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Pakistan says it shot down 12 Indian drones and 1 attacked military target
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, said an Indian drone attacked a military …
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5/8/25
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Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he …
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By The Associated Press
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5/8/25
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From the St. Peter’s Basilica to his native Chicago to his diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, Catholic faithful around the world greeted the election of Robert Prevost as the new pope. Prevost, a …
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By The Associated Press
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5/8/25
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Iranian mechanical engineering student at the University of Alabama has decided to self-deport after six weeks in a Louisiana detention center despite the government …
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By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
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5/8/25
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May 2-8, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Pamela Hassell, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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By The Associated Press
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5/8/25
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama plans to carry out another execution by nitrogen gas and has set a June execution date for a man convicted of the 1988 killing of a woman.
Gregory Hunt is …
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5/8/25
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The father of a Wisconsin teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting has been arrested in connection with the case, an official told The Associated Press. The shooting …
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By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND
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5/8/25
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The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal Thursday that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and deliver a political victory for U.K. Prime …
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By The Associated Press
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5/8/25
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After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders are expressing outrage over another disappointment in the long push …
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By ADRIAN SAINZ, JONATHAN MATTISE and GRAHAM LEE BREWER
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5/8/25
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More than 100 vultures die in a mass poisoning in South Africa's flagship national park
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least 123 vultures have died in South Africa’s flagship national park …
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5/8/25
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The World Video Game Hall of Fame has four new inductees. The Class of 2025 was enshrined Thursday in recognition of how they challenged players and changed the industry. The honorees are Defender, …
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5/8/25
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Nearly 60 felony cases will be dropped in a small Alabama town because they were compromised by what a grand jury called a “rampant culture of corruption" in the local …
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By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
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5/8/25
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A former model has testified that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point. Kaja Sokola told …
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ
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5/8/25
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Amid safety concerns from a spate of plane crashes and near misses, President Donald Trump says a planned massive overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system will revolutionize the air industry. …
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By JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER
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5/8/25
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The Trump administration on Thursday announced an ambitious three-year plan to replace the United State's aging air traffic control system.
Officials did not provide an exact cost estimate but …
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By JOSH FUNK
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5/8/25
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when it drew congressional lines and said the state must continue …
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By KIM CHANDLER
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5/8/25
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Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic religious order. Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly …
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By PETER SMITH
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5/8/25
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it is retiring its public database meant to keep track of the cost of losses from weather and climate disasters, including floods, heat waves, …
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN
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5/8/25
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Asian shares are rising moderately after a lackluster finish on Wall Street, with most shares ticking higher after the Federal Reserve left its main interest rate unchanged, as was widely expected. …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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5/8/25
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FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's governor signed a law Thursday to exempt federal crop insurance and disaster payments following Hurricane Helene damage from Georgia state income taxes, but it could …
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By JEFF AMY
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5/8/25
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