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FILE - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey visits the sidelines during an NCAA football game between Troy and Arkansas State, Oct. 7, 2023, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey released from hospital after undergoing minor procedure

4:53 PM on Thursday, April 2

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing a procedure to remove fluid that was pressing against her lung

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 4/2/2026

4:46 PM on Thursday, April 2

Stocks overcame early losses to finish with slim gains and close out their first winning week since the start of the Iran war

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

4:06 PM on Thursday, April 2

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

What to know about the battle over lawsuits alleging that Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer

3:56 PM on Thursday, April 2

A new Kentucky law could shield agrochemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn that Roundup weedkiller could cause cancer

William Tucker Jr, a council member of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation from El Cajon, Calif., checks out a display at the Indian Gaming Association's annual convention in San Diego, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Prediction markets challenge tribal casinos’ hard-won place in US gambling

3:38 PM on Thursday, April 2

At the Indian Gaming Association’s annual convention in San Diego this week, two words have dominated the agenda: Prediction markets

FILE - Lenny Carrillo, from the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office, sets up voting booths at the Meadow Woods Community Center in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 15, 2024. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Florida and Mississippi enact voter citizenship checks, sparking a lawsuit in the Sunshine State

2:33 PM on Thursday, April 2

Governors in Florida and Mississippi have signed laws requiring officials to verify voters' citizenship

FILE - A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building headquarters, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

White House scales back plan to dismantle the CFPB but still wants to slash staff by two-thirds

2:24 PM on Thursday, April 2

The Trump administration has scaled back its plans to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Inspection finds dozens of violations of detention standards at a major immigration camp in Texas

2:06 PM on Thursday, April 2

An inspection at the nation’s largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe conditions

FILE - Mississippi State Rep. Celeste Hurst, R-Sandhill, listens to a colleague's questions during her bill presentation in the House chamber, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, file)

Mississippi lawmakers send bill that criminalizes abortion-inducing medication to governor

12:37 PM on Thursday, April 2

Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that could imprison people for up to 10 years for distributing abortion-inducing medication

FILE - Attorney Emil Bove returns to the courtroom after a break at Manhattan criminal court, April 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool, File)

Activist Mahmoud Khalil wants ex-Justice Department official off panel of judges weighing his appeal

12:33 PM on Thursday, April 2

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student fighting deportation, have asked Judge Emil Bove to step aside from an appellate panel that could weigh in on his case because of Bove’s previous role as a top Justice Department official involved in investigating student protesters

This undated photo provided by City of Coral Springs shows Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer. (City of Coral Springs via AP)

South Florida vice mayor's death investigated as domestic violence, husband faces murder charge

12:25 PM on Thursday, April 2

The husband of a South Florida vice mayor has been charged with fatally shooting his wife at their home, according to an affidavit

FILE - Subramanyam Vedam walks outside the Centre County Courthouse, Feb. 6, 2025, in Bellefonte, Pa. (Geoff Rushton/StateCollege.com via AP, File)

A judge rules against a Pennsylvania man's deportation whose '80s murder conviction was dismissed

12:07 PM on Thursday, April 2

A U.S. immigration judge is clearing the way for the potential release of Subramanyam Vedam, an Indian citizen whose Pennsylvania murder conviction was overturned last year

FILE - Josh Allen, of the Buffalo Bills, and Hailee Steinfeld appear at the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game in New Orleans on Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Hailee Steinfeld says she and Bills quarterback Josh Allen have welcomed a baby girl

10:53 AM on Thursday, April 2

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actor and singer Hailee Steinfeld are proud parents of a baby girl

First group of 12 deportees from the US arrives in Uganda, lawyers say

10:50 AM on Thursday, April 2

Twelve people deported from the U.S. have arrived in Uganda, according to the Uganda Law Society

Carlos Paz picks a McValue menu selection at a McDonald's, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

McDonald's tries a simpler approach with its new McValue menu

7:57 AM on Thursday, April 2

McDonald’s is simplifying its value menu strategy

Gas prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station, in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Dizzying US fuel prices are determined by factors largely outside of a gas station's control

7:01 AM on Thursday, April 2

U.S. gas prices are climbing fast, and drivers are paying the highest pump prices since 2022 as the Iran war shakes oil markets

FILE - Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of an airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai, File)

Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China

6:25 AM on Thursday, April 2

Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress

12:06 AM on Thursday, April 2

President Donald Trump says he'll soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days

People stand in a queue at a filling station as they wait to fill their containers with gas in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)

Photos show the effects of the Iran war on global energy worldwide

7:58 AM on Monday, March 30

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