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Activists are approached by federal agents for following agent vehicles, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Activists are approached by federal agents for following agent vehicles, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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Women, one flashing a victory hand gesture, cross a street under a huge banner showing hands firmly holding Iranian national flags as a sign of patriotism, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

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Iran’s president has instructed the foreign minister to pursue negotiations with the United States. This marks a shift amid high tensions following Iran’s crackdown on protests.
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Minions music leads to nightmare for Olympic skater while putting a spotlight on a yearslong problem

 

  1. China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027

     
    A Tesla model Y and other Telsla vehicles sit at a dealership, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

  2. A 13-year-old Australian boy swims for hours to save his mother and siblings who were swept away

     
    Austin Appelbee poses for a photo in Gidgegannup, Australia, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2026, after the 13-year-old made an hourslong swim to raise an alarm after his family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast. (Briana Shepherd/ABC via AP)

  3. Jill Biden’s first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home

     
    The home of William Stevenson, the ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden, is shown in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Stevenson has been charged in the killing his current wife at the home. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

  4. What to know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of ‘Today’ show’s Savannah Guthrie

     
    Law enforcement officers are present outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" host Savannah Guthrie, near Tucson, Ariz., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sejal Govindarao)

  5. Northern Japan hit by heavy snowfall, as warnings issued for more

     
    People clear snow near a building in Aomori, northern Japan, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

  6. ‘Monster’s Paradise,’ lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera

     
    This image released by the Hamburg State Opera shows, from left, Eric Jurenas as Tuckey, Andrew Watts as Mickey, Georg Nigl as The King-President and Kristina Stanek as Bampi during a rehearsal of Olga Neuwirth’s “Monster’s Paradise” at the Hamburg State Opera on Jan. 28, 2026. (Tanja Dorendorf/Hamburg State Opera via AP)
Sarah Ferguson waves the to the crowd was she attends the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

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In this Feb. 25, 2011, file photo, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi speaks to the media at a press conference in a hotel in Tripoli, Libya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

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O.J. Simpson arrives at Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997, in Santa Monica, Calif. to hear the verdict in the wrongful-death civil trial against him. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

1997: O.J. Simpson found liable in civil trial

 

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  1. Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says

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    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

  2. An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war

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    U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and General Secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party To Lam talk during a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh, File)

  3. Seeking shelter from Trump’s fury, US trade partners reach deals with each other

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    President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

  4. Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother

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    This image provided by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, shows a missing person alert for Nancy Guthrie. (Pima County Sheriff’s Department via AP)

  5. Trump signs budget bill bringing an end to partial government shutdown

    President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington, before signing a spending bill that will end a partial shutdown of the federal government. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Winter Olympics

United States' Lindsey Vonn smiles during a press conference by the U.S. ski team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Lindsey Vonn is ‘confident’ she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee

Lindsey Vonn is “confident” she can compete at the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite the left knee injury she sustained in a crash four days ago.
 
United States' Lindsey Vonn approaches the finish area after crashing, during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Lindsey Vonn’s decision to compete with a torn ACL is risky but ‘possible,’ experts say

 
Erin Jackson of the United States hoists an American flag after winning the gold medal in the speedskating women's 500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)

Speedskater Erin Jackson, bobsledder Frank Del Duca picked as US flag bearers for Winter Olympics

 
Lucinda Anderson, of the United States, competes in the women's 7.5 km sprint competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Minnesota athletes head into the Winter Olympics with concerns about turmoil back home

 
Local chef Gianluca Belli demonstrates how to make Casunziei, a type of ravioli that is Cortina's signature dish, during a pasta-making tutorial at a Michelin one-star restaurant in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Ravioli filled with red beets is the colorful pasta dish of Olympic host Cortina

 

Olympic rings are displayed in the snow at the Stelvio Ski Center, venue for the alpine ski and ski mountaineering disciplines at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Bormio, Italy, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

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This 2025 image provided by Hilton Carter shows a plant-centered seating area at his home in Baltimore. (Hilton Carter via AP)

