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FILE - The gold dome of the Georgia Capitol gleams in the sun, Aug. 27, 2022, in front of the skyline of downtown Atlanta. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta

An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina. That is according to the U.S. Geological Survey and local news … more

By The Associated Press | 5/10/25

Max Goodman, left, and Ross Brubeck walk on a trail near Princeton, N.J., as part of a Quaker march from New York City to Washington D.C. to protest President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants on Wednesday May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants carrying on their long faith tradition

A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington, D.C. to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. The march extends a long … more

LUIS ANDRES HENAO | 5/10/25

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday, May 9, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)

Advocates press for accounting of sex-abuse cases in new pope's past jurisdictions

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests … more

By PETER SMITH | 5/10/25

FILE - This photo provided by researcher Jane Greaves shows the planet Venus, seen from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Akatsuki probe in May 2016. (J. Greaves/Cardiff University/JAXA via AP)

Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

A Soviet-era spacecraft has plunged to Earth, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The half-ton spacecraft fell out of orbit on Saturday. The European Union Space Surveillance … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 5/10/25

FILE - Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., votes aye at the final moment as the Senate Finance Committee holds a roll call vote to approve the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Louisiana governor pushes Trump to weigh primary challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP sources say

President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry have discussed the possibility that Julia Letlow, a congresswoman elected in 2021 after her husband died of COVID, might challenge Sen. Bill … more

By THOMAS BEAUMONT | 5/10/25

AP Trending SummaryBrief at 6:12 a.m. EDT

Miami museum opens a new exhibit that examines a century of swimwear and its connection to Florida MIAMI (AP) — Just in time for bathing suit season, the HistoryMiami Museum is opening a new … more

5/10/25

A Department of Homeland Security building is seen Friday, May 9, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Authorities arrest over 100 people on Tennessee roads in support of Trump's deportation plan

More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community uncertain … more

By TRAVIS LOLLER | 5/10/25

Atlanta jolted by 4.1 preliminary magnitude earthquake centered in Tennessee, shaking parts of southeastern US

Atlanta jolted by 4.1 preliminary magnitude earthquake centered in Tennessee, shaking parts of southeastern US. more

5/10/25

From left, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska Olena Zelenska,Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stand at the memorial of fallen Ukrainian soldiers at independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Ukraine Summit

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5/10/25

Today in History: May 10, golden spike completes transcontinental railway

Today is Saturday, May 10, the 130th day of 2025. There are 235 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven in a ceremony in Promontory, Utah, marking … more

By The Associated Press | 5/10/25

Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies

A California judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce. Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said President Donald Trump and his … more

By JANIE HAR | 5/10/25

Michelle and Richard Beck, right, stand outside their Atlanta-area home Thursday, May 1, 2025. They are Gen Xers who speak with southern accents while their Gen Z sons, Dylan and Richard, left, do not. (AP Photo/ Sharon Johnson)

Is the Southern accent fixin' to disappear in parts of the US South?

Southern accents are disappearing in some parts of the U.S. South due to the migration of people into the region from other parts of the United States and around the world. A series of research … more

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | 5/10/25

Just in time for bathing suit season, the Waves of Style Swimwear Through the Decades exhibit is shown at HistoryMiami Museum Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in advance of opening Saturday in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami museum opens a new exhibit that examines a century of swimwear and its connection to Florida

Just in time for bathing suit season, the HistoryMiami Museum is opening a new exhibit that examines the relationship between the evolution of swimwear and the growth of South Florida over the past … more

By DAVID FISCHER | 5/10/25

Cardinal Robert Prevost celebrates Mass at St. Jude Parish in New Lenox, Ill., in 2024. (Photo courtesy of the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel via AP)

Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity of the Creole identity. The pope has not openly spoken about his racial … more

By JACK BROOK and DEEPA BHARATH | 5/10/25

AP News Summary at 12:03 a.m. EDT

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the … more

5/9/25

FILE - Margeaux Abeyta, left, sits next to her mother, fashion designer Patricia Michaels, from Taos, as she sees the televised finale of Project Runway on April 25, 2013. (Luis Sanchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, File)

Indigenous fashion week in Santa Fe, New Mexico, explores heritage in silk and hides

Fashion designers from across North America are bringing inspiration from their heritage, culture and everyday lives to three days of runway modeling starting Friday in a hub for Indigenous artistry … more

By MORGAN LEE | 5/9/25

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to protesters outside of Delaney Hall, a recently re-opened immigration detention center, in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says

A federal prosecutor says the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has been arrested at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening. Alina Habba is interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey. She … more

5/9/25

A child jumps under an European Union flag during a pro-EU rally ahead of the second round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Romania Election Pro-EU Rally

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5/9/25

A general view of St. Thomas of Villanova Church on the Villanova University campus is seen, Thursday, May 8, 2025 in Villanova, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates was elected the first pope from the U.S. in the history of the Catholic … more

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and JONATHAN MATTISE | 5/9/25

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. … more

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