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Iranian people attend a demonstration in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in Berlin...

Photos show global reaction to US and Israeli strikes

Demonstrators took to the streets in cities around the world after the United States and Israel launched a major strike on Iran. Many rallies voiced strong support for the military action, while opposing protests condemned the attacks and warned of wider regional consequences. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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FILE - This Feb. 26, 2016 file photo, shows the entrance to St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. (AP ...

Cher’s son charged with simple assault and trespassing at New Hampshire private school

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police say Cher’s son was arrested on Friday after acting belligerently at a New Hampshire private high school, of which he has no association. Elijah Allman, 49, was charged with four misdemeanors: two counts of simple assault, criminal trespass and criminal threatening. Allman, whose father was the late Gregg Allman, was […]
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FILE - Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-...

2 indicted on firearm charges in connection with shooting outside Utah church

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted two men on firearms charges in connection with a shooting last month in a church parking lot in Salt Lake City that left two people dead and six more injured. The indictment unsealed Friday charges 32-year-old Ryan Toutai with unlawful disposition of a firearm […]
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The U.S. Capitol is photographed Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Credit:...

War powers debate intensifies after Trump order attack on Iran without Congress approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran unless the administration wins their approval for what they warn is a potentially illegal campaign that risks pulling the United States into a deeper Middle East conflict. Both […]
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Actor Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested this month over an alleged assault outside a bar during Mardi ...

Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested and charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday and charged with one additional count of simple battery, court records show. It wasn’t immediately clear if the new charge is […]
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This image provided by the family in February 2026 shows a drawing made by a 13-year-old Colombian ...

Takeaways from AP’s report on the ICE detention center holding children and parents

Many Americans were alarmed recently when immigration officers in Minneapolis took custody of a 5-year-old boy and sent him and his father to a Texas detention center. But he was no outlier. The government has been holding hundreds of children and their parents at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, about 75 miles south of San […]
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Immigrant families settle in for the night at the Holding Institute in Laredo, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2...

Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A month after ICE agents sent the young Ecuadorian mother and her 7-year-old daughter to a sprawling detention center 1,300 miles from their Minnesota home, they were finally free. But when the bus pulled up to a migrant shelter in the border city of Laredo, dropping off a half-dozen families lugging […]
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Democratic candidate for congress Bobby Pulido makes a campaign stop in Pharr, Texas, Tuesday, Feb....

Democrats look to Tejano music star Bobby Pulido in a high-stakes South Texas congressional race

PHARR, Texas (AP) — Latin Grammy winner Bobby Pulido’s music fills the air well before he walks into an adult day care center to round up support for his congressional campaign, his voice crooning in Spanish from a speaker in the corner. A few of the people playing cards and bantering playfully at the South […]
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FILE - New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams delivers remarks during a protest in response...

Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome

For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards incident earlier this week where a vocal tic manifested as a racial slur while two Black stars of the movie “Sinners” were onstage has left them with complicated feelings. “It’s been pretty difficult because I feel like there’s such a […]
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FILE - Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Greg Abel is seen at the CenturyLink Center, May 5, 2018, i...

Warren Buffett’s successor Greg Abel publishes his first letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s successor released his first letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday as the company took a $4.5 billion write-down on the value of its Kraft Heinz and Occidental Petroleum stakes. Greg Abel took over as CEO in January, so this is his chance to set the tone for his […]
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What to know about U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran

The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation to destroy the country’s military capabilities and eliminate the threat of it creating a nuclear weapon. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it would defend its homeland and its Revolutionary Guard said it launched counterattacks, firing drones and missiles […]
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EU High Representative Kaja Kallas visits the coast guard ship KV Bjornoya, in Tromso, Norway, Tues...

Europeans cautious as they scramble to digest major US and Israeli attack on Iran

WARSAW (AP) — European leaders scrambled to protect their citizens in the Middle East and figure out how to respond to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday, amid fast-moving developments on the ground. Germany is holding an emergency meeting Saturday to discuss the situation in Iran. The European Union is evacuating some staff […]
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President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Be...

Read President Trump’s statement on Iran in full

U.S. President Donald Trump said in an 8-minute video posted on his Truth Social that the U.S. has begun “major combat operations in Iran.” He claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and plans to develop missiles to reach U.S. and appealed to the Iranian people to “take over your government.” Here’s Trump’s […]
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Ruins remain in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (...

Photos show US-Israeli strikes and Iran’s response

The U.S. and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, in photos. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo/Va...

Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran

The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on targets across Iran on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to take cover during the strikes, but then: “When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take.” It was an extraordinary appeal that suggested the allies could be seeking to end of the country’s […]
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Police and ATF agents stand near the Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, R.I., after a shooting at the ice ri...

Police video shows chaotic aftermath of Rhode Island ice rink shooting

Newly released video of the aftermath of a deadly shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink last week shows a chaotic scene of bystanders and law enforcement rushing to help victims and initial confusion over which person was the shooter. “My dad shot my brother,” a woman tells an officer outside the arena, police body […]
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Angela Juergens poses for a photo at her home, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gut...

In their own words: Texans vote under redrawn maps ordered by Trump

Texas’ primary elections on Tuesday are among the first in the nation this year, and for millions of voters, their choices for Congress are different than last time. Months after Texas set off a nationwide scramble to redraw U.S. House maps ahead of November’s midterm elections, voters are casting ballots under the new boundaries. President […]
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Former President Joe Biden interacts with the crowd after speaking to the South Carolina Democratic...

Joe Biden returns to bask in ‘thank you’ event from South Carolina Democrats

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden made a rare public appearance on Friday in South Carolina, basking in the appreciation of Democrats who resuscitated his presidential campaign six years ago. Although Biden faces scorn in many corners for his failed attempt at a second term that preceded Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the […]
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Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives before President Donald Trump delivers th...

From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise

NEW YORK (AP) — In its debut film, Skydance Productions released a special effects-laden World War I drama about fighter pilots with a starring role for an unknown actor, the company’s founder, David Ellison. It was a box office bomb. Twenty years later, in a twist fit for Hollywood itself, the tiny studio once brushed […]
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FILE - Italy's Dan Serafini throws before the first inning of an exhibition spring training basebal...

Former MLB pitcher sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting his in-laws

Auburn, Calif. (AP) — Former MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 2021 shooting of his wife’s parents during a burglary at their home by Lake Tahoe, authorities said. Serafini, 51, was convicted in July 2025 of first-degree murder of his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, […]
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The dock where a 1981 Pro Line boat was reported stolen from the Florida Keys Friday, Feb. 27, 2026...

Deaths on a boat off Cuba spotlight Florida anti-government groups

MIAMI (AP) — A stolen boat, with 10 people aboard, loaded with weapons, departs the Florida Keys but gunfire erupts before reaching Cuba. The explanation, according to the Cuban government, is the men aboard were terrorists who wanted to infiltrate the country. The fatal shooting broke out Wednesday amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and […]
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In this photo provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, an owl sleep...

Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf

DURHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: tucked next to a cookie jar made in the shape of a chicken was a live owl resting peacefully on a shelf. The state Department of Environmental Conservation said Friday […]
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Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave amid federal probe

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is being put on paid leave while he is part of a federal investigation. The move on Friday by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education comes two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters. Authorities […]
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Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim granted a motion by advocates for refugees to convert a temporary restraining order that he issued in January into a more permanent preliminary injunction. […]
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