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U.S. veterans arrive for the commemoration organized by the Best Defense Foundation at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Sunday, June 4, 2023, ahead of the D-Day Anniversary. The landings on the coast of Normandy 79 year ago by U.S. and British troops took place on June 6, 1944. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
'It was tough': WWII veterans return to Utah Beach to commemorate D-Day
Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy this week to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from … more
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FILE - Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, speaks during a closing plenary session at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit on Nov. 20, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Stiell says phasing out all fossil fuels is central to curbing global warming. But in an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday, June 3, 2023, he also said the concept might not make it on agenda of “make-or-break” international climate negotiations this fall. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda
The United Nations climate chief says phasing out all fossil fuels is central to curbing global warming. But in an interview with The Associated Press he also says the concept might not make it on … more
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Myla Martinez, 6-year-old, enthusiastically greets her mother Crystal Martinez as she and her four younger siblings spend time her with her during a special visit at Logan Correctional Center, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Lincoln, Illinois. Rare programs like the Reunification Ride, a donation-dependent initiative that buses prisoners' family members from Chicago to Illinois' largest women's prison every month so they can spend time with their mothers and grandmothers, are a crucial lifeline for families, prisoners say. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Sharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on incarcerated moms and their kids
Tens of thousands fewer women were incarcerated in the U.S. between 2019 and 2020 due to COVID-19, but as prison populations creep back to pre-pandemic norms, more children are being separated from … more
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FILE - Police officers stand outside a Target store as a group of people protest across the street, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Miami. Longtime Pride sponsors like Bud Light and Target have come under attack by conservatives for their LGBTQ-friendly marketing. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Pride becomes a minefield for big companies, but many continue their support
Dozens of big companies from Delta and Coca-Cola to Walmart are sponsoring LGBTQ+ Pride events and displaying racks of Pride-themed merchandise. But this year, the rainbow has lost some shine. … more
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Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated
Today in History Today is Monday, June 5, the 156th day of 2023. There are 209 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot … more
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Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson (55) reacts as he walks to the bench during the second half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Series tied: Heat roar back in the 4th quarter, beat Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 of NBA Finals
Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each scored 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets … more
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Indian politician Rahul Gandhi speaks at the Javits Center, Sunday, June 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calls on US audience to stand up for 'modern India'
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi pressed criticism of his country’s leadership during a speech in New York on Sunday. He called for Indians in and outside the country to stand up for democracy … more
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This aerial photo released by the Xinhua News Agency shows the site of a mountain collapse in Leshan in southwestern China's Sichuan Province on Sunday, June 4, 2023. A landslide tore through a mining company's worker dormitory early Sunday morning in southwestern China, killing more than a dozen people, authorities said. (Xinhua via AP)
19 killed in southwest China landslide covering mine worker dormitory
Authorities in southwestern China say 19 people have been killed in a landslide that tore through a mining company's worker dormitory. The disaster struck Sunday morning in a rural district of … more
Three search and rescue workers and a dog approach the site of a building collapse in Davenport, Iowa, during a search, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Grace Kinnicutt/Quad City Times via AP)
Missing man's body recovered at Iowa apartment collapse site; two others still missing
The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found. A city official confirms that Branden Colvin Sr.’s body was … more
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Police detain a supporter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
AP Month in Pictures: Middle East
MAY 2023 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan in May 2023. This selection shows … more
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FILE - Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing for Julie Su to be the Labor Secretary, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom
Wisconsin Republicans still reeling from an April election that saw conservatives lose majority control of the state Supreme Court hope to use their upcoming state convention to unify and refocus on … more
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Today in History: June 4, Battle of Midway begins
Today in History Today is Sunday, June 4, the 155th day of 2023. There are 210 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 4, 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway … more
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Videos of a children’s choir singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol spread across social media Friday, with the claim that they showed the group being unceremoniously cut off by federal authorities because the performance was deemed offensive. (June 2)(AP video by Farnoush Amiri)
What led Capitol Police to stop a youth performance of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’
Video of a youth children’s choir being cut off as it was singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the U.S. Capitol has spread widely on social media. Leaders of the Rushingbrook Children’s … more
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A police officer shines his flashlight downward as he pauses on Hollywood Beach while investigating a shooting Monday, May 29, 2023, in Hollywood, Fla. Multiple people were injured Monday evening when gunfire erupted along the beach boardwalk. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Florida police arrest man, search for 2 others in Memorial Day beach shooting
Police in Florida have arrested one man and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded beachside promenade on Memorial Day. The shooting … more
Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh smiles as a teammate throws pieces of bubble gum at him during an interview after Raleigh hit a single to drive in the winning run against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning of a baseball game in Seattle, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
AP's Global Week in Pictures: May 27 - June 2
May 27 - June 2, 2023 From the campaign trail in Iowa of U.S. presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump, to the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, this photo gallery highlights … more
FILE - Drag artist Vidalia Anne Gentry speaks during a news conference held by the Human Rights Campaign to draw attention to anti-drag bills in the Tennessee legislature, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 in Nashville, Tenn. A federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional. In a 70-page ruling handed down late Friday night, June 2, 2023, U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker wrote that the law was both “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad” and encouraged “discriminatory enforcement.” (John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign via AP, File)
Trump-appointed federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad, too vague
A federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional. In a 70-page ruling handed down late Friday night, U.S. District Judge … more
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A bee arrives at a hive on the roof of the Warren Rudman U.S. Court House, Friday, May 5, 2023, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Buzzworthy: Honeybee health blooming at federal facilities across the country
While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are … more
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FILE - Composer Kaija Saariaho, of Finland, arrives for the Polar Music Prize ceremony, where she was named Polar Music Prize laureate Composer for 2013, at the Stockholm concert hall in Stockholm on Aug. 27, 2013. Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday, June 2, 2023, at her apartment in Paris, her family said in a statement posted on her Facebook page. She was 70. Saariaho had been diagnosed in February 2021 with glioblastoma, an aggressive and incurable brain tumor. (Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via AP, File)
Acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho dies at age 70 of brain tumor
Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, has died. She was 70. Saariaho's family says in a statement posted on her Facebook … more
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FILE - A person removes snow from the front of his driveway a few days after a winter storm rolled through western New York Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died. The report was released Friday, June 2, 2023, by the New York University Wagner School for Public Service. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)
Report: Buffalo's snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard
A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died. The report was released Friday by New York University's Wagner Graduate … more
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Jeff Titus speaks at a news conference after learning he will not face a second trial after his double murder conviction was overturned in Feb. 2023. His attorney, Mary Chartier, looks on. Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said at a news conference on Thursday, June 1, 2023, that he decided to not proceed with a new trial. (Marie Weidmayer/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
Man cleared in hunters' killings after 21 years in prison seeks $1M from Michigan
A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million for wrongful convictions. Jeff Titus filed the suit Friday, just a day after a … more
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