Two AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024
For the world, 2024 was riven by — and in some ways defined by — conflict on two fronts. The ripples after the previous ...
Student protests continue to challenge Serbia’s populist government after a deadly canopy collapse
Hundreds of Serbian students and others briefly blocked traffic throughout the country Friday as political tensions continue ...
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on young nuns
Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but ...
Young nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith
Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. Seyram Adzokpa and Zoey Stapleton are two of the ...
Leap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant. But as Zoey Stapleton, 24, walked down a darkened hiking ...
Macron met with anger and frustration over cyclone response during French leader’s visit to Mayotte
French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the ...
UN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with that number set to rise ...
2 men charged in UK with assaulting police in Manchester Airport fracas. No officer will be charged
Two men were charged Friday with assaulting police during a scuffle at Manchester Airport in July that led to outrage when video on social media showed an officer stomping on a ...
Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty
The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier — with critics saying the ...
Woman charged with stealing Grinch decorations from Nashville Home Depots
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A real-life Grinch was arrested Wednesday in Nashville. Metro police reported a 57-year-old woman stole nearly $2,500 in Grinch Christmas decorations from two Home Depot ...
8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
A speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead and 18 rescued, Greek authorities said. The coast guard said ...
Internal divisions doom Michigan Democrats in their final days of legislative control
Michigan Democrats, recently hailed as a model of electoral and legislative success, are ending their final days in complete ...