apnews.com/article/liby... al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libya’s late dictator, killed in north Africa country, officials say

Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.

Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Iranian drama 'It Was Just an Accident' arrested in Tehran apnews.com/article/it-w...

Burkina Faso’s military junta has dissolved all the political parties in the country and scrapped the laws governing them.

Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program, changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses and canceling six classes as part of a new policy that limits how professors can discuss some race and gender topics, school officials announced Friday.

Catherine O'Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'SCTV' fame, dies at 71 apnews.com/article/cath...

The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.

Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States apnews.com/article/fifa...

BREAKING: A federal judge in Minnesota says ICE chief must appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process.

As more than 2,000 federal agents surge in Minneapolis in an immigration crackdown and clash with protesters on the streets, countless residents are also quietly resisting the operation through grassroots networks sheltering and supporting immigrants.

Saudi Arabia’s Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia have agreed to indefinitely postpone the 2029 Asian Winter Games, which were to have been held in a mountain resort in Saudi’s futuristic city project NEOM.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said that the city and federal government in 2006 signed a cooperative agreement that may require advance notice for changes to the site. The city is reviewing its options, she said. More details: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Iran’s top prosecutor says Trump's claim that Tehran halted execution of 800 protest prisoners ‘is completely false’.

The death toll from Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests reaches 5,002, with more feared dead, activists say.

BREAKING: A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.

A judge has thrown out the boundaries of the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw the seat in what could result in a significant pickup for Democrats in the midterm elections.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

apnews.com/photo-galler... show the first year of President Donald Trump's second term

Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three churches in northwest Nigeria.

BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.

Family of Iranian protester searched for her body in a pile of corpses and buried her on a roadside apnews.com/article/iran...

apnews.com/article/2025... photographer captures the emotion of an immigration raid by focusing on the affected, not the officers

apnews.com/photo-galler... top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

BREAKING: An appeals court has struck down the decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention.

Beirut's Commodore Hotel, a haven for journalists during Lebanon's civil war, shuts down apnews.com/article/leba...

Health officials in South Carolina have confirmed 124 new cases of measles since Friday.

BREAKING: Satellite internet provider Starlink is now offering free service inside Iran, activists say. Starlink has been the only way for Iranians to share videos and photos of the demonstrations with the outside world since authorities shut down the internet Thursday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation as Republicans threaten contempt charges.

A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C.

Suspect arrested after a fire damages a historic Mississippi synagogue apnews.com/article/miss...

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Death toll in violence surrounding nationwide protests challenging #Iran's theocracy reaches at least 116, activists say.

Prisoners are now taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales such as Thailand.

BREAKING: Bob Weir, a founding member of the legendary rock band the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78.

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Iran attorney general warns anyone taking part in protests will be considered an 'enemy of God,' a death-penalty charge.

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Eloy Martin, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

Without her parents’ knowledge, her portrait was entered as a prank in a contest in 1935 to represent the ideal Aryan infant — and she won. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...

Internet and phones cut in #Iran as protesters heed exiled prince's call for mass demonstration apnews.com/article/iran...

BREAKING: Federal immigration officers shoot and wound two people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.

BREAKING: Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and the FBI won't work jointly on probe. Follow for live updates.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advances a war powers resolution to limit further attacks on Venezuela and sets up a vote for final passage.

Lebanon's military says it has ended the first phase of its plan to deploy across southern Lebanon and disarm non-state groups, including Hezbollah.

US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation apnews.com/article/unit...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's directors voted the organization out of business Monday.

BREAKING: The U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child in an unprecedented overhaul of childhood health protections.

A 243-kilogram (535-pound) bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market.

apnews.com/photo-galler... of Venezuela the day after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro

Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled apnews.com/article/scho...