Christa McAuliffe, NASA's first teacher in space, rides with her children Caroline and Scott past the Statehouse during a parade, Saturday, July 21, 1985 in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole,…
Former Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo leaves the Uvalde County Justice Center, Thursday morning, Dec. 19, 2024, in Uvalde, Texas. (Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)(Sam Owens/The…
Gisele Pelicot speaks to the press as she leaves the courtroom, in the Avignon courthouse, southern France, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)(AP Photo/Lewis Joly) AVIGNON, France (AP) —…
China's President Xi Jinping, right, speaks upon his arrival at the airport in Macao, China, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, ahead of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the casino city’s…
An officer from the home front command military unit examines the damage after a large piece of shrapnel from Houthi missile collapsed a school building in Ramat Gan, a suburb…
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump delivered…
Saoirse Ronan, left, and Timothee Chalamet pose for photographers upon arrival at the photo call for an 'In Conversation' event at the BFI Southbank, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in…
FILE – Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter (7)plays against Middle Tennessee during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)(AP Photo/John Amis, File)…
FILE – A Washington State Department of Agriculture worker displays an Asian giant hornet taken from a nest, Oct. 24, 2020, in Blaine, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson,…
FILE – Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) NEW…
FILE – An ARC Automotive, Inc. manufacturing facility is shown on Sept. 8, 2023, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)(AP Photo/Wade Payne, File) DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety…
Denver Broncos' Bo Nix throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) EL…
FILE – A six story glass facade building, center, alleged to be the site of a foreign police outpost for China in New York's Chinatown, Monday, April 17, 2023. (AP…
Supporters hold candles during a candlelight vigil Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis., following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, Dec.…
This photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows a North Atlantic right whale documented with line wrapped around the head and the body on Dec, 9, 2024. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)(NOAA…
Central Missouri quarterback Zach Zebrowski is among four players who were repeat first-team selections to The Associated Press Division II All-America team announced Wednesday. Joining Zebrowski were Wingate defensive lineman…
FILE – Ted Ligety, left, Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn stand together at a U.S. Ski Team event at Copper Mountain, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow, File)(AP…
FILE – The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The incident happened at the Islamic High School…
FILE – An American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)(AP Photo/Andy…
The last meteor shower of the year — the Ursids — peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas. While usually not as bright as the Geminids, the Ursid meteor shower…
Flowers are attached to the facade of an apartment block in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, where a bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's…
Released hostage Ilana Gritzewsky poses for a portrait in her apartment in Kiryat Gat, Israel, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, near photos of her boyfriend, Matan Zangauker, who is being…
FILE – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom for his appeal trial of trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in…
FILE- The San Jose State University Spartans line up for their NCAA Mountain West women's volleyball game against the Colorado State University Rams in Fort Collins, Colo., on Thursday, Oct.…
Jen Dold, whose brother, Alex Dold, lived with schizophrenia and died after a 2017 encounter with sheriff's deputies and police officers, stands for a portrait with their mother, Kathy Duncan,…
A driver gets his car battery swapped at a first generation station by China-based CATL battery manufacturing company, in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han…
Colorado Avalanche (18-15, in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (11-18-5, in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks host…
Elephants are seen at the safari park in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)(AP Photo/Fareed Khan) ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection…
A man lays flowers on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at the apartment block in Moscow, Russia, where a bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Radiation, Biological…
