Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican but later was sent to prison in a hush-money case, has died.

On Jan. 1, the next United Nations secretary-general will take over an aging global organization controlled by World War II powers.

FBI Director Kash Patel and longtime girlfriend Alexis Wilkins are announcing their engagement on social media.

It's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether commanders underestimated the threat and saying the military medical system failed them.

Greece’s remote islands are becoming a warning sign of Europe’s population decline, as falling birth rates and youth migration threaten schools and local communities.

Two boats collided over the weekend on the Congo River, killing at least 30 people and leaving dozens missing.

A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says an air campaign is underway against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coastline.

Samoa’s Prime Minister Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt has apologized for a 2007 video that showed him saying “Heil Hitler” and making a Nazi gesture.

The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to three scientists for their work on how the brain switches nerve cell activity on and off.

Japanese police said Sunday they have arrested a U.S. Marine for the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa.

Britain’s former Prince Andrew has filed a legal action to quash warrants that led to searches of his residences.

Samoa’s Prime Minister Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt has apologized for a 2007 video that showed him saying “Heil Hitler” and making a Nazi gesture.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced early elections after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country’s housing crisis.

Seven major oil-exporting countries agreed Sunday to keep production steady in November at a time when the Iran war has driven the price of benchmark Brent crude oil above $100 a barrel.

Austin Smotherman is a winner on the PGA Tour for the first time in his 100th career start. Smotherman stretched his lead to three shots on the front nine and appeared to be cruising in the Bank of Utah Championship.

Jameis Winston threw three touchdowns passes to offset a pair of interceptions, Deonte Banks had a pick-6 in the final seconds and the New York Giants won another not-so-pretty game, defeating the Arizona Cardinals 36-24.

Police say a 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed while walking in front of businesses in a Chicago neighborhood, and people nearby detained the woman who attacked her.

It's now Typhoon Nolo in the Pacific Ocean after the powerful storm crossed the international dateline.

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off on Oct. 25 in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy.

Texas Tech would be back on the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket after a one-week absence based on the new Associated Press Top 25 and Florida would drop off.

On the cusp of the studio’s merger with Paramount, Warner Bros.’ “Digger” flopped in its opening weekend, handing Tom Cruise one of the worst debuts of his career and serving as a bitter final note for Warner Bros. as a standalone studio.

The Indigenous Akuapem people in eastern Ghana have celebrated their military victory over the Ashanti Empire 200 years ago. This battle helped shape modern Ghana.

Police in Baltimore say a 12-year-old girl has been fatally shot at a park where a youth football game was being played.

Polls have closed in Brazil as voters select a new president. Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth term against his rival, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro.

Law enforcement officials say two people have been shot dead and nearly three dozen were injured at a neighborhood block party early Sunday morning in southern Georgia.

Scotlandville is a predominantly Black community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that's facing challenges in its political representation.

Two people were killed and another seriously injured when a shooter opened fire on a hunting party in southern Norway.

Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Tennessee hospital after a failed execution attempt.

A search remains ongoing off the Massachusetts coast for an air ambulance carrying six people that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston.

Florida's stay in the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 could be a short one. The No. 8 Gators’ 45-17 loss at No. 25 Missouri raised the most eyebrows on a Saturday when ranked teams generally won in workmanlike fashion.

Japanese police said Sunday they have arrested a U.S. Marine for the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa.

Regional officials say authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of last week's FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft and crash it.

Director Greta Gerwig's film adaptation from "The Chronicles of Narnia" is sparking controversy over casting of Meryl Streep to voice Aslan the divine lion in "Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew."

A wave of solidarity has surged on social media in support of a young woman who is suing Cornell University and seven fraternity members she accuses of raping her.

Natalia Silva unanimously outpointed Wang Cong to claim the vacant UFC women’s flyweight championship Saturday night at UFC 332.

Bruce Springsteen and other music legends delivered a powerful message at the “Power to the People” protest festival in Maryland.

Max Verstappen has taken his first win of the year but a retirement for George Russell handed a huge title boost to Kimi Antonelli at Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

William Contreras hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on to beat San Diego 3-2 in their NL Division Series opener after a potential go-ahead homer by the Padres’ Ty France hit the American Family Field roof and landed in outfielder Jackson Chourio’s glove for

Exactly 68 schools reached or came within 5 percent of reaching the $20.5 million revenue-sharing cap over the first season of a system that allowed the schools to pay their players directly.

Bosnia is holding a general election with citizens of all ethnicities focused on everyday problems. But mainstream politicians are whipping up war-era tensions that have kept the country divided since the 1992-95 conflict.

Doctors nationwide have warned for years that energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine that can seriously harm children.

Hurricane Nolo has strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the remote Pacific Ocean, far to the west of Hawaii’s main islands and population centers.

Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports will no longer make appearances on Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame show, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

The U.S. Coast Guard says searchers have found a “debris field” off the coast of Nantucket from an air ambulance carrying six people that vanished over the Atlantic.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have beaten the Atlanta Braves 5-3 in the second-hottest postseason game at Dodger Stadium in nine years.

A leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says an explosion in online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed among young people. D.

Cornell University’s president has called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 “deeply disturbing.”

Ethiopian federal forces have retaken Mekelle’s airport from Tigrayan fighters. That's according to residents who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front or TPLF.