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Husband in au pair affair testifies on killings of wife, another man. ‘I did not want to shoot him.’

5:49 PM on Thursday, January 29

A man charged with killing his wife and another man testified about the day his wife was brutally stabbed to death

As pro rodeo considers moving HQ to Wyoming, conservative lawmakers question incentives

5:48 PM on Thursday, January 29

The biggest organizing body in rodeo, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, has all but decided to move its headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump's first cabinet meeting of 2026

5:47 PM on Thursday, January 29

President Donald Trump has held his first cabinet meeting of 2026, focusing on the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices

Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure foreign investors

5:46 PM on Thursday, January 29

Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure foreign investors

Man who rammed a car into NYC Jewish site had recently connected with Chabad community, police say

4:58 PM on Thursday, January 29

A man arrested after crashing his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City had “recently connected” with the Hasidic community and this month attended an event at the revered Jewish site

The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists

4:42 PM on Thursday, January 29

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 1/29/2026

4:33 PM on Thursday, January 29

A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including the worst day for Microsoft in years, finished with only relatively modest moves

Scientists marvel at a Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California

4:08 PM on Thursday, January 29

Scientists on a research vessel off the California coast are marveling at a rare find — a waved albatross was spotted soaring over the Pacific

Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure investors

4:04 PM on Thursday, January 29

Venezuela’s government has approved opening the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades

Conservative judge in Minnesota tries to keep Trump administration in check during crackdown

3:49 PM on Thursday, January 29

The chief federal judge in Minnesota has added his voice to the weekslong confrontation between the public and the Trump administration's immigration enforcement

Detainees pepper-sprayed on 2 occasions at Florida 'Deportation Depot' immigration detention center

3:27 PM on Thursday, January 29

Detainees have been pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions at a Florida immigration detention center, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” since opening this past September

A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say

3:14 PM on Thursday, January 29

Authorities say a man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione

Newborn calf struggling in deep freeze brought indoors to curl up on couch

2:31 PM on Thursday, January 29

A Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze

Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her

1:14 PM on Thursday, January 29

The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis

Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’

9:08 AM on Thursday, January 29

President Donald Trump’s border czar says immigration enforcement could reduce the number of officers in Minnesota

The Latest: Senate Democrats block DHS funding package ahead of shutdown deadline

8:29 AM on Thursday, January 29

Democrats have voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement

New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South

1:14 AM on Thursday, January 29

Hundreds of National Guard troops have been mobilized in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee to clear debris and help people stranded in cars and homes still without power as the Southern states brace for another blast of dangerous cold weather

Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown

12:34 AM on Thursday, January 29

Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement

A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey

12:05 AM on Thursday, January 29

A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black women who dialed 911 asking for help

After a day of sharp swings, Wall Street ends nearly where it began

10:54 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including Microsoft's worst drop in nearly six years, finished with only relatively modest moves

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