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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 - Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph cheers on her players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Shea Ralph named AP women’s basketball Coach of the Year after Vanderbilt’s 29-5 season

3:02 PM on Thursday, April 2

Shea Ralph of Vanderbilt has been named The Associated Press women's basketball Coach of the Year

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

A series of hardened tents at the Camp East Montana immigrant detention center loom large in the desert at a U.S. Army base on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

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

Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin speaks at EDSI Cables, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

2:01 PM on Thursday, April 2

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could eventually lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities

This November 2023 photo provided by Gaorong Li shows a Haootia-like fossil at Yunnan University in Kunming, China. (Gaorong Li via AP)

How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals

1:59 PM on Thursday, April 2

Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth

FILE - University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman prepares his materials before a UW Board of Regents meeting on Sept. 18, 2025, at Gordon Commons at UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. (Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Exclusive: Universities of Wisconsin leaders looking to oust system president who refuses to quit

1:18 PM on Thursday, April 2

The president of the multi-campus Universities of Wisconsin has said in letters obtained by The Associated Press that he’s been told to resign or he will be fired

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

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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