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FILE - This image from video provided by U.S. South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the U.S. military, killing two and injuring one, on Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via AP, File)

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in the Caribbean

12:33 AM on Tuesday, May 5

The U.S. military says it’s launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea

FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election year

12:03 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Recent court rulings on abortion pill access have reignited a contentious political issue in a midterm year

Education Department opens probe into Smith College for admitting trans women

11:25 PM on Monday, May 4

The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Smith College, an all-women’s institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women

FILE - John Sarcone, acting U.S. Attorney for Northern New York, leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, on Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Sisak, File)

Appellate judges seem skeptical of Trump administration's appointments of some top prosecutors

11:11 PM on Monday, May 4

A federal appeals court panel is expressing skepticism over the Trump administration indefinitely appointing top federal prosecutors without the nominees going before the U.S. Senate for approval

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 on Capitol Hill Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

California investigates Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind project

8:50 PM on Monday, May 4

California is investigating one of the Trump administration’s deals to end an offshore wind project

FILE - The Mid-State Correctional Facility is seen on April 16, 2025, in Marcy, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Hill, File)

Former prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in New York inmate's fatal beating

6:19 PM on Monday, May 4

A former corrections officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at an upstate New York prison

A window display shows current clothing styles at the headquarters of the Gap in San Francisco, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg,File)

Doris Fisher, Gap co-founder who helped reshape US casual style, dies at 94

6:12 PM on Monday, May 4

Doris Fisher, who co-founded the iconic clothing chain The Gap Inc. in 1969 with her late husband Don, has died

FILE - Signage for The Pulitzer Prizes appear at Columbia University, May 28, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Associated Press global investigation into government surveillance efforts wins Pulitzer Prize

5:07 PM on Monday, May 4

The Associated Press has won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for stories on the expansion of government surveillance efforts in China and the role that U.S. tech firms played in it

Journalists report as U.S. Secret Service and local police remain after a person was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)

Secret Service says suspect opened fire on them and was shot in exchange near Washington Monument

4:23 PM on Monday, May 4

A man spotted carrying a gun near the White House complex was shot by law enforcement officers after he opened fire on them near the Washington Monument

This combination of book cover images show, from left, "Angel Down" by Daniel Kraus, "Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution" by Amanda Vail," "There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America" by Brian Goldstone, "Things in Nature Merely Grow" by Yiyun Li, and "We the People: A History of the Constitution" by Jill Lepore. (Atria/FSG/Crown/FSG/W.W. Norton via AP)

Daniel Kraus’ 'Angel Down' and Bess Wohl's 'Liberation' are among Pulitzer winners in the arts

3:49 PM on Monday, May 4

Pulitzer Prize judges have awarded the fiction prize to Daniel Kraus for “Angel Down,” a World War I narrative told in one long sentence

A United Airlines plane is seen in a still image taken from video after hitting a semitrailer truck and a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike as it lands at Newark Liberty International Airport, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (Patrick Oyulu, via AP)

A United jet narrowly avoided catastrophe when it struck a truck near Newark airport during landing

2:44 PM on Monday, May 4

A United Airlines jet came dangerously close to disaster Sunday when it hit a semitrailer truck and a light pole on the New Jersey turnpike as it came into land at Newark Liberty International Airport

This is a locator map for Lebanon with its capital, Beirut. (AP Photo)

Melkite Catholic bishops express concern over Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon

12:11 PM on Monday, May 4

A branch of the Catholic church has expressed concern over reports that Israel is demolishing civilian and religious buildings in southern Lebanon

Rescue workers stand next to a damaged car that has crashed into several people in Leipzig, Germany, Monday, May 4, 2026. (Sebastian Willnow/dpa via AP)

A driver plows into people in a shopping area in Germany, killing 2

11:54 AM on Monday, May 4

Authorities say a driver has plowed into people in a busy shopping area in the German city of Leipzig

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2009 file photo shows New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling sitting in his booth before a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, file)

John Sterling, theatrical Yankees broadcaster known for enduring home run calls, dies at 87

10:20 AM on Monday, May 4

John Sterling, the longtime radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and declaring “theee Yankees win!”

The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Arilson Almeida)

A cruise ship is waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak

7:43 AM on Monday, May 4

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people is waiting for help off Cape Verde's coast in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died and three others were left seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak

France's President Emmanuel Macron, from left, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney attend the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, Monday May 4, 2026. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

As US plans fewer troops in Germany, Europe sees need for bigger role within NATO

2:59 AM on Monday, May 4

European leaders say President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany is just the latest signal that Europe must take more responsibility for its security

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

12:13 AM on Monday, May 4

Randy Kelley, chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, speaks outside the state house during a special session of the Alabama Legislature, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Southern state Republicans look to capitalize on Supreme Court ruling weakening Voting Rights Act

12:04 AM on Monday, May 4

Lawmakers in several southern states are meeting this week to consider redistricting plans in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act

FILE - United States' Air Force transport aircrafts are seen on the tarmac at Ramstein U.S. air base, in Landstuhl, Germany, June 23, 2025. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP, File)

What to know about the US military presence in Europe as Trump seeks drawdown of thousands of troops

12:02 AM on Monday, May 4

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to shrink America’s military deployment in Germany is putting a new spotlight on the U.S. military presence in Europe

Attorney David Ackerman, left, gave an opening statement for the State, and attorney Alex Parkinson, right, during the opening statement for Meta Platforms Inc., at the start of phase 2 of the trial against the social media company, in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, May 4, 2026.(Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial's 2nd phase

12:02 AM on Monday, May 4

New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a public safety hazard

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