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By RUSS BYNUM and PHILIP MARCELO Venezuelans in the U.S. are rushing to organize donation drives Thursday after devastating earthquakes that officials say killed at least 188 people and injured hundreds more in their home country. Oscar Torres and thousands …

By MEAD GRUVER They’ve died from artillery fire, aircraft crashes, gunfire, disease — even by execution — in conflict zones and elsewhere around the world. Over the 180-year history of The Associated Press, 38 journalists have fallen on the job …

By MATTHEW BROWN and JACK DURA LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT, Mont. (AP) — The quiet, wind-swept hills of the Battle of Greasy Grass, known to many as the Battle of Little Bighorn, are the setting for Native Americans commemorating …

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — A man who set a Virginia council member on fire last year in an alleged jealous rage was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday. Shotsie Buck-Hayes pleaded guilty in April to one count each …

Asylum seekers at the Crowborough Training Camp former military site in East Sussex (Picture Marcin Nowak/Anadolu via Getty Images) The Home Office has announced it is expanding the use of military bases to house asylum seekers, with three new sites …

King Charles III won’t be moving back into Buckingham Palace (Picture: via REUTERS) King Charles won’t move back to Buckingham Palace once the almost £370million worth of refurbishment work has been finished. The 10-year renovation plan might be drawing to …

The Supreme Court has a history of facilitating the war on drugs by whittling away at civil liberties, to the point that critics have long perceived a “drug exception” to the Bill of Rights. But last week, when the justices …

Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby winner and North American Horse of the Year in 2025, is back at Churchill Downs this week with a chance to return to the top of the national thoroughbred rankings midway through 2026. Saturday’s Stephen Foster …

By STEVE REED CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball is the latest NBA star with a new home. The Charlotte Hornets agreed to trade Ball, their starting point guard, and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for power forward Naz Reid, …

The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, June 26, 2026. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

By BARBARA ORTUTAY Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. The Cupertino, California-based company called the demand spike an “unprecedented challenge” for the …

A new Filipino comfort food eatery coming to Downtown Disney will soon serve a lineup of deep fried lumpia eggrolls wrapped in paper-thin pastry skins that will be handmade daily from a family recipe. Big Boi will open a new …

By DÁNICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast, killing more than 180 people, were an event known as a “doublet.” Doublet earthquakes happen when a pair of similar-sized quakes hit …

After President Trump claimed that the recently painted Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial had been vandalized — he claimed someone damaged the lining at the bottom of the pool, possibly with a knife or boxcutter — his U.S. Attorney …

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) have been arguing over the possibility of Congress passing President Trump’s SAVE Act. Lee has been pushing for a “talking filibuster” in the Senate to force Democrats to hold the floor …

Even with all the Bears’ momentum, they stayed conservative in the offseason and left the big swings to others. As the Rams made a seismic deal for Myles Garrett, the Patriots landed a premier wide receiver in A.J. Brown and …

A dilapidated Frank Lloyd Wright home that has needed a savior for the past 30 years has found one at last — right in its own backyard. The nonprofit community group Austin Coming Together announced Wednesday that it bought the …

The creative sector is Chicago’s third-largest industry and accounts for nearly 213,000 jobs, according to a new economic impact study released Thursday by Arts Alliance Illinois, a statewide advocacy organization. The group also released a statewide version of the study. …

Teddy Gales stands at the front of a big, sleek coach bus and proclaims, “We’re going to go to Mr. Beef.” “Well, actually,” he stops himself, “this is my first check-in of the day. Do we have everyone?” The 25 …

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — No, a storm didn’t roll through Sweden’s base camp at the World Cup. It’s just a home renovation. The Swedes were taken by surprise seeing mangled metal and other demolished construction material on one side of …