An alligator that appeared in numerous TV shows and films over the span of three decades, most notably the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore,” has died at a gator farm in southern Colorado. …
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May 14, 2025
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
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By The Associated Press
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5/14/25
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Trump lays out Mideast vision as he looks to revamp US approach in Iran, Syria and beyond
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday held out Saudi Arabia as a model for a …
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Authorities say the rock climber who survived a roughly 400-foot fall off a mountainside in Washington lay unconscious for hours before waking in the dark. The fall killed his three companions. The …
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By JESSE BEDAYN
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5/14/25
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A court in Moscow has convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an “undesirable” organization and sentenced him to …
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By The Associated Press
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5/14/25
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Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico and Western Texas since the Department of …
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By MORGAN LEE
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5/14/25
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Sen. Ted Cruz asked whether a hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., that hasn’t worked for more than three years may have contributed to another near …
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By JOSH FUNK
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5/14/25
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At least 22 children were killed in Gaza overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday in a punishing series of Israeli airstrikes on homes in northern Gaza. The strikes killed at least 48 people in total, …
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Missouri lawmakers have approved a referendum seeking to repeal an abortion-rights amendment passed by voters six months ago. The Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday to place a new amendment on the …
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By DAVID A. LIEB
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5/14/25
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The 1989 shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in Los Angeles gripped the nation. It was committed by their sons Erik and Lyle Menendez, who on Tuesday were granted their first chance at freedom …
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By JAIMIE DING
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5/14/25
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a $322 billion budget proposal that aims to address a projected $12 billion deficit. The Democrat said the shortfall was in part due to the Trump …
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN
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5/14/25
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CBS' new soap opera “Beyond the Gates” has been renewed for a second season. Some of daytime’s beloved Black actors like Victoria Rowell, Darnell Williams and Veronica Redd see it as a win for …
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By ALICIA RANCILIO
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5/14/25
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A former model has reproached one of Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers for suggesting that her sexual abuse allegations against the ex-studio boss are lies. Kaja Sokola told the attorney Wednesday that …
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By JENNIFER PELTZ
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5/14/25
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A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher has been charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos into the country. Thirty-year-old Kseniia Petrova was sent to a U.S. Immigration and …
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By MICHAEL CASEY
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5/14/25
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Rapper Tory Lanez's alleged prison attacker is man with previous conviction for assault on inmate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a man who attacked rapper Tory Lanez in a California prison …
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Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a shot at freedom for the first time in decades after being convicted of their parents’ murder 30 years ago. On Tuesday, a Los Angeles judge reduced the brothers’ …
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By JAIMIE DING
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5/14/25
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An ethics complaint stemming from Republican Daniel Cameron’s failed run for Kentucky governor has resurfaced as the former state attorney general campaigns for a U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky. The …
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By BRUCE SCHREINER
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5/14/25
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A federal judge has ordered that a Georgetown scholar from India be released from immigration detention after he was detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign college students. …
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By OLIVIA DIAZ
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5/14/25
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The R&B singer Cassie is set to continue testifying Wednesday against her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking trial, a day after taking the witness stand to detail what she …
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER
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5/14/25
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Missouri lawmakers put abortion ban on state ballot, seeking to reverse voter-approved abortion-rights measure.
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