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2026-01-16 22:45:02 UTC

ChatGPT's free ride is ending: Here's what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot
OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users who aren't paying for the premium version. The company announced Friday that it will start testing ads in the coming weeks.
https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-ads-openai-advertising-83812a066375a805fa2e29b28fc77da1

2026-01-11 14:40:02 UTC

Buddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peace
A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C.
https://apnews.com/article/buddhist-monks-peace-walk-dog-american-south-26cadee973657ef026ab2370d04b39c5

2025-12-15 23:40:12 UTC

Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security
The Trump administration says in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for reasons of national security.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-national-security-de9756118bbfca8f40af9cf89db6af5b

2025-12-11 12:51:43 UTC

Winter storm rips through Gaza, exposing failure to deliver enough aid to territory
Storm Byron has hit Gaza, worsening the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn area. Heavy rains have flooded tent camps, leaving Palestinians in dire conditions.
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-gaza-storm-12-11-2025-d92be5d741f6fbbf98dd3e360b99b8e4

2025-10-23 17:31:33 UTC

DC police detained man for protesting National Guard patrol with Darth Vader song, lawsuit says
A man suing the District of Columbia claims police officers violated his free speech rights when they detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone.
https://apnews.com/article/darth-vader-theme-song-national-guard-protest-2d9b35359504252004ddced67ccf9a86

2025-08-18 17:55:02 UTC

Devo's misunderstood art-rock legacy explored in new documentary
The new Netflix documentary “Devo” explores the Ohio-born art-rock band known for their quirky style and misunderstood message.
https://apnews.com/article/devo-documentary-netflix-whip-it-9cf460e44756f89ee04dfc14385b7b3a

2025-06-21 17:20:02 UTC

New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water
A new court filing in an ongoing legal dispute with the federal government reveals the psychological and physical trauma endured by children and families held at Texas family detention centers.
https://apnews.com/article/migrants-child-supervision-texas-e4994b2b6786717ea79a4be230e476bf

2025-06-17 14:00:02 UTC

Trump suggests he'll extend deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to sell app
President Donald Trump has suggested that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app.
https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-trump-9b41b996c230cbcc0470071165403e2e

2025-06-17 07:50:02 UTC

Dozens killed in Gaza while waiting for aid
At least 45 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-gaza-aid-06-17-2025-7af5503ea7d2176674fba26d34f6ef74

2025-06-02 12:00:02 UTC

An Israeli strike on Gaza kills 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, hospitals say
An Israeli strike on a residential building in the Gaza Strip has killed 14 people, mostly women and children, according to health officials.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-aid-06-02-2025-13980028c67e29262ee9fd85371e0630

2025-05-15 11:25:01 UTC

An Israeli woman on her way to give birth was killed in a West Bank attack
A woman who was nine months pregnant and on her way to the delivery room is dead after a Palestinian gunman opened fire on her car.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-pregnant-woman-killed-2588948a22b8ad801e878d15c43abeac

2025-05-02 15:25:12 UTC

PBS chief decries Trump's executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR as unlawful
The head of PBS says President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR is unlawful.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-pbs-npr-media-funding-8b51113b8edd932aa850235318b73e53

2025-04-23 06:35:12 UTC

Global coral bleaching has now hit 84% of ocean's reefs in biggest-ever event
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.
https://apnews.com/article/coral-reef-bleaching-climate-change-fdbeddf7ae3ccc9d7cf85d1c3267e581

2025-04-18 03:20:02 UTC

US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations
U.S. officials say a new intelligence assessment found no coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and the Venezuelan government.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-alien-enemies-act-venezuela-tren-de-aragua-103919f71db9a9e7a9a3de1028585483

2025-04-15 00:40:01 UTC

Harvard defies Trump's demands and risks $9B in federal funding
Harvard University says it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration as a condition for it to received almost $9 billion in funding.
https://apnews.com/article/harvard-trump-administration-federal-cuts-antisemitism-0a1fb70a2c1055bda7c4c5a5c476e18d

2025-04-10 11:50:52 UTC

US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina is released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the lawyer for a U.S.-Russian dual national jailed in Russia on treason charges say she has been freed in a prisoner exchange with Washington.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ksenia-karelina-prisoner-exchange-moscow-us-15ac0dcf76c670eaf47efda7b756afc6

2025-04-04 15:55:01 UTC

Trump hits the golf course as stock market continues to slide from his tariff plans
President Donald Trump says his trade policies will never change despite sending the global economy into a tailspin by announce tariffs on foreign imports.
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-tariffs-golf-813c7a300021445636f63fddbfd38c83

2025-04-03 04:20:11 UTC

US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens.
https://apnews.com/article/chinese-beijing-honeypot-spies-diplomat-agent-intelligence-c077ef57b0f7ae43dd0db41bea92238b

2025-03-30 00:20:02 UTC

Trump says he won't 'fire people' over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security team
President Donald Trump is making his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over an embarrassing accidental leak of his administration’s plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen.
https://apnews.com/article/attack-plans-trump-signal-hegseth-waltz-759a404c89ee45468fb54a2be800c32a

