The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
Associated Press
Latest from Associated Press
-
Southwest Airlines plans to start assigning seats, breaking with a 50-year tradition
Southwest Airlines said it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats.
-
Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
The former Uvalde police chief was indicted over his role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the local sheriff said Thursday.
-
Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
In the wake of Texas’ abortion ban, the state’s infant death rate increased, and more died of birth defects, a study published Monday shows.
-
Simone Manuel returns from overtraining syndrome with her eyes on Paris Olympics
The Olympic gold-medalist is on the mend, but self-care is crucial for a good showing.
-
Celtics favored to win Game 1 and NBA Finals series, but money is rolling in on the Mavericks
The Celtics are prohibitive favorites to win Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals and odds are on Boston to hoist what would be its record 18th championship banner. But the money, at least at BetMGM Sportsbook, is pouring in on the Dallas Mavericks. Senior trader Halvor Egeland said Monday that 80% of the bets were coming on…
-
Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system
Patients are not getting enough help dealing with a healthcare system that is growing increasingly complex, according to researchers and other experts in care delivery.
-
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion law over medical exceptions
The Texas Supreme Court upheld the Texas law that opponents say is too vague regarding when medically necessary exceptions are allowed.
-
Weather-weary Texas battered again as powerful storm, strong winds kill 1, cause widespread damage
Power outages remained widespread Wednesday in storm-weary Texas a day after another burst of severe weather flooded streets, uprooted trees, and ripped off roofs. Authorities said a teenager was killed at a construction site while working on a home that collapsed.
-
At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states
The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were just north of an oppressive, early season heat wave setting records from south Texas to Florida.
-
Trump’s social media account shares campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’
The 30-second video appeared Monday on Trump’s account at a time when the presumptive Republican nominee for president, while seeking to portray President Joe Biden as soft on antisemitism, has himself repeatedly faced criticism for using language and rhetoric associated with Nazi Germany.
