abroad. Still, many persist in challenging the Russian authorities, including by speaking out from behind bars.(Yury Kochetkov/Pool via AP, File)
Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza urges Russians from court not to give up after Navalny's death
A prominent Russian opposition figure has appeared in court, urging Russians not to give up after the death of Alexei Navalny and alleging there's a state-backed hit squad taking out opponents of … more
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The exterior of the Alabama Supreme Court building in Montgomery, Ala., is shown Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatments. The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by three couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility clinic. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
How an Alabama court ruling that frozen embryos are children could affect IVF
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. This is raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly … more
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FILE - Four of five cars and a Pittsburgh Transit Authority bus lies in the rubble on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh that collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Federal regulators are about to determine what they believe caused a bridge to collapse in Pittsburgh more than two years ago, sending vehicles plummeting into a ravine and injuring several people. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed
Federal investigators say the city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge, leading to the corrosion of the structure’s steel legs and its collapse into a ravine more than two … more
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This grab taken from video shows flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that Lyudmila Navalnaya, mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, put to pay tribute to her son at the at the memorial to victims of political repression, in Salekhard, 1937 km (1211 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Russians across the vast country streamed to ad-hoc memorials with flowers and candles to pay tribute to Alexei Navalny, the most famous Russian opposition leader and the Kremlin's fiercest critic. Russian officials reported that Navalny, 47, died in prison on Friday. (AP Photo)
Alexei Navalny's mother files lawsuit with a Russian court demanding release of her son's body
The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed a lawsuit at a court in the Arctic city of Salekhard contesting officials’ refusal to release her son’s body. Russia’s state … more
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FILE - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey attends the central bank's Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England, in London, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey says the U.K.’s economic recession, which was confirmed last week, is modest by historical standards and is probably over. (Justin Tallis/Pool photo via AP, File)
Bank of England says UK recession is modest in historical terms and that upturn is probably underway
Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey says the U.K.’s economic recession, which was confirmed last week, is modest by historical standards and is probably over. In testimony to lawmakers, Bailey … more
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Flowers and candles are laid around a photo of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a rally to commemorate him, at Rome's Piazza del Campidoglio city council square, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 . Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, died Friday, aged 47, in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia's prison agency said. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
The Kremlin rejects Navalny widow's charges he was killed by Putin as 'insolent'
The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin did not see the video in which Alexei Navalny’s widow vowed to continue his fight and dismissed her allegations that Putin had killed the country’s … more
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Israeli female soldiers pose for a photo on a position on the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Live updates | US is set to veto a UN cease-fire resolution
UNICEF says one in six children are acutely malnourished in the isolated and largely devastated northern Gaza. The report comes as Israel has vowed to expand its five-moth offensive against Hamas to … more
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a news conference following a meeting of the State Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Putin, who is all but certain to win another six-year term in the March 15-17 presidential election, has sought to consolidate public support by casting the conflict as a fight against the expansionist West that has armed Ukraine in a bid to weaken Russia. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
As the Ukraine war enters a third year, Putin waits for Western support for Kyiv to wither
As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to hope that he can achieve his goals by biding his time and waiting for Western support for Kyiv to wither while … more
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