2025-03-29 00:40:02 UTC

Satanist leader's attempt to hold 'Black Mass' inside Kansas Statehouse sparks chaos and arrests
The leader of a small group of self-described satanists and at least one other person have been arrested following a scuffle inside the Kansas Statehouse.
https://apnews.com/article/satanic-grotto-kansas-rally-protesters-detained-1c699af8b373f35df7cfef4556dea3b4

2025-03-07 13:15:02 UTC

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-doge-federal-layoffs-c41ae32800a7f170484de79572543da2

2025-03-07 00:35:02 UTC

War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content.
https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-images-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074

2025-03-02 07:15:02 UTC

Israel says it is stopping the entry of all aid and supplies into the Gaza Strip
Israel said Sunday it is stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip. The prime minister’s office did not elaborate on the decision but warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas does not accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for an extension of the ceasefire.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-03-02-2025-99402570996dcf33239d0492d99909e4

2025-02-15 11:25:22 UTC

Legislative immunity is a privilege in most states. A speeding ticket could change that in Arizona
The majority of state constitutions shield lawmakers from arrests, lawsuits and low-level infractions like traffic tickets during legislative sessions.
https://apnews.com/article/legislative-immunity-speeding-ticket-finchem-arizona-eada841005ae446950c8c296744d1f1f

2025-01-07 23:30:02 UTC

Biden administration withdraws old growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP
The Biden administration is dropping its plan to conserve old growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry.
https://apnews.com/article/biden-old-growth-forests-climate-change-e365debe64acf791f16de2ce75cb9342

2025-01-02 23:25:02 UTC

FBI releases new video of a suspect planting a pipe bomb near DNC offices on eve of the Capitol riot
The FBI is releasing new information about a suspect who planted pipe bombs four years ago outside the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees near the Capitol.
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-pipe-bombs-fbi-washington-ea85b6fe5fe9140f1c75b7ee8c0554b2

2024-12-21 23:35:02 UTC

Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65
Baseball Hall of Famer and stolen base king Rickey Henderson has died. He was 65. Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career.
https://apnews.com/article/rickey-henderson-dead-stolen-base-king-bdeb785acf343e95fc53d008b2f8803e

2024-12-08 23:45:12 UTC

Georgian journalists allege brutal beatings as protests rage against ending EU talks
Tens of thousands of people joined an 11th straight day of protests in Georgia on Sunday after the governing party moved to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-protest-opposition-police-violence-russia-tbilisi-6c7bf69d66c468c5833d97a60ba3461b

2024-12-02 19:15:34 UTC

Police officer became 'double agent' for Proud Boys, prosecutor says
A trial is underway for a police officer charged with leaking confidential information to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio after the extremist group's members burned a stolen Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital.
https://apnews.com/article/shane-lamond-enrique-tarrio-proud-boys-afbf6222dfad603706a297da69892767

2024-11-24 05:40:32 UTC

Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
In the year since the war in Gaza broke out, Israel's government has been cracking down on dissent among its Palestinian citizens.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-war-palestinians-dissent-protest-849cc9250534b5bae98cea89e6f4d35e

2024-11-18 04:00:03 UTC

45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here's who some of them are
Dozens of prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in the biggest case under a national security law that critics say has crushed political activism in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-prodemocracy-activists-sentencing-f2c36e5da3e974f54595447050280eee

2024-11-15 00:30:03 UTC

Giuliani's lawyers after $148M defamation judgment seek to withdraw from his case
Two attorneys representing Rudy Giuliani in a lawsuit related to a $148 million defamation judgment against him have asked a judge to remove them from the case over disagreements with the former New York City mayor.
https://apnews.com/article/giuliani-defamation-georgia-election-workers-0debfe1a1d03f25b0fd4ee7b320cb70c

2024-11-07 22:45:22 UTC

Flooding closes interstate as heavy rains soak southeast Georgia
Officials say a portion of Interstate 16 in southeast Georgia has been closed by flooding as heavy rains have left many streets underwater in the region.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-flooding-rains-interstate-16-closed-fba685ff25fb0c46a664443c3c41342d

2024-10-27 04:05:12 UTC

State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politics
At least two dozen states have passed or proposed “alien land laws” targeting Chinese nationals and companies from purchasing property or land because of China’s status as a foreign adversary.
https://apnews.com/article/us-china-alien-land-laws-a8a832335fbfda53ffa262f1e0f6e264

2024-09-24 23:10:01 UTC

Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones' Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-sandy-hook-shooting-9052caad16dcdfd3bff0697454394d9f

2024-09-10 18:05:12 UTC

Texas official sentenced to probation for accidentally shooting grandson at Nebraska wedding
A Texas county commissioner will spend one year on probation for accidentally shooting his grandson during a Nebraska wedding he was officiating.
https://apnews.com/article/grandson-shot-wedding-nebraska-texas-d615b0e20718c07fb9820d2dc1d05d12

2024-08-03 04:25:01 UTC

About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds
About half the U.S. state attorneys general have traveled to France for an event cosponsored by a group largely funded by companies.
https://apnews.com/article/us-state-attorneys-general-ag-travel-france-423ea11b92f9d2aeb697dfa8071f90a3