You’ve heard of twofers. Kenya Hutton is a “threefer.” His parents are immigrants, he’s a Black man and he’s gay — at a ...

Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king’s birth. The ...

The following episode of The Story Behind the AP Story contains sound and descriptions that some listeners may find graphic ...

Voters in Venezuela are choosing lawmakers, governors and other officials Sunday in polling being held against a backdrop of ...

One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away ...

The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally ...

In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May. Businesses ...

State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public versus charter school funding and cell phones were among the biggest policy battles this year.

Religious services, concerts and vigils are set to mark Sunday’s fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer even as police reform and civil rights activists face ...

A study found that breakfast cereals contain increasing amounts of sugar, fat and sodium and decreasing amounts of protein and fiber.

An Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat, ...