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Megan Green fills out her ballot in the Nebraska Primary Election at Omaha Community Playhouse Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots

3:52 PM on Thursday, May 14

Voting rights groups are arguing that a federal judge should stop President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail voting because he doesn’t have the authority to do so

Utah officer accused of shooting unarmed man faces manslaughter charge

3:25 PM on Thursday, May 14

A police officer in the Salt Lake City area is charged with manslaughter for allegedly using unreasonable force when he shot an unarmed man

Justice Thomas hails US Constitution as common bedrock in divided America

2:55 PM on Thursday, May 14

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged Americans to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary by defending deeply held beliefs and protecting free speech rather than relying on patriotic slogans or celebrations

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

2:31 PM on Thursday, May 14

The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues

Congress moves to raise retirement age for Capitol Police as threats against lawmakers mount

2:18 PM on Thursday, May 14

Lawmakers are working to raise the retirement age for U.S. Capitol Police officers

Former death row prisoner Richard Glossip, center, exits a detention facility alongside his wife Lea Glossip, right, after being granted bond while awaiting retrial Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)

A timeline of events in the death penalty case of Richard Glossip

1:47 PM on Thursday, May 14

Former death row inmate Richard Glossip has been granted bond by an Oklahoma judge who ruled Thursday that Glossip could be freed from jail while awaiting a new trial for a 1997 killing

In this image taken from video footage provided by KGNS, Union Pacific train cars are stationed at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (KGNS via AP)

Teen was among 6 people from Honduras and Mexico who died in hot Texas shipping container

1:46 PM on Thursday, May 14

More details are out after six people were found dead in a rail yard shipping container in Laredo, Texas, last weekend

FILE - A woman walks by a Yale sign reflected in the rainwater on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Justice Department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

1:32 PM on Thursday, May 14

The Justice Department is accusing Yale University of illegally considering race in its medical school admissions

FILE - Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, leaves the federal courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin, File)

Ex-aide to California Democrats admits guilt in scheme to steal campaign funds from health secretary

12:16 PM on Thursday, May 14

A top California Democratic political aide has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary

FBI director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration; the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives the on Capitol Hill, Tuesday May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

11:52 AM on Thursday, May 14

Government emails obtained by The Associated Press show that FBI Director Kash Patel went on a “VIP snorkel” session last summer at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor

Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about his state budget proposal Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Newsom outlines his final budget proposal with no deficit, new major spending

11:14 AM on Thursday, May 14

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled his final budget proposal

FILE - Cars pass in front of the federal building housing the U.S. District Court in Honolulu on March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)

US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal's head

10:59 AM on Thursday, May 14

A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal

Former death row prisoner Richard Glossip, center, speaks to media after exiting a detention facility after being granted bond while awaiting retrial Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)

Former Oklahoma death row prisoner freed from jail as he awaits retrial in 1997 killing

9:32 AM on Thursday, May 14

An Oklahoma man who has narrowly avoided execution three separate times could walk free from a county jail after a judge agreed to grant him bond while awaiting retrial

FILE - Fireworks go off at the halftime during the international friendly soccer match between Mexico and Portugal at the Estadio Barnorte in Mexico City, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, file)

The NFL's 2026 season will kick off with a Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl rematch

8:27 AM on Thursday, May 14

The 2026 NFL season will kick off with a Super Bowl rematch

Louisiana state Sen. Jay Morris defends his legislature, Senate Bill 121, to members of the Louisiana state legislature on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith)

Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work

7:48 AM on Thursday, May 14

State senators in Louisiana have passed a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the previous one

In new lawsuit, Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers

7:08 AM on Thursday, May 14

The Justice Department is challenging efforts to sanction attorneys from the first and second Trump administrations, asserting in a lawsuit that the District of Columbia Bar is unfairly playing politics with the legal disciplinary process

Fans watch Scottie Scheffler hits on the eighth green during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Scottie Scheffler part of 7-way tie for the lead at PGA Championship

4:25 AM on Thursday, May 14

The PGA Championship has its biggest logjam after one round in 57 years

Philippine Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano holds a letter addressed to Lower House Speaker Faustino Dy III, acknowledging the Senate's receipt of the resolution containing the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, during a media briefing at the Senate in Pasay City on May 14, 2026.(AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)

Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate

2:44 AM on Thursday, May 14

A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to evade arrest

British Health Secretary Wes Streeting walks through the House of Commons to attend the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)

UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer

12:25 AM on Thursday, May 14

Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have erupted into open rebellion within his party

Eurovision spectacle and celebration in photos

4:41 PM on Tuesday, May 12

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