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A black toy poodle walks in the demo ring at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Couples at the Westminster show bond over dogs, and each other

 
This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for chili combined with mac and cheese from Brittany Mullins' cookbook "Mostly Veggies." (Kristin Teig/Voracious via AP)

Is it chili? Is it mac and cheese? This slow cooker recipe combines the best of both

 
This undated image provided by Washington State University in January 2026, made from a video taken from a grizzly bear's collar camera, shows two grizzly bears playing on the tundra in Alaska's North Slope. (Washington State University via AP)

Collar cams offer a bear’s eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska’s desolate North Slope

 
A little Jack Russell Terrier sleeps with a plush toy during the world dog show in Salzburg, Austria, on Friday, May 18, 2012. More than 30.000 dogs are expected to take part at the exhibition in Salzburg. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, File)

Pet sounds: Why some dog owners share music with their 4-legged friends

 

Be Well

A German soccer fan reacts at a fan zone after a quarter final match between Germany and Spain at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Do you need to control your cortisol? Probably not, doctors say

Cortisol is the talk of the internet but doctors say most people don’t need to worry about it. Levels of what is known as the stress hormone naturally rise and fall throughout the day.
 
A smart bidet sits in a bathroom at the McKechnie Family LIFE Home on the University Illinois campus in Champaign, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette via AP, File)

Doctors share the best ways to get the most from a bidet

 
A lineman works to restore power in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

It’s freezing cold and you’ve lost power. Here’s what emergency doctors want you to do

 
A cone of snow cream, made by mixing sweetened condensed milk with fresh snow, is seen Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Bow, N.H. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)

Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely

 
A person looks out of a window in an apartment building in Kansas City, Mo., May 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it

 

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AP Photography

Stefania Terre, who is blind, uses a small light on her fingers while touching a life-size reproduction of the head of Michelangelo's David as she poses for a long-exposure photograph at the Omero Tactile Museum in Ancona, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

PHOTO ESSAY: Making Italy’s art accessible to people with disabilities

 
Activists are approached by a federal agent brandishing a firearm, for following agent vehicles, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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People try to catch lucky beans during the annual Bean Throwing Festival, a ceremony marked in the hope of warding off evil spirits and inviting good luck, at Hakone Shrine in Hakone, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Photos of a bean-throwing ritual to celebrate seasonal change and ward off evil at a Japanese shrine

 

US News

This image provided by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, shows a missing person alert for Nancy Guthrie. (Pima County Sheriff’s Department via AP)

Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother

 

  1. Savannah Guthrie says her mom is a woman of faith and a source of strength for the family

     

  2. Defense objects to showing videos of Charlie Kirk’s killing in murder case, claims bias

     

  3. Lawyers for patients of UCLA doctor say clients shaken by court overturning his sex abuse conviction

     

WORLD NEWS

Greek coast guard officers carry out rescue operations at a port on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, Greece, late Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, after a collision between a migrant speedboat and a coast guard patrol vessel killed multiple people, authorities said. (Pantelis Fykaris/Politischios.gr via AP)

Greek rescuers search for potential missing people after deadly migrant boat collision

 

  1. Trump accused of distorting history of Mexican-American War to justify heavy hand in Latin America

     

  2. Women returning to Gaza say Israeli troops bound and interrogated them after Rafah crossing

     

  3. Hong Kong firm begins arbitration proceedings over ruling against its Panama Canal port contract

     

Politics

Memorial Circle, the proposed plot of land near Memorial Bridge where the Independence Arch could be built is seen in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Trump says Washington has waited 200 years for the arch he wants to build. Not quite

 

  1. Trump administration presses efforts to ensure supply of critical minerals outside of China

     

  2. Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight

     

  3. Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote

     

Entertainment

Rappers Too Short, left, and E-40 speak during a Bay Area Host Committee news conference for the NFL Super Bowl football game in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

E-40 and Too $hort to bring Bay Area hip-hop to NFL Honors stage

 

  1. Penny the Doberman pinscher wins the 150th Westminster dog show

     

