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Robert White Jr., center, and Brooke Pinto, right, candidates for Washington D.C. delegate, participate in a forum at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)

Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC

7:42 AM on Friday, June 5

Washington, D.C., is gearing up for pivotal primaries this month to elect a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor

Chris Kemp holds up a red snapper he caught on the charter boat Jodie Lynn II, before releasing it back into the water miles off the coast of St. Augustine, Fla., on May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it

7:18 AM on Friday, June 5

A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years

FILE - Messengers attending the Southern Baptist Convention participate in worship during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, June 10, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

4 years running, Southern Baptists weigh tightening ban on churches with women pastors

7:01 AM on Friday, June 5

Southern Baptists will gather for their annual meeting on Tuesday

Senate blocks extending key surveillance program following backlash over Trump pick to lead intel

5:51 AM on Friday, June 5

The Senate has blocked a procedural vote on extending a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies

Daily life around the world, in photos

4:59 AM on Friday, June 5

FILE - The SAG-AFTRA building is pictured following a press conference announcing a strike by The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on July, 13, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Actors' union approves 4-year contract with studios and streamers

1:56 AM on Friday, June 5

Television and movie actors have voted to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services

The Salesian Sisters greet players prior to Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The superfans known as the 'Spurs Nuns' aiming to bring divine intervention to the NBA Finals

1:23 AM on Friday, June 5

Victor Wembanyama stepped off the court for a moment before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, accepted greetings from a handful of well-wishers in San Antonio Spurs jerseys, then bowed his head to join them in a quick prayer

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pauses for questions from reporters before votes on the immigration enforcement funding package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump's settlement fund

1:20 AM on Friday, June 5

The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House

FILE - Migrants react as they arrive at the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, on, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Maria Ximena, File)

Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots. Catholics hope he'll ease political tensions

12:05 AM on Friday, June 5

Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11

FILE - From left, Alex Bores, George Conway, Micah Lasher, and Jack Schlossberg, democratic candidates in New York's 12th Congressional District, and Errol Louis attend "NY-12 for Congress: Candidate Forum" at 92NY, on April 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Democrats spar over big tech during debate for coveted congressional district in Manhattan

10:31 PM on Thursday, June 4

Democrats competing over a coveted congressional district in Manhattan have slugged it out during a heated debate

FILE - This undated photo provided by attorney Erin Cassinelli shows Aaron Spencer, a Republican candidate for sheriff in Lonoke County, Arkansas, who won a GOP primary March 3, 2026, defeating the incumbent sheriff to advance to the general election despite awaiting trial for a murder charge. (Heather Spencer/Erin Cassinelli via AP, File)

Murder charge dropped for Arkansas sheriff nominee who killed daughter’s alleged abuser

6:50 PM on Thursday, June 4

A judge has dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas sheriff nominee who was accused of killing his teenage daughter’s alleged abuser in 2024

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, second left, and Raul Castro's grandson Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, center back, take part in a rally in support of former President Raul Castro in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 22, 2026, after U.S. prosecutors filed an indictment accusing him of ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

US sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest move to pressure island's leadership

5:03 PM on Thursday, June 4

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals

In this frame grab from a dashboard camera video, a cuffed woman is seen running away from her alleged kidnapper near Aiken, S.C., on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Anthony J. Moore via AP)

Video shows moment truck-driving preacher helps thwart alleged kidnapping in South Carolina

1:48 PM on Thursday, June 4

Dramatic footage from a truck-driving preacher's dashboard camera captured what appears to be a kidnapping attempt

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks to the chamber from his office at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans debate limits on $1.8B Trump settlement in late-night Senate session

10:12 AM on Thursday, June 4

Senate Republicans are working toward passage of legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies

Mirsy Maricela Alva Lopez, a Guatemalan migrant who has been separated from her son Ederson twice, cries during an interview at her parents' house in San Martín Cuchumatán, Guatemala, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Trump administration has separated dozens of children from their parents for a second time, AP finds

12:05 AM on Thursday, June 4

An Associated Press investigation reveals that dozens of children who were separated under the first Trump administration have been reseparated, despite a judge's order to reunite them

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with representatives of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says Russia will bolster its air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks

12:02 AM on Thursday, June 4

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks

Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated

12:12 PM on Monday, May 18

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