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People take photos with the Olympic rings ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Cortina is abuzz for the Winter Olympics. Co-host Milan not so much

12:09 PM on Thursday, February 5

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are highlighting the contrast between the two host cities

Freddie Mac says average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.11% this week, its third straight increase

12:00 PM on Thursday, February 5

Freddie Mac says average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.11% this week, its third straight increase

A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, shows a diagram prepared by the FBI attempting to chart the network of Epstein's victims and the timeline of their alleged abuse. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public

11:53 AM on Thursday, February 5

Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell

This image provided by the Netherlands Ministry of Defense shows Queen Máxima beginning training as a reservist for the Royal Netherlands Army, Feb. 4, 2026, in Breda, Netherlands. (Phil Nijhuis/Netherlands Ministry of Defense via AP)

Queen Máxima starts training to become a Dutch army reservist

11:53 AM on Thursday, February 5

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has started training to become a reserve member of the Dutch army

FILE - A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Pandemic disruptions to health care worsened cancer survival, study suggests

11:31 AM on Thursday, February 5

A new study reveals that cancer patients diagnosed during the early COVID-19 pandemic had worse short-term survival rates than a similar group before the pandemic

FILE - An aerial view of the Boar's Head processing plant, Aug. 29, 2024, in Jarratt, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Boar's Head reopens Virginia deli meat plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak

11:07 AM on Thursday, February 5

Company and federal officials said the Boar's Head deli meat plant tied to a deadly 2024 listeria food poisoning outbreak is back in business

US job openings fall to 6.5 million, fewest since 2020, as labor market remains sluggish

10:16 AM on Thursday, February 5

U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish

FILE - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a news conference, Feb. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Mamdani endorses Hochul for reelection as New York governor

10:11 AM on Thursday, February 5

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term

American employers posted 6.5 million jobs in December, fewest in over 5 years, another sign of sluggish labor market

10:06 AM on Thursday, February 5

American employers posted 6.5 million jobs in December, fewest in over 5 years, another sign of sluggish labor market

FILE - Raf Simons, left, chief creative officer, and Pieter Mulier, creative director, greet the audience after presenting their Calvin Klein runway show during Fashion Week in New York, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff, File)

Pieter Mulier named creative director of Versace

8:42 AM on Thursday, February 5

Belgian fashion designer Pieter Mulier has been named the new creative director of Versace

US applications for jobless benefits jump by 22,000 to 231,000 last week, the most in 2 months.

8:40 AM on Thursday, February 5

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the past few years

President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde speaks at the press conference after the Governing Council meeting of the ECB, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday Feb. 5, 2026. (Florian Wiegand/dpa via AP)

Europe's central bank maintains interest rate with economic growth resilient

8:17 AM on Thursday, February 5

The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged as the economy in the 21 countries that use the euro chugs past the disruption from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs with modest but resilient growth

Burned homes and tools stand on an ash covered ground, days after an attack in the village of Woro, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Musa Salim)

Nigeria sets up new military operation after deadly attack, while abducted Christians return home

7:42 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages

FILE - People fill water containers at a free distribution point due to water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, on Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

Famine is threatening more of war-torn Sudan’s Darfur region as an attack in the south kills 22

7:06 AM on Thursday, February 5

A global hunger monitoring group says that famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, where acute malnutrition has been registered in two more towns there

Malnutrition reaches famine levels in 2 towns in Sudan's Darfur, experts say but stop short of confirming a full famine (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the experts declared famine in those towns)

7:01 AM on Thursday, February 5

Malnutrition reaches famine levels in 2 towns in Sudan's Darfur, experts say but stop short of confirming a full famine (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the experts declared famine in those towns)

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 1980, file photo, the U.S. hockey team pounces on goalie Jim Craig after a 4-3 victory against the Soviet Union in a medal round match at the the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/File)

The Olympics arrive with the US a favorite, rekindling fond memories of 1980's 'Miracle on Ice'

5:26 AM on Thursday, February 5

Members of the gold-medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team get recognized around the towns they now call home

A Pre-K 4 SA student walks a beam on the playground, Oct. 9, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help

12:04 AM on Thursday, February 5

San Antonio offers a free preschool program for infants and toddlers, helping set them up for success in elementary school

Vice President JD Vance visits a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between United States and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Vance says the Olympics are 'one of the few things' that unite Americans

12:03 AM on Thursday, February 5

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Milan leading U.S. President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics

FILE - Canada forward Gavin McKenna (9) controls the puck during the second period of an IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship bronze medal game against Finland, Jan. 5, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn, File)

Top NHL prospect and Penn State freshman Gavin McKenna charged with felony assault

6:45 PM on Wednesday, February 4

Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna has been charged with felony assault for allegedly breaking a man’s jaw and knocking out a tooth in an altercation last weekend

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