  2. Chuck Negron, lead singer on ‘Joy to the World’ and other Three Dog Night hits, dies at 83

     

  3. How the Super Bowl halftime show evolved from pageantry to pop culture’s biggest stage

     

SPORTS

Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden warms up while wearing a shirt paying tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. before of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

James Harden to Cavs, Darius Garland to Clippers in deal of All-Star guards, AP source says

 

  1. Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant to team up at All-Star Game. Kawhi Leonard added to roster

     

  2. NFL players’ union interim boss David White says players have ‘no appetite’ for an 18-game season

     

  3. Celtics adding Vucevic in trade with Bulls for Simons, AP source says

     

BUSINESS

This undated photo provided by The Walt Disney Company shows Josh D’Amaro. (The Walt Disney Company via AP)

Disney parks chief Josh D’Amaro will take over for Bob Iger as CEO

 

  1. X offices raided in France as prosecutors investigate child abuse images and deepfakes

     

  2. Asian shares gained and gold and silver climb higher after a retreat on Wall St

     

  3. PayPal replaces CEO Chriss with HP’s Lores

     

SCIENCE

A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Sam Lott/NASA via AP)

NASA delays astronauts’ lunar trip until March after hydrogen leaks mar fueling test

 

  1. Agave or bust! Mexican long-nosed bats head farther north in search of sweet nectar

     

  2. A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells

     

  3. Takeaways from the AP’s reporting on PFAS contamination of private drinking water wells

     

LIFESTYLE

Carrie Hampton tries to navigate a snowy intersection without spilling her coffee in New York, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Why this US cold snap feels bone-shattering when it’s not record-shattering

 

  1. Guardiola speaks out on ‘hurt’ he feels about humanitarian tragedies around the world

     

  2. With caviar McNuggets and heart-shaped pizza, fast food chains hope to win Valentine’s diners

     

  3. Snack like a pro on Super Bowl Sunday with Panko-crusted chicken strips and game-changing sauce

     

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Kenya unveils tax breaks for EV parts and charging stations to speed up shift to electrics

 

Judge set to hear arguments as court gives Trump another shot at nixing hush money conviction

 

Bangladesh’s Hindu minority in fear as attacks rise and a national election nears

 

Prosecutors seek life sentence for man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course

 

Mexico agrees to make more predictable water deliveries to the US

 

New York and New Jersey sue Trump administration over $16B funding freeze for Hudson River tunnels

 

Federal Reserve governor Miran steps down from White House post

 

Complaint accuses Gabbard of playing politics with intelligence, which spy agency rejects

 

José Ramírez will get final payment from Guardians in 2051 under $175 million, 10-year contract

 

Epstein victims’ lawyers and DOJ strike deal to protect identities in document release

 

Ex-leader Harper says Canada should make ‘any sacrifice necessary’ to preserve independence from US

 

Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space

 

Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon’s punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly

 

Federal agents must limit tear gas for now at protests outside Portland ICE building, judge says

 

Utah Congress members sue to try to block new House districts that boost Democrats’ chances

 

Lawsuit alleges Bureau of Indian Affairs officers “executed” unarmed Shoshone-Paiute man in Idaho

 

Anchorage School District proposes budget with 500 staff cuts, larger class sizes

 

Collision between migrant speedboat, Greek coast guard vessel leaves at least 15 dead

 

GOP effort to add House seats in Florida through census lawsuit hits a snag

 

Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID-19 funds pleads not guilty 3 months after indictment

 

LSU student-athlete cleared by College Sports Commission after investigation into NIL non-reporting

 

US announces military team sent to Nigeria after recent attacks

 

Maine plane crash victims worked for luxury travel startup led by Texas lawyer

 

Ethiopia’s prime minister accuses Eritrea of mass killings during Tigray war

 

California has a dangerous driver problem. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to fix that

 

Nevada fake elector case resumes with debate over intent behind 2020 pro-Trump ceremony

 

Business owner Rick Jackson launches Republican bid for Georgia governor