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President Donald Trump talks as he visits the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President of Parks and Rec? Trump asserts authority over public spaces in DC

7:37 AM on Saturday, May 9

President Donald Trump is making significant changes to the nation's capital as he focuses on renovations and new projects

Palestinians Tahseen Abu Assi, left, Khalil Abu Jayyab, center, and Abed Rahim Alostaz warm up before surfing on the beach in Gaza City, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Surfers in war-torn Gaza find rare moments of joy taking to the waves

1:11 AM on Saturday, May 9

Despite the dire situation in Gaza, a few surfers find joy riding the waves

FILE - Members of the LGBTQ+ Catholics and their families who joined a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome walk through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Vatican sending new signals of openness but limitations in outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics

1:08 AM on Saturday, May 9

The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era

FILE - A batch of electrical vehicles for sale parked at a car yard in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia

11:04 PM on Friday, May 8

Use of electric vehicles in Africa is surging, led by Ethiopia, as soaring prices and fuel shortages compel countries to opt for cleaner and cheaper transport

This document released May 6, 2026, by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, shows a note that Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate said he found after Epstein's reported suicide attempt on July 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein's death, experts tell AP

9:23 PM on Friday, May 8

A note that a former cellmate says he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was liked penned by the same person as a note that authorities found in the millionaire sex offender’s cell after he killed himself three weeks later

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor

8:44 PM on Friday, May 8

The U.S. military’s latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean has killed two men while leaving one survivor

A masked demonstrator stands with their fist in the air, wearing a Land Back beanie in front of signs reading Protect Pe'Sla Now on April 30, 2026, in Pennington County, S.D. (Angel White Eyes via AP)

Black Hills drilling project canceled after backlash from tribes

7:18 PM on Friday, May 8

A South Dakota mining company has canceled a drilling project in the Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes and local groups

No injuries reported after explosion and fire at New Orleans-area refinery

7:08 PM on Friday, May 8

Officials say there were no injuries reported after an explosion and a fire at a refinery in the New Orleans area

FILE - Metropolitan Police Department officers try to hold back rioters on the West Front at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Federal judge dismisses former Trump supporter’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News

6:52 PM on Friday, May 8

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News

Passengers on the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, scan the horizon with binoculars during their voyage to Spain's port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)

On the cruise ship hit by hantavirus, some fear what awaits them at home

5:47 PM on Friday, May 8

A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has sparked fear among Spanish passengers, not from illness, but from potential stigma upon returning home

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference at the US Embassy in Rome, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Stefano Rellandini/Pool Photo via AP)

Rubio defends new US sanctions on Cuba, targeting military-run conglomerate GAESA

5:46 PM on Friday, May 8

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended the Trump administration's decision to impose new sanctions on Cuba

The Disney Magic cruise ship is seen at port in Cozumel, Mexico, on March 22, 2026. (Steve O'Connell via AP)

US authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case

4:46 PM on Friday, May 8

U.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of more than two dozen people, including some who worked on a Disney Cruise Line ship, amid allegations they possessed or had viewed child sexual abuse images

FILE - Federal Communication Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos, File)

In legal dispute over 'The View,' ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech

4:11 PM on Friday, May 8

ABC is accusing the Trump administration of trying to chill free speech and hinder open political discussion

Members of the Cohutta Police Department look on as Mayor Ron Shinnick speaks at Cohutta Town Hall in Cohutta, Ga. on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Matt Hamilton/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

Small Georgia town reinstates police officers and department 2 days after the mayor fired them all

12:29 PM on Friday, May 8

A town council in a small north Georgia mountain community passed an ordinance reinstating their police department and restoring the jobs of their police officers two days after the mayor violated the town charter by firing them all

President Donald Trump walks through the Colonnade of the White House, as he arrives to attend a luncheon for mothers, Friday, May 8, 2026, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump says a 3-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire may be 'beginning of the end'

8:18 AM on Friday, May 8

President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners

Passengers on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, watch epidemiologists board the boat in Praia, during their voyage to Spain's port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)

Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands

3:41 AM on Friday, May 8

Spanish authorities are preparing to receive over 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands

FILE - Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

The American pope: Pope Leo XIV’s first year in photos

1:36 AM on Friday, May 8

Protestors fill the halls in the Louisiana Legislature in Baton Rouge during a Senate committee hearing Friday, May 8, 2026 on redistricting. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts

12:02 AM on Friday, May 8

Alabama lawmakers have approved a plan for new U.S. House primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year’s elections

Today in History: May 9, FDA approves first birth control pill

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