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Lancaster Pa., Mayor Jaime Arroyo speaks with attendees at the ribbon cutting for a Finanta Credit Union in Reading, Pa., Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Latino leaders surge into local office as Trump-era attacks fuel new urgency

10:05 AM on Monday, April 27

Latino leaders are gaining ground in U.S. politics despite ongoing challenges

Lambs graze at Clover and Bee Farm, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Underhill, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)

Farmers in Vermont expected a sheep to have twins. She ended up having rare sextuplets

7:03 AM on Monday, April 27

A sheep at Clover & Bee Farm in Underhill, Vermont, gave birth to a rare batch of six lambs earlier this month

A photo of the late Cuban President Fidel Castro sits alongside photos of Mercedes Lopez Rey’s family on a bedside table at the 83-year-old’s home in Old Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

PHOTO ESSAY: Elderly Cubans cope with a deepening economic crisis

12:18 AM on Monday, April 27

Lorena Zepeda, an immigrant from El Salvador who works for the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), poses for photos, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Haitians, Syrians aren't the only immigrants watching US Supreme Court arguments on temporary status

12:04 AM on Monday, April 27

When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the Trump administration’s plans to stop shielding Haitians and Syrians from deportation, people from more than dozen other countries will pay close attention, perhaps none more than an estimated 200,000 from El Salvador

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific

10:15 PM on Sunday, April 26

The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday

Journalists that were in attendance for the White House Correspondents Dinner work following a press briefing at the Washington Hilton following an incident that disrupted the event, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

The night a big story came directly to Washington's journalists — hundreds of them

3:42 PM on Sunday, April 26

More often than not, big stories happen out of the sight of journalists

A meal building rests twisted in a tree after a possible tornado, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Springtown, Texas (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Tornadoes in northern Texas leave at least 2 dead and destroy multiple homes

2:29 PM on Sunday, April 26

At least two people have died from a severe tornado-producing storm that hit northern Texas, and many homes have sustained major damage

Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

8:03 AM on Sunday, April 26

The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting

A man looks at a memorial dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the 1986 Chornobyl (Chernobyl) nuclear disaster, ahead of its 40th anniversary in Slavutych, Ukraine, Saturday, April 25, 2026. Chornobyl is the Ukrainian name for the city. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

Strikes in Ukraine and Russia kill at least 16 on Chernobyl anniversary

7:53 AM on Sunday, April 26

Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia have killed at least 16 people

Sebastian Sawe from Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's race at the London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 26, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Marathon milestone shattered: Sabastian Sawe breaks the fabled 2-hour barrier by 30 seconds

6:50 AM on Sunday, April 26

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon in a huge moment in sports history

FILE - Mali's Defense Minister Sadio Camara enters a hall for a talk in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 28, 2024. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Malian defense chief is killed as jihadis and rebels seize towns and military bases

6:14 AM on Sunday, April 26

Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara has been killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the West African country

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, in Muscat, Oman, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)

The Latest: Pakistan says US-Iran mediation moving ahead after Trump holds back envoys

2:39 AM on Sunday, April 26

Pakistan’s leaders are seeking to revive peace talks between the United States and Iran after President Donald Trump canceled plans for his top envoys to travel to Islamabad this weekend for negotiations

FBI agents walk door to door to try to speak with neighbors as members of the media follow them, Sunday, April 26, 2026, near an address in Torrance, Calif., connected to Cole Tomas Allen, who was identified as the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner the night before. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California

1:30 AM on Sunday, April 26

The California man arrested in the shooting incident at the media dinner in Washington is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer who's opposed to the policies of President Donald Trump

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, shakes hands with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq during their meeting, in Muscat, Oman, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Iran's top diplomat briefly returns to Pakistan but Trump says the sides can talk by phone

12:31 AM on Sunday, April 26

Iran's foreign minister has briefly visited Islamabad again as Pakistan's leaders work to restart ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington

The Milky Way stretches across the night sky as seen from the Atacama Desert, Chile, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

The threat of light pollution puts the world’s darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk

12:02 AM on Sunday, April 26

The Atacama Desert in Chile offers some of the clearest views of the universe, thanks to its dry climate, high altitude and isolation from light pollution

Fish vendors wait for customers at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Photos of daily life in Sudan as war enters its fourth year

10:28 PM on Tuesday, April 21

Today in History: April 27, deadly tornadoes strike the Southeast

11:27 AM on Monday, April 13

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