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8:40 AM on Thursday, April 2

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy costs due to the Iran war

7:33 AM on Thursday, April 2

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 in Northern California has awakened residents with a jolt

2:10 AM on Thursday, April 2

The war in Iran is dealing a heavy blow to Iraq’s economy

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 2

Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news

12:02 AM on Thursday, April 2

A seabird native to Hawaii is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikiki hotels

12:01 AM on Thursday, April 2

In recent months, thousands of immigrants living legally in the U.S. and waiting for rulings on their asylum claims were suddenly ordered deported to countries where most have no ties

10:49 PM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump's address to the nation on the Iran war did not always hew to the facts

10:22 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Democrats have sued to block President Donald Trump's latest executive order restricting mail voting

10:19 PM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on the war against Iran, delivered Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as transcribed by The Associated Press

7:51 PM on Wednesday, April 1

A man charged in the 2024 shooting death of a New York City police officer has been acquitted of murder but convicted of aggravated manslaughter and other crimes

7:46 PM on Wednesday, April 1

7:39 PM on Wednesday, April 1

An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami

5:59 PM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday

4:54 PM on Wednesday, April 1

4:34 PM on Wednesday, April 1

The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez

3:25 PM on Wednesday, April 1

A Utah sheriff's office says DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy

8:45 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century

2:40 AM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”

Wednesday, April 1

U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address at 9 p.m. EDT offers an update on the progress made toward achieving his goals in the war with Iran, which are to destroy the country’s missile production and Navy, ensure its proxies can no longer destabilize the region and guarantee Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon

12:08 PM on Monday, March 16