FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Big 12 coaches unanimously agreed Thursday on their preference for a 24-team College Football Playoff, a scenario in which the conference would have had five playoff…
Thivaan Butani, 12, of Austin, Texas reacts after spelling correctly his word during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at DAR Constitution Hall, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in…
Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts as he cools himself with the water during a break at the second round men's singles tennis match against Juan Manuel Cerundolo of Argentina at…
FILE – Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball answers questions during a news conference at the MLB winter meetings, Dec. 8, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)(AP…
This undated photo provided by the Hawaiʻi Police Department on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, shows Jacob Baker. (Hawaiʻi Police Department via AP)(Hawaiʻi Police Department via AP) HONOLULU (AP) — A…
Washington Wizards' John Wall, left, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, pose for photos after Tatum announced that the Wizards had won the first pick in the NBA basketball draft…
FILE – Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy stands behind his bench during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, March 1,…
Jannik Sinner of Italy cools himself with the ice during the second round men's singles tennis match against Juan Manuel Cerundolo of Argentina at the French Open tennis tournament in…
Comedian Conan O'Brien delivers a commencement address during Harvard University commencement exercises on the school's campus, Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)(AP Photo/Steven Senne) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.…
Trader Robert Arciero works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)(AP Photo/Richard Drew) NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market…
People and security officers gather in front of a destroyed apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in the town of Choueifat, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 28,…
A voter drops off their ballot at a library in Portland, Ore. serving as a ballot dropbox site as Oregon held primary elections on May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)(AP…
An injured student is evacuated following an early morning fire outbreak at Utumishi Girls School in the Gilgil area, central Kenya, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)(AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)…
Naomi Osaka of Japan enters the court for the second round women's singles tennis match against Donna Vekic of Croatia at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Thursday, May…
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S.…
Tom Morello, left, and Bruce Springsteen perform during the "Land of Hope and Dreams" tour at Madison Square Garden on Monday, May 11, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan…
A statue is photographed by French artist Didier Audrat in Paris, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, honoring the memory of the abolition of slavery, depicting Solitude, the daughter of an African…
An injured student is evacuated following an early morning fire outbreak at Utumishi Girls School in the Gilgil area, central Kenya, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)(AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)…
FILE – A person holds a sign and attends a rally to support Stop AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) Hate at the Logan Square Monument in Chicago, March 20,…
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Black…
Kyle Adler, a 36-year-old Chilean American who was taken from his family at nine months old and illegally adopted, embraces his birth mother, Ana Maria Navarrete, after traveling from the…
President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The Justice Department has opened an investigation…
FILE – A motorist pumps fuel at a Shell station Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — A key inflation…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he’s being “very persistent” in pressing the United States to provide his country with more Patriot air defense missiles…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B is letting some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus, what’s called a “functional cure,” researchers reported…
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year…
A street scene in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)(AP Photo/Misper Apawu) MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — At first glance, the hotel looks like any other…
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and House GOP leaders hold a news conference after primary elections that affirmed President Donald Trump's dominance of the Republican Party, at the…
A statue named "Chains," by French artist Driss Sans-Arcidet, honoring the memory of the abolition of slavery, is photographed in a park in Paris, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, as France's…
FILE – President Donald Trump stands with other World leaders before a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein,…
