A freshman point guard from Michigan State is recovering after he was shot while on holiday break in his hometown. The university says Jeremy Fears was shot in the leg sometime late Friday or early …
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12/23/23
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While reindeer are famous for pulling Santa’s sleigh, it’s their vision that really sets them apart. Finding food in a barren landscape is challenging, but researchers from Dartmouth College in …
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By HOLLY RAMER
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12/23/23
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Probe: Doomed Philadelphia news helicopter hit trees fast, broke up, then burned, killing 2 on board
New details are emerging about the fatal crash of a Philadelphia TV news helicopter earlier this week. The National Transportation Safety Board says WPVI's Chopper 6 was returning to its base at …
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By WAYNE PARRY
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12/22/23
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U.S. health officials say flu and COVID-19 infections are expected to ramp up in the coming weeks. They say the increases will be fueled by holiday gathering, low rates of vaccinations and the latest …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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12/22/23
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Dec. 15-21, 2023
A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending a flash of light into the sky and spewing semi-molten rock into the air. Ukrainian service members and relatives mourn their …
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By The Associated Press
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12/22/23
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The United States has spent more than $7 billion on humanitarian aid and building infrastructure in the Palestinian territories in recent decades, while sending more than $3 billion a year to Israel …
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By JULIET LINDERMAN, MARTHA MENDOZA and CEDAR ATTANASIO
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12/22/23
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The U.S. has spent more than $7 billion on humanitarian aid and building infrastructure in the Palestinian territories in recent decades, while sending more than $3 billion a year to Israel for its …
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By The Associated Press
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12/22/23
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Dec. 15 - 21, 2023
A U.N. report finds that more than half a million people in Gaza are starving because not enough food is entering the territory since the outbreak of war more than 10 weeks …
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12/21/23
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DECEMBER 15 - 21, 2023
The flag-draped casket of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington. A jury awards $148 million in damages to two …
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12/21/23
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Dec. 15-21, 2023
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in Asia made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
Ten-year-old Ma Yuanke grieves his …
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By The Associated Press
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12/21/23
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Exuberant performances from a cast led by Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks breathe life into Blitz Bazawule’s stirring “The Color Purple,” adapted from the Tony-winning …
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By JAKE COYLE
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12/21/23
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Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024. Republicans have been working …
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By SCOTT BAUER
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12/21/23
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DeAngelo Martin killed four women in Detroit and raped two others before he was captured in 2019. The Associated Press has found that Detroit police failed to follow up on leads or take investigative …
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By DEL QUENTIN WILBER, ED WHITE and MADDY PEAK
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12/21/23
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Wisconsin’s top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to shorten the length of time that pregnant women can legally seek abortions. Current state laws allow abortions up until 20 weeks of …
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By HARM VENHUIZEN
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12/21/23
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To look is to be charmed. Amused. Saddened. Horrified. Amazed. Inspired. Photographers chronicling life in North America in 2023 captured images that evoked all the emotions, from the giddy silliness …
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By DEEPTI HAJELA
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12/21/23
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The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia. It ended with a disappointing stalemate on the battlefield, and anxiety about the future of Western …
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By BARRY HATTON
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12/21/23
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DeAngelo Martin killed four women in Detroit and raped two others before he was captured in 2019. The Associated Press has found that Detroit police failed to follow up on leads or take investigative …
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By ED WHITE, DEL QUENTIN WILBER and MADDY PEEK
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12/21/23
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Nineteen-month-old Elijah Jack is unable to walk like most toddlers his age. Special needs children like him often take longer than most to become independently mobile. Elijah was one of the first to …
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By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE and STEPHEN SMITH
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12/21/23
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Hundreds of migrants and other people have turned out for a vigil held for a 5-year-old migrant boy who died after becoming ill in a Chicago shelter. Jean Carlos Martinez was a resident at a shelter …
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12/20/23
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A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors' home are investigated by FBI
The FBI is investigating a white South Carolina couple for racial discrimination after they set a cross on fire in their yard facing toward their Black neighbors’ home. The retired Black couple …
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By JAMES POLLARD
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12/20/23
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