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A flight-crew member climbs into the cockpit of a French air force Rafale fighter jet stationed on a NATO air-policing mission at the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania as another member of the French detachment stands at the foot of the ladder on Sunday, April 19, 2026 (AP Photo/John Leicester)

In Baltic skies, NATO and Russian pilots size each other up warily but without a tilt into war

2:04 AM on Friday, April 24

In Baltic skies, there's a regular ballet of posturing between pilots from NATO nations and Russia

FILE - Passengers wait in long security checkpoint lines outside a terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

What to know if your flight is canceled amid rising jet fuel costs

12:30 AM on Friday, April 24

Airlines around the world are canceling flights as the war in the Middle East squeezes global jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices

Shown is marijuana at NJ Weedman's Joint dispensary in Trenton, N.J., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump

12:27 AM on Friday, April 24

President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a boon for the industry

This photo provided by Roger MacKertich shows a polar bear on a barrier island Sept. 18, 2019, near Kaktovik, Alaska. (Roger MacKertich via AP)

A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry

12:02 AM on Friday, April 24

A small Indigenous village in Alaska wants to reclaim its status as a top spot for polar bear tourism

FILE - The crowd reacts to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro while he speaks at a Centre County Democratic Party event at the Penn Stater hotel, April 11, 2026, in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)

Democrat Josh Shapiro tests political muscle in swing-state Pennsylvania's midterms

Friday, April 24

Josh Shapiro may be heavily favored to win reelection as Pennsylvania governor, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot on the line for him this year

Photos of the NFL Draft

10:22 PM on Thursday, April 23

FILE - Firefighters and investigators examine the site, March 23, 2026, where an Air Canada jet came to rest after colliding with a Port Authority firetruck at LaGuardia Airport, after landing Sunday night in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Key takeaways from a report into the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport

7:40 PM on Thursday, April 23

Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on last month's deadly airplane crash at a New York City airport

Chris Klomp, director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, right, speaks as President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listen during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

6:54 PM on Thursday, April 23

President Donald Trump, known for popularizing the term "fake news," seems to have shifted focus to a healthy dose of fake math in defending impossibly large cuts to prescription drug prices

The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists

5:04 PM on Thursday, April 23

Baton Rouge police and Sheriff deputies respond to a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Exchange of gunfire inside Mall of Louisiana leaves 1 person dead and 5 wounded

3:12 PM on Thursday, April 23

Police say one person died and five more were wounded after a shooting inside the food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge

FILE -The ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, is seen, Aug. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Federal judge orders release of family of man charged in Colorado firebomb attack

3:03 PM on Thursday, April 23

A federal judge has ordered the release from immigration custody of the family of a man charged in a fatal firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, last year

A damaged building is seen following Russia's missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Why the European Union's wartime loan is a vital lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine

11:23 AM on Thursday, April 23

Ukraine has secured a crucial European Union loan to support the country's wartime efforts

A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo)

Trump orders US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

7:54 AM on Thursday, April 23

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate the Holy mass at the Malabo stadium, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026, on the last day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks and condemns capital punishment

6:07 AM on Thursday, April 23

Pope Leo XIV is urging the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war

FILE - A general view of a pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the east German refinery PCK in Schwedt, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)

EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

2:39 AM on Thursday, April 23

The European Union has approved a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the next two years

This photo released by the Lebanese Civil Defense, show Lebanese Red Cross volunteers and a Civil Defense worker sit on a excavator carrying the body of the Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil working for the daily Al-Akhbar newspaper killed in an Israeli airstrike, in al-Tiri village, south Lebanon, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Lebanese Civil Defense via AP)

The Latest: Trump orders military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

2:31 AM on Thursday, April 23

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz

Emergency personnel work at the site where two trains collided near Hilleroed, Denmark, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

2 trains collide in Denmark, critically injuring 5 people

2:17 AM on Thursday, April 23

Two trains have collided in Denmark, critically injuring five people

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is shown on a screen after being chosen by the Las Vegas Raiders with the first overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

QB Fernando Mendoza, edge rusher David Bailey, running back Jeremiyah Love go 1-2-3 in the NFL draft

1:33 AM on Thursday, April 23

Fernando Mendoza’s journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick on Thursday night

Today in History: April 24, the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin

6:14 PM on Monday, April 6

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