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FILE - Participants in an immigration rights rally walk under a giant American flag during a march through downtown Chicago, May 1, 2006. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Activists to rally worldwide on May Day, with US protests targeting Trump policies

Activists around the globe are kicking off May Day demonstrations with workers rights rallies and marches for social justice causes. In some countries, it’s a public holiday honoring labor. … more

By SOPHIA TAREEN | 5/1/25

A fan is carted off the field at PNC Park after falling out of the stands during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Man falls from 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park during Pirates game

A man fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. Right after Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run … more

5/1/25

As the final season of "The Righteous Gemstones" comes to a close on Sunday, series creator and star Danny McBride says the megachurches that it depicts are particularly "reflective of America." (April 30)

In final season, 'The Righteous Gemstones' embraces depravity even as it appeals to Christians

The final season of “The Righteous Gemstones” is rife with the show’s trademark depravity. But Danny McBride has always hoped the HBO series would speak to people of faith. He says the series … more

By KRYSTA FAURIA | 5/1/25

This image released by A24 shows Celine Song, from left, Dakota Johnson, and Chris Evans on the set of "Materialists." (A24 via AP)

Dakota Johnson and Celine Song on love, dating and ‘Materialists’

Oscar-nominated “Past Lives” filmmaker Celine Song's new film “Materialists” was inspired by the brief time she worked as a matchmaker in New York. She was a playwright who needed a day job … more

By LINDSEY BAHR | 5/1/25

FILE - Kentucky players and cheerleaders take the field before an NCAA college football game against Louisville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)

Kentucky changes its athletic department to an LLC, hoping to become more nimble in finding revenue

Kentucky is believed to be the first university to convert its athletic department to a limited-liability holding company. The school says Champions Blue LLC will have financial flexibility and … more

By MAURA CAREY | 5/1/25

In this image provided by NASA, astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers work outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/NASA TV)

NASA astronauts step outside space station to perform the 5th all-female spacewalk

An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk is getting her chance six years later. NASA's Anne McClain emerged from the International Space Station on Thursday alongside Nichole … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 5/1/25

FILE - A help wanted sign is posted in Lansdale, Pa., Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

The number of Americans filing for jobless claims jumps last week, but remains at healthy levels

U.S. applications for jobless benefits jumped to their highest level in two months, but layoffs remain in a historically healthy range. Jobless claim applications jumped by 18,000 to 241,000 for the … more

By MATT OTT | 5/1/25

The Campaign Against Hunger Executive Director Melony Samuels sits in her office in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks

Food banks say income stagnation and rising living costs are increasing demand at their organizations across the country — all as the federal government shuts off funding streams that provide … more

By JAMES POLLARD | 5/1/25

A health worker prepares a dose of the measles vaccine in shopping mall in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and US

North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases. Three people have died in the U.S. and one in Mexico. Mexican and U.S. officials say the … more

By DEVI SHASTRI and MEGAN JANETSKY | 5/1/25

FILE - McDonald's restaurant signs are shown in in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023. McDonald's reports earning on Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

McDonald's store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economy

McDonald’s store traffic fell unexpectedly in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners. The burger giant said Thursday that it's same-store sales, or sales at locations open at … more

By DEE-ANN DURBIN | 5/1/25

McDonald's store traffic falls unexpectedly to start the year as diners grow increasingly uneasy over the economy

McDonald's store traffic falls unexpectedly to start the year as diners grow increasingly uneasy over the economy. more

5/1/25

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

PHOTO COLLECTION: India Kashmir

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5/1/25

FILE - Mohammed Abed, center, weeps as he holds the body of his younger sister, Massa , 4, who was killed in an Israeli army airstrike on the Gaza Strip, at the morgue of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

In roadside Gaza attack, a 4-year-old girl and other children were among those killed

In a roadside Israeli strike in Gaza, a 4-year-old girl and other children were among those killed. Massa Abed's family says she'd taken a rubber ball and her doll to play with friends on the street … more

By WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 5/1/25

Today in History: May 1, Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden

Today is Thursday, May 1, the 121st day of 2025. There are 244 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a … more

By The Associated Press | 5/1/25

This image released by Aldeas Scholas Films shows Pope Francis. "Aldeas–A New Story" is a new feature-length documentary and global cultural project developed by Scholas Occurrentes, the global educational movement founded by Pope Francis, in collaboration with Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese. (Aldeas Scholas Films via AP)

Martin Scorsese to produce documentary with Pope Francis, 'Aldeas — A New Story'

Martin Scorsese is a producing a documentary made with Pope Francis that will chronicle the late pontiff’s work with cinema in the global educational movement he founded before his death. “Aldeas … more

By JAKE COYLE | 5/1/25

Austin Kissinger is seen at Gatton Student Center on the University of Kentucky's campus Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

A crackdown on diversity programs is reshaping college graduation ceremonies

Some colleges are canceling graduation ceremonies that recognize individual cultures or groups. The affinity commencement events are the latest casualties of state and federal policy rolling back … more

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and CAROLYN THOMPSON | 5/1/25

FILE - Soft drink and soda bottles are on display in a refrigerator at El Ahorro market in San Francisco, Sept. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Northern California town's sugary soda tax is first to defy state ban

A voter-approved tax on sugary drinks has taken effect in the beachside community of Santa Cruz on the California coast. City officials placed the tax on the November ballot despite a 2018 state law … more

By JANIE HAR | 5/1/25

In this photo released by Senator Van Hollen's press office, Hollen, right, speaks with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland and deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, in a hotel restaurant in San Salvador, El Salvador, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Press Office Senator Van Hollen, via AP)

In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation

President Donald Trump says “I could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted. Trump made the comment during an ABC News interview Tuesday. Abrego Garcia is a 29-year-old … more

By BILL BARROW | 4/30/25

AP News Summary at 1:06 a.m. EDT

Trump marks his first 100 days in office in campaign mode, focused on grudges and grievances WARREN, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump has celebrated the 100th day of his second term — yet … more

4/30/25

Troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on May 9 to celebrate 80 years after the victory in World War II, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Russia Victory Day Preparation

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