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People living with dementia are often overlooked. This tour at the Berlin Zoo seeks to change that

BERLIN (AP) — Christel Krueger peered through thick glass and murky water at the Berlin Zoo, staring in awe at a mother hippopotamus and her child sleeping on a sandbar. Krueger, 86, and her...

Trump media company replaces ex-congressman Nunes as CEO after stock plunge that wiped out billions

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as the leader of the social media platform after a stock coll...

RFK Jr. goes before the Senate. One lawmaker's competing loyalties will be on display

Bill Cassidy’s roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate are colliding on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings. T...

Wildfires across Georgia and Florida have destroyed nearly 50 homes and are forcing evacuations

NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — Wildfires burning across the southeastern U.S. were intensifying quickly Wednesday after destroying nearly 50 homes in southeastern Georgia and forcing evacuations and sc...

US stocks rise toward more records while Brent oil tops $100 on uncertainty about the Iran war

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is rising toward more records Wednesday after GE Vernova, Boston Scientific and other big companies joined the list of those reporting fatter profits fo...

Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will...

Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attack...

Supreme Court revives wounded veteran’s lawsuit against a contractor over suicide bombing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for a veteran wounded by a suicide bomb in Afghanistan to sue the government contractor for whom the attacker was working whe...

A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study that shows how a...

Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic known for 'We Just Disagree' and 'Feelin’ Alright,' dies at 79

NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Mason — the co-founder of the psychedelic British band Traffic, songwriter behind classic rock hits “Feelin’ Alright” and “Hole in My Shoe," and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...

The AP Interview: Cyprus president says EU needs a clear playbook on helping members under attack

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — European Union leaders meeting in Cyprus need to start preparing a playbook on what should happen if an EU country under attack puts out a call for help from bloc part...

The Latest: Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran as a new round of peace talks was on hold. Pakistan had planned to host a second round o